UNITED NATIONS – The U.N.’s outgoing special envoy to Yemen says the parties there had …
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Festivals, other large gatherings canceled by Beijing police amid tighter political scrutiny
BEIJING – Beijing police are canceling music concerts, fundraisers and other events around the city, …
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STOCKHOLM – An international report says Sweden needs to urgently address the declining performance of …
Read More »New UN envoy on Yemen sets off for region; talks planned in Riyadh, then possibly Geneva
UNITED NATIONS – The new U.N. envoy for Yemen is on his way to the …
Read More »Mexico police seize $2.9 million in cash purportedly being transported to criminal group
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico – Police in northern Mexico have seized nearly $2.9 million in cash …
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JUBA, South Sudan – South Sudan’s parliament has passed a bill that relief organizations say …
Read More »Kosovo police raid houses of suspected militants who may be linked to deadly Macedonia clash
PRISTINA, Kosovo – Kosovo police say they have launched raids in several households across the …
Read More »Russian soldiers taken prisoner in eastern Ukraine transferred to Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine – A Ukrainian military spokesman says two Russian soldiers captured in the war-torn …
Read More »Critics Say Frist, Republicans Not Tough Enough
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans have failed to play “hardball” with Democrats over the filibuster of …
Read More »Georgia waffles on execution decision when confronted with cloudy drug, court documents say
ATLANTA – Georgia officials waffled on whether to proceed with an execution when the lethal …
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