PARIS – French authorities have handed two journalists preliminary extortion charges on accusations that they tried to blackmail Moroccan King…
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Romanian PM hikes doctors, nurses wages by 25 percent, urges more reforms in health system
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s prime minister has hiked doctors’ and nurses’ wages, among the lowest in Europe, by 25 percent…
Read MoreChina’s Dalian Wanda buys Ironman triathlon brand and race operator for $650 million
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Read MoreUN Security Council says will ‘act immediately’ if South Sudan leader doesn’t sign peace deal
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council says it is ready to “act immediately” if South Sudan’s president doesn’t sign…
Read MoreCheating site Ashley Madison offers $500,000 reward for information leading to hacking arrest
TORONTO – The company behind the adultery website Ashley Madison is offering a $500,000 reward for information leading to the…
Read MoreThai prime minister reshuffles Cabinet in effort to boost lagging economy
BANGKOK – Thailand’s prime minister has reshuffled his Cabinet, responding to concerns that the military-installed government has failed to revive…
Read MoreFormer owner of Bolivia’s bankrupt Aerosur convicted in absentia of illicit enrichment
LA PAZ, Bolivia – A Bolivian judge has rendered a guilty verdict against the owner of the bankrupt Aerosur airline…
Read MoreOver 3 million suffer from hunger in Mali as insecurity persists in African nation’s north
BAMAKO, Mali – Mali officials and the United Nations say more than 3 million people are suffering from hunger as…
Read MoreAmerican couple found dead in central Philippines; bodies retrieved from 20-foot-deep well
MANILA, Philippines – Police say a 58-year-old American and his Filipino-American wife have been killed, their decomposing bodies found inside…
Read MoreBangkok becomes bike friendly, for a day, in 26-mile tribute to queen led by crown prince
BANGKOK – Thousands of cyclists are being led through the streets of Bangkok by Thailand’s crown prince on a 43-kilometer…
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