AMMAN / AP A Jordanian soldier who killed seven Israeli schoolgirls in a 1997 shooting rampage was released on Sunday, after serving 20 years in prison. Ahmed Daqamseh opened fire on the eighth graders while they were on a class trip to the scenic “Island of Peace” border post, killing seven girls and wounding seven others. A Jordanian court …

  JOHANNESBURG / AP Madagascar’s government says the death toll from Cyclone Enawo has risen to at least 50, with 20 people missing. The island nation’s disaster management agency on Sunday said the cyclone that made landfall in the northeast on Tuesday also has driven 110,000 people from their homes. At least 183 people were injured. Enawo brought heavy rains …

  ADDIS ABABA / AP A landslide swept through a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, killing at least 15 people and leaving several dozen missing, residents said, as officials vowed to relocate those who called the landfill home. Addis Ababa Mayor Diriba Kuma said 15 bodies had been recovered since the landslide Saturday night at the …