UNITED NATIONS – A U.N. report says it has been almost three years since Somali pirates successfully hijacked a large…
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EU nations approve ratification of climate change pact
BRUSSELS – European Union environment ministers have approved the ratification of the landmark Paris climate change pact, paving the way…
Read MoreNigeria suspends army attacks for talks with oil militants
ABUJA, Nigeria – The governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta state says officials have ordered the military to suspend attacks in…
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Germany: 25 treated after fire at refugee shelter
BERLIN – Two people were detained Tuesday after a large fire at refugee accommodation in the western German city of…
Read MoreAfghan official: Kabul power to be reconnected soon
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says power to Kabul will soon be restored, weeks after insurgents destroyed power cables…
Read MoreNATO ‘categorically’ denies it threatens Russia; says enlargement not directed against anyone
BRUSSELS – NATO is flatly dismissing a claim by Russia that its actions and expansion constitute a menace for Russia’s…
Read MoreMarine police in southern Thailand say French woman dead after being hit by boat
BANGKOK – Police in the southern Thai resort province of Krabi say a French woman has died after her head…
Read MoreBodies of 8 slain men found dumped with threatening message in Mexico’s Oaxaca state
MEXICO CITY – Authorities in Mexico say the bodies of eight slain men have been found dumped in a southeastern…
Read MoreRussian deputy foreign minister says 160 Islamic State Russian fighters killed in Syria
MOSCOW – A Russian deputy foreign minister says that 160 Russians fighting for the Islamic State group have been killed…
Read MoreJournalists, activists face controversial trial in Morocco denounced by human rights groups
RABAT, Morocco – Seven journalists and activists are facing trial in Morocco in a case widely criticized by human rights…
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