BEIJING – China has accused Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama of inciting a wave of self-immolations among Tibetans…
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Human Rights Watch: Evidence ‘strongly suggests’ Syrian troops used toxic chemicals in attacks
BEIRUT – An international human rights group says evidence “strongly suggests” that Syrian government forces used toxic chemicals in several…
Read MoreChina curbs some travel from mainland to Hong Kong to cool tensions over cross-border shoppers
HONG KONG – Chinese authorities curbed some travel from mainland China to Hong Kong on Monday to cool tensions over…
Read MoreRomanian border guards find 73 Syrians, 1 Iranian stowed away in truck en route to France
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian border police have discovered 74 immigrants, most Syrians, hidden in the back of a truck that…
Read MoreMoira Gemmill, designer overseeing royal renovations, killed in London cycling accident
LONDON – Moira Gemmill, a leading British design expert charged with modernizing two of Queen Elizabeth II’s residences, has been…
Read MoreGerman, Russian, Ukrainian, French foreign ministers set for Monday meeting in Berlin
BERLIN – Germany’s foreign minister has invited his counterparts from Russia, Ukraine and France to Berlin Monday to discuss implementation…
Read More40 percent of flights canceled in France because of air-traffic controllers’ strike
PARIS – French air traffic controllers went on strike Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of 40 percent of flights across France.…
Read MoreUnder-repair nuclear sub reportedly on fire in Russia
MOSCOW – Russian news agencies say a nuclear submarine that was under repair in a far northern port has caught…
Read MoreAfghan official says annual flooding in the north has killed 5, damaged 400 houses
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says at least five people have died in heavy flooding in the northern province…
Read MoreMan angered over denied marriage proposal kills 10 family members in northwestern Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Authorities say a man in Pakistan, angered by a rejected marriage proposal to his cousin, has killed…
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