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WASHINGTON — A federal district judge heard oral arguments Wednesday in a controversial case that could decide the fate of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone — a decision that would have broad ramifications nationwide.

The case examines whether the FDA erred in its approval of a drug commonly used for both abortions and miscarriage management.

Authorities say rebels in eastern Congo killed at least 19 people and set fire to a health fire and houses

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 19 people and burned a medical facility in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Sunday morning, two regional officials and a resident said.

Local authorities say the death toll from several attacks this week by extremist rebels in eastern Congo has risen to at least 45 people

Congo's military said Thursday at least 36 people were killed by extremists in the country's conflict-riddled east

At Least 36 people were killed by extremists in conflict-riddled eastern Congo, the military said on Thursday. The Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel militia with links to the ISIS group, killed civilians in Mukondi village in North Kivu province, said Congo army spokesman in Beni town, Capt. Anthony Mwalushayi. “The…

A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in DR Congo on Thursday for a three-day visit, the world body said, as heavy clashes with M23 rebels continued in the east.

Attack targeted the village of Mukondi, south of the city of Beni, in violence-wracked North Kivu province.