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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal scored centuries and shared 232 runs for the fourth wicket to take Sri Lanka to a strong position in the one-off test against Afghanistan on Saturday. Sri Lanka reached 410-6 at stumps on the second day, giving the hosts a 212-run first innings lead at the Sinhalese Sports Club. Mathews …

The terrorist threat from al-Qaida, the Islamic State group and their affiliates remains high in conflict zones in Africa and in Afghanistan – and threat levels have risen in some regions including Europe, U.N. experts said in a new report. The panel of experts said in the 23-page report that the relationship between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and al-Qaida remains close, …