CHISINAU, Moldova – More than 100,000 people are voting for a new governor of a semi-autonomous region in Moldova, where…
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West Bank official: Palestinians pay civil servants partial salaries after Israeli freeze
JERUSALEM – A West Bank official says the Palestinian government has paid only partial salaries to its civil servants after…
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CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela was among the top clients for HSBC’s Swiss private banking arm, which helped shield wealthy clients…
Read MoreIcelandic volcano eruption officially declared over; threat to aviation reduced
REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Iceland officials say the eruption of the Bardarbunga volcano that began in August has come to an…
Read MoreTornado kills 2, leaves 1,000 homeless in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO – A tornado battered a city in southern Brazil, killing two people, injuring 120 others and forcing…
Read MoreCanada’s top court rejects government bid to consider ex-Guantanamo inmate an adult offender
OTTAWA, Ontario – Canada’s Supreme Court has rejected the federal government’s effort to have former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr…
Read MoreFrench nuclear industry in turmoil after Areva suffers 4.8 billion euros in losses in 2014
PARIS – Nuclear manufacturer Areva has announced a 4.8 billion euro loss for 2014, more than its entire market value,…
Read MoreGuatemala, Honduras create task force on crime, migration, following visit by US VP Joe Biden
GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemala and Honduras have set up a joint border task force to fight criminal gangs and tackle…
Read More1 dead, 3 wounded in Guinea after grenade thrown at soccer fans watching team play Ivory Coast
CONAKRY, Guinea – Authorities in the West African nation of Guinea say one person is dead and three others seriously…
Read MoreNew border taxes provokes unrest along Tunisia’s fragile border with war-torn Libya
TUNIS, Tunisia – Residents of Tunisia’s two main border crossings with Libya have begun a general strike to protest what…
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