WASHINGTON -- Thousands more migrant children were likely separated from their parents and guardians at the U.S.-Mexico border than was previously known, according to a report released Thursday by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The government report did not specify the exact number of the children separated or explain why these children were taken from their families, but noted that these children were "often very young" and suffered from a shortage of beds. (US-Migrant-Report)

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BOGOTA -- The death toll from a car bomb blast outside a police academy in Colombia on Thursday climbed to nine, officials said.

More than 40 cadets were reported injured as the impact of the explosion blasted walls, the mayor of Bogota, Enrique Penalosa, said.

The incident targeted the General Santander Police Academy in southern Bogota. (Colombia-Car Bomb)

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TUNIS -- More than 750,000 civil servants on Thursday participated in a strike demanding salary increases throughout Tunisia under the instructions of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT).

Speaking in a speech delivered at Mohamed Ali Square in Tunis, UGTT secretary general Noureddine Taboubi said the mobilization of the union will not stop after this general strike, adding that the UGTT's national administrative commission will meet on Jan. 19 to take the necessary escalation measures. (Tunisia-Strike) Enditem

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