GRIGNY, France – The housing project that was home to Amedy Coulibaly is a concrete labyrinth so scary that doctors…
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Bus crash kills in Afghanistan kills 7 and wounds 12
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan officials say a bus crash in western Afghanistan has killed seven people and wounded 12 others.…
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ATHENS, Greece – Three seamen held hostage for about three weeks after pirates attacked their tanker off Nigeria have been…
Read MoreAl Shabaab claims responsibility for deadly car bombing in Somali capital
Al Qaeda-linked militant group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility Tuesday for a car bomb that ripped through a restaurant in Somalia’s…
Read MoreEthiopia: Opposition groups claim harassment, detentions ahead of elections
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopian opposition groups are accusing the government of harassing their members and carrying out illegal detentions…
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France confirms first case of new SARS-related virus
PARIS – French health authorities say they have confirmed the country’s first case of a new respiratory virus related to…
Read MoreEgypt’s military chief seeks mandate to fight violence
CAIRO – The military chief who ousted Egypt’s elected president called on the public Wednesday to take to the streets…
Read MoreEuropean Tour CEO apologizes for using ‘inappropriate word’ during live television interview
VIRGINIA WATER, England – The head of the European golf tour has apologized for using the term “colored” during a…
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Families of Russian troops captured, killed or missing in Ukraine want answers on their fate
MOSCOW – The last time Valeria Sokolova saw her husband, the 25-year-old paratrooper told her that he and his fellow…
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A century later, mythic thud of a ball on Christmas reverberates as World War I is remembered
PLOEGSTEERT, Belgium – On the side of a wind-swept field covered with scorpion weed, a simple wooden cross marks a…
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