36 civilians killed in Congo:

KINSHASA, Congo — Suspected rebels have killed at least 36 people in northeastern Congo, spurring residents to stage street protests against the ongoing violence, officials said Sunday. Allied Democratic Forces, with origins in neighboring Uganda, likely carried out the attack late Saturday after the army pushed them from their bases, said Congo army spokesman Gen. Richard Kasonga.

British man stabbed in resort:

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A British man was fatally stabbed and another Briton wounded during a pre-dawn knife attack at Cyprus’ coastal resort of Ayia Napa, Cypriot police said Sunday. The two Britons, both 22, were attacked while they were walking down a busy street by two knife-wielding men shortly after getting into a shoving match with one of them, Famagusta District Assistant Police Chief Georgios Economou said. Economou said there is no suspicion the attack was terrorism-related and authorities are treating it as a murder case. One died from a stab wound to the neck. The other suffered four stab wounds to his back, but they aren’t life-threatening.

Bombs found, Autobahn closed:

BERLIN — A busy stretch of the German Autobahn near Hannover was shut down after unexploded World War II-era bombs were found during construction work. Specialists unearthed a British bomb in one location, an American aerial mine in another and unidentified incendiary bombs in a third location, the dpa news agency reported Sunday. The A2 Autobahn was closed completely in the area, and 7,500 residents of nearby homes were forced to evacuate while the first two bombs were destroyed in place Sunday, and the others were carted away. Even more than 70 years after the end of the war, such finds are common in Germany. Hannover was a major target for the Allies — on one night alone in 1943 more than 260,000 bombs were dropped on the city.

Elephant stranded in Bangladesh:

NEW DELHI — A fully grown Indian elephant that washed up in a swamp in Bangladesh after being caught up in raging floodwaters has become a jumbo problem for wildlife officials on both sides of the border. Floodwaters from monsoon rains carried the male elephant thousands of miles from upstream India before he became trapped in a swamp in Bangladesh’s Jamalpur district some three weeks ago.

Russian Mosquito Festival:

BEREZNIKI, Russia — While fears of the Zika virus have kept some people away from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, for residents of one Russian town the more mosquito bites the better. At this weekend’s Russian Mosquito Festival in the town of Berezniki, 9-year-old Irina Ilyukhina won the “tastiest girl” category with 43 bites to show for going berry-picking in the forest with her mother. She was awarded a ceramic cup in recognition of the welts all over her legs.

California wildfire raging:

LOWER LAKE, Calif. — A wildfire destroyed at least four homes and forced thousands of people in two Northern California towns to flee on Sunday as flames jumped a road and moved into populated areas. The fire reached Main Street in Lower Lake, a town of about 1,200, and burned the post office and several businesses as black smoke loomed over the downtown area. Doctors and nurses at a hospital in Clearlake, a neighboring town of about 15,000, rushed to transfer patients to another hospital 25 miles away while firefighters carried goats and other animals to safety as homes burned around them.

Schatz wins Hawaii primary:

HONOLULU — Fresh off a primary election, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz said he wants to make clean energy the same priority in Washington as it is in his native Hawaii. “It’s the challenge of our generation,” Schatz said following an easy victory in Hawaii’s Democratic primary on Saturday. “It’s an area where American leadership is essential and we’ve made a lot of progress over the last two years.” Schatz was part of a delegation of 10 Democratic U.S. senators that went to Paris to show their support for the 2015 climate talks and to stress the urgency of the issue.

Taxi driver dies after beating:

LOS ANGELES — Police say a taxi driver has died after he was beaten by a passenger at a gas station in Hollywood. The Los Angeles Times reports Sunday that police were searching for the assailant after being called out shortly after 3 a.m. Los Angeles police Officer Norma Eisenman says the cab pulled into the gas station, and the driver and passenger got into a dispute.