JAKARTA, Indonesia – Boats carrying around 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed to shore in western Indonesia…
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Chilean judge orders ex-military members held in priest’s disappearance during dictatorship
SANTIAGO, Chile – A Chilean judge is ordering the detention of 14 retired military members and four former police officials…
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TORONTO – A meeting of Canada’s federal Conservative party was described as being like a “morgue” a day after Alberta,…
Read MoreBelfast man arrested over gun slaying of former IRA commander in Irish republican district
BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Northern Ireland police say they have arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of involvement in the…
Read MoreHamas launches crackdown on radical Salafist groups in Gaza, drawing threats of retaliation
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – The ruling Hamas militant group has launched a crackdown on radical Salafi groups following a…
Read MoreEgypt officials: Militants attack security forces’ base in Sinai, no word on casualties
EL-ARISH, Egypt – Egyptian officials say suspected Islamic militants have attacked a security forces’ base in northern Sinai, near the…
Read MoreFrench president tightens Gulf ties with fighter jet deal, anti-terrorism cooperation
PARIS – French President Francois Hollande is seeking to solidify strategic alliances in the Persian Gulf, as he heads to…
Read MoreMayoral candidate for Mexico’s governing coalition reported slain in troubled Guerrero state
MEXICO CITY – The legislature in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero has condemned the killing of a local mayoral…
Read MoreBrazil executives linked to Petrobras case freed from prison, remain under house arrest
RIO DE JANEIRO – Top executives from several big Brazilian construction and engineering firms have been released from prison but…
Read MoreUN: More than 300,000 driven from homes in Yemen’s conflict
SANAA, Yemen – More than 300,000 Yemenis have been driven from their homes by a month of violence in the…
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