RIO DE JANEIRO -- Army captain-turned-politician Jair Bolsonaro took office as Brazil's 38th president on Tuesday, promising to "restore order" and reduce the state's role in economy.

The new president was sworn in at a ceremony in Brasilia amid the highest security ever for a presidential inauguration in the largest and most populous nation in Latin America. (Brazil-President-Take office)

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NAIROBI -- Kenyan military said Tuesday its soldiers operating under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) killed seven al-Shabab terrorists while an unknown number escaped with injuries in southern Somalia.

Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) spokesman Paul Njuguna said two soldiers sustained minor injuries during the fighting along Tabda-Delahola supply route at around 11 a.m. (Somalia-AMISOM-Terrorist)

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ADDIS ABABA -- At least 12 people were killed after a boat capsized Monday night in Tana Lake in Ethiopia's northern Amhara regional state, state media reported on Tuesday.

It was not clear how many people were aboard the boat, which also carried goods, Amhara Mass Media Agency said. (Ethiopia-Capsize-Death)

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SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. immigration authorities have voiced "deep concern" about California's sanctuary law after a local police officer was killed by an undocumented immigrant last Wednesday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in an emailed statement to the San Francisco newspaper that the sanctuary law of California could put public security at risk if federal immigration officials have no full resources to seize undocumented immigrants in the state. (US-Sanctuary law) Enditem

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