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Riot police fire water cannons and tear gas into crowds gathering for a banned rally in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday. Brother Paul Brennan offers an update from Eldoret, where thousands fled.

Human activities are having a profound impact on the Iceland landscape. It is now transformed from a forested island covered with rich soils to mostly desert. Iceland's leading soil scientists are part of a major national effort to restore the island's environment.

With the revival, albeit tentative, of the Mideast peace process, Christmas in Bethlehem this year is more festive. Tourism is expected to double. At the same time, Christians continue to emigrate from the West Bank. The owner of a Christian radio station predicts that in 15 years, there won't be one Christian left in Bethlehem.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, daughter of an executed president and prime minister, was killed in a gun attack and suicide bombing Thursday in Rawalpindi. The 54-year-old was a fixture in Pakistani politics and was the Muslim world's first female prime minister.

Biden helped announce new initiatives planned by Columbus State Community College, local unions and employers meant to quadruple the amount of trained technicians in the area.

Wray faced a wide range of questions by House Judiciary Committee members, most framed as accusations that the FBI pursues a political agenda targeting conservatives.

Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with malignant brain cancer. In his eighth full term, he is the third longest serving senator in U.S. history. Many of his fellow lawmakers — both Democrat and Republican — are offering prayers and support for the 76-year-old.

Sen. Edward Kennedy is recovering from brain surgery at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina. Doctors removed part of a malignant brain tumor Monday after the Massachusetts lawmaker was diagnosed two weeks ago. His surgeon has called the procedure a success.

The Biden campaign's self-reported fundraising numbers dwarf second-quarter totals for Republicans Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.

Sydney Pollack died Monday of cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He was best known for directing The Way We Were, Out of Africa, Tootsie and Three Days of the Condor, among many other movies. But he began his career as an actor.