KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says the police chief of a volatile district in the country’s south has been…
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Ukraine’s president sees country ready to apply for EU membership
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s president says his country will be able meet conditions to apply for European Union membership within…
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BELGRADE, Serbia – Police say a man has killed six people with a hunting rifle in a small village in…
Read MoreSerbian war crimes prosecutors indict 5 in 1993 train abduction and killing of 20 people
BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbia’s war crimes prosecutors have charged five people with abducting 20 people from a train in eastern…
Read MoreRebels kill at least 4 civilians with machetes in eastern Congo, civil society groups say
DAKAR, Senegal – Rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least four civilians as they fled a Congolese army operation,…
Read MoreGuardian: British spy agency GCHQ kept emails from journalists at major publications
LONDON – The Guardian has reported that British spy agency GCHQ saved emails from journalists at BBC, The New York…
Read MoreAmnesty International urges Iran to halt pending execution of Kurdish man jailed at age 17
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – An Iranian Kurdish man who was arrested when he was 17 years old and alleges…
Read MoreIsraeli spokesman says framework deal on Iran’s nuclear program leads in ‘dangerous direction’
JERUSALEM – Israel’s government spokesman says a preliminary agreement on Iran’s nuclear program is a “step in a very, very…
Read MoreWitnesses say Nigerian town recaptured from Boko Haram littered with hundreds of bodies
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Witnesses say hundreds of bodies of alleged civilian victims of Boko Haram have been found in a…
Read MoreStrike shuts Lisbon subway as workers fight government reforms of public transport sector
LISBON, Portugal – The Portuguese government’s efforts to reorganize the debt-heavy public transport sector continue to meet resistance, with Lisbon…
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