BAGHDAD – A series of car bombs on Saturday ripped through a crowded marketplace and a Shiite militia’s checkpoint, killing…
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IMF’s Thomsen see ‘a little more momentum’ on Greece’s troubled bailout talks
ATHENS, Greece – The head of the International Monetary Fund’s department in Europe says Greece’s bailout talks have gathered “a…
Read MoreGerman FM touts progress in resumption of NATO-Russia military contacts
VOLGOGRAD, Russia – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Russia and NATO are making progress in restoring military contacts that…
Read MoreUkrainian officer imprisoned in Russia is ready to end 3-month hunger strike, her lawyers say
MOSCOW – Lawyers for a Ukrainian military officer imprisoned in Russia say she’s ready to end her nearly three-month hunger…
Read MoreItalian, Albanian police say they have cracked an ISIS recruitment ring
ROME – Italian police say they have dismantled a ring of Islamic extremists in Italy and Albania who recruited fighters…
Read MoreUS says Russia’s latest ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine is nothing more than an ‘occupation plan’
UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power says Russia’s latest “peace plan” for Ukraine is nothing more than an “occupation…
Read MoreMigrants storm Spanish North African border fence as Morocco pledges to dismantle camps
MADRID – Officials say 600 African migrants have tried to storm the border fences separating Spain’s North African enclave of…
Read MoreIstanbul police kill woman carrying bomb near police HQ
ISTANBUL – In a second evening of violence in Istanbul, police killed a woman Wednesday carrying a bomb near the…
Read MoreMauritania sentences alleged Al Qaeda leader to 20 years
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania – Mauritania’s state prosecutor says a criminal court has sentenced a suspected senior Al Qaeda leader to 20…
Read MoreUN’s refugee agency worried about xenophobia in Hungary, calls govt migrants info misleading
BUDAPEST, Hungary – The United Nations refugee agency says it’s worried about “growing expressions of xenophobia in Hungary” and about…
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