TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s official IRNA news agency says members of the country’s most influential clerical body charged with choosing…
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Strong quakes strike off South Pacific nation of Tonga; no reports of injuries or damage
SYDNEY – A pair of strong earthquakes has struck off the South Pacific nation of Tonga, but there were no…
Read MoreReport: German university quietly cremated ‘Butcher of Hannover’s’ head after 89 years
BERLIN – The head of a German serial killer known as the “Butcher of Hannover” has been cremated after lying…
Read MoreArmed clash between federal, local police leaves 5 wounded in Mexico’s Oaxaca state
MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities say at least five federal police officers have been wounded in an armed standoff with…
Read MoreAustralia approves $880 million sale of engineering firm to Chinese construction giant
CANBERRA, Australia – The Australian government on Wednesday approved the sale of one of the nation’s largest construction companies, John…
Read MoreIsrael and New Zealand resolve diplomatic spat over protocol involving new ambassador
JERUSALEM – Israel and New Zealand have resolved a diplomatic dispute that had prevented New Zealand’s new ambassador from taking…
Read MoreRomania fires official after German foreign minister get gift with map of France instead
BUCHAREST, Romania – The Romanian Foreign Ministry has fired its spokeswoman after Germany’s foreign minister was handed a gift with…
Read MoreNew research says Anne Frank likely died a month earlier
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Teenage Jewish diarist Anne Frank likely died of typhus in a Nazi concentration camp about a…
Read MoreCentral African officials kidnapped by former Muslim rebels have been freed, handed over to UN
BANGUI, Central African Republic – Eight Central African Republic officials kidnapped by the country’s former rebel coalition have been freed.…
Read MoreItaly evacuates citizens by sea from Libya; urges greater UN mission as security deteriorates
ROME – Italy says it has repatriated by sea its embassy personnel from Tripoli because of deteriorating security in Libya.…
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