BEIRUT – The television station of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group and activists say a 48-hour cease-fire has started in a Syrian…
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Unexploded WWII bomb defused in eastern Czech city with 200 kilograms of explosive
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, who encourages prelates to get closer to rank-and-file Catholics, has practiced what he preaches, taking…
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DAKAR, Senegal – A Gambia union leader says a journalist detained by authorities now faces charges in High Court in…
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Read MoreYemen officials say rebels ambush advancing government forces, killing scores
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Read MoreGreece resists German firm’s efforts to renegotiate operating concession for regional airports
ATHENS, Greece – The Greek government is resisting efforts by a state-controlled German company to renegotiate aspects of its concession…
Read MoreBurundi: Former army chief killed, 2nd military leader assassinated amid political tension
BUJUMBURA, Burundi – A Burundi official says a former army chief has been killed, the second military official to be…
Read MoreUN rights experts to Iran: Immediately release US reporter; verdict could come next week
UNITED NATIONS – U.N. human rights experts are calling on Iran to immediately release a Washington Post reporter who has…
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