Bombs exploded near five Shiite mosques in Baghdad, killing at least 29 people, in an apparent coordinated attack that targeted worshippers leaving Friday prayers, Iraqi police and hospital officials said.

Many Latinos say they know how Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates felt during a recent arrest because they believe police often racially profile Hispanics, too.

Former world champion Arturo Gatti committed suicide and was not murdered as initially suspected, a Brazilian police spokesman said on Thursday.

Police in the Turks and Caicos Islands are questioning Haitian survivors from a capsized migrant vessel in hopes of identifying those responsible for the smuggling operation.

Nigeria's national police claimed victory Friday over a radical Islamist sect after its leader was killed by security forces but experts warned revenge attacks could occur and a leading human rights group demanded a probe into the killing.

Police say a western New York tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.

A Brazilian police investigation has determined that the death of boxer Arturo Gatti was a suicide and a court has ordered the release of his wife, who was once suspected of killing him.

Multiple bombs have exploded near three Shiite mosques in Baghdad as worshippers were leaving Friday prayers, killing at least 24 and wounding dozens more, Iraqi police officials said.

Iraqi police say multiple car bombs have exploded near three Shiite mosques in Baghdad, killing 19 people.

Police say a western New York tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.