CAIRO – The extremist Islamic State group, which controls a third of both Iraq and Syria in its self-declared caliphate,…
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Chinese work safety officials blame bosses of chemical plant for explosion this month
BEIJING – China’s work safety watchdog is blaming this month’s explosion at a chemical plant in southeast China on the…
Read MorePakistani military: Airstrikes target militant hideouts near Afghan border, killing 15
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s military says its warplanes have pounded militant hideouts in a troubled tribal region along the Afghan border,…
Read MoreCzech Republic honors 8 victims killed in restaurant shooting in southeastern town
PRAGUE – The Czech Republic is honoring the victims of last week’s deadly shooting attack in a small town restaurant.…
Read MoreYemen president asks UN to invite countries to provide military support against Shiite rebels
UNITED NATIONS – Yemen’s embattled president is asking the U.N. Security Council to approve a resolution inviting all countries to…
Read MoreRights activists laud pardon for Salvadoran woman imprisoned after apparent miscarriage
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Human rights activists are hailing a decision by El Salvador’s congress to pardon a young…
Read MoreGreek court jails Cypriot former minister, son, over money laundering linked with arms deals
ATHENS, Greece – A Cypriot former interior minister and his son have been jailed in Greece on money laundering-linked charges,…
Read MoreOverloaded boat capsizes in southern Philippines; at least 5 dead, 1 missing
MANILA, Philippines – A passenger boat overloaded with 55 people and heavy cargo has capsized in the southern Philippines, leaving…
Read MoreSlovenia’s Constitutional Court overturns conviction, orders retrial in ex-PM’s graft case
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Slovenia’s highest court has ordered a retrial of a high-profile corruption case against a former prime minister…
Read MoreFormer Spanish PM Gonzalez to visit Venezuela to help the defense of jailed opposition leaders
MADRID – Former Spanish prime minister Felipe Gonzalez says he plans to travel to Venezuela to help defend two jailed…
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