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NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s president has suspended four cabinet secretaries and 17 other senior officials to facilitate investigations into allegations of corruption. A statement read by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s spokesman Manoah Esipisu said Saturday the officers have been named in a confidential report by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. The …

BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed burgeoning ties Thursday with Latin America, pledging to use his country’s economic clout to support billions of dollars in regional projects and almost double two-way trade to $500 billion over the next 10 years. Xi was addressing a two-day meeting for officials from …

BERLIN – A close ally of Edward Snowden has told filmmakers that Russia’s intelligence agency sought to recruit the former NSA contractor, but he declined the offer. WikiLeaks staffer Sarah Harrison says the Russian FSB intelligence security service approached Snowden while he was stuck in the transit area of Moscow’s …

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – Madagascar’s president named a new prime minister after months of widespread discontent at the performance of his government. President Hery Rajaonarimampianina named Air Force Gen. Jean Ravelonarivo as the new head of government late Wednesday. Ravelonarivo replaces Roger Kolo who resigned Monday along with the entire government. …

MANILA, Philippines – Police say a concrete wall at a warehouse being built in the Philippines has collapsed, killing at least 10 workers. They say five other workers were seriously injured in the collapse Monday in Guiguinto town in Bulacan province just north of Manila. A police report said the …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court urged renewed efforts Wednesday to arrest notorious militia leader Joseph Kony, after one of his top commanders was taken into custody to face charges of leading a reign of terror in central Africa. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in a …

KINSHASA, Congo – Lawmakers in Congo have approved a new version of the country’s electoral law after scrapping a provision that opposition leaders said was intended to prolong the president’s time in power. Both the Senate and the National Assembly passed the law on Sunday. It now heads to President …

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – A Sri Lankan minister says the country’s new government plans to give back military-held private land in the country’s war-ravaged north and release detainees in apparent moves at post-civil war reconciliation with ethnic minority Tamils. Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha Senaratne told reporters late Wednesday that his government …

PARIS – French President Francois Hollande says he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are heading to Ukraine with a new peace initiative. Speaking at a news conference in Paris and describing the Ukrainian conflict as a war, Hollande said the two will go to Kiev on Thursday and then head …

BEIJING – A top Chinese diplomat has said President Xi Jinping plans to make his first state visit to the U.S. later this year, Chinese state media reported Monday. The official China Daily newspaper quoted China’s ambassador to the U.S. Ciu Tiankai as saying Chinese and U.S. officials are discussing …