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Suspended sentence for 81-year-old Chinese dissident writer who criticized propaganda chief
BEIJING – A famed 81-year-old Chinese dissident writer was given a suspended 2 ½-year prison sentence Wednesday on charges of…
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – The United Nations refugee agency says it’s worried about “growing expressions of xenophobia in Hungary” and about…
Read MoreCanadian lawmaker apologizes for comment about women wishing to wear veil for citizenship oath
TORONTO – A lawmaker from Canada’s governing Conservative party has apologized for saying women who wish to wear a face…
Read MoreRussia’s finance minister: government to revise spending plans amid ecomomic downturn
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Read MoreIsrael suspends 3 diplomats for tweeting posts critical of the government
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Read MoreUnidentified drones sighted again over Paris skies, as investigation is underway
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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 MoreTyphoon slams into north tip of Philippines; 2,500 evacuated
MANILA, Philippines – A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern tip of the Philippines on Sunday, as about 2,500 residents…
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