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Forgotten remnant of Berlin Wall found in central district
BERLIN (AP) — A local official has discovered a forgotten remnant of the Berlin Wall close to the new headquarters of Germany’s foreign intelligence service. It’s the second long-lost piece of the barrier to be…
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Armenian police says officers injured in scuffle at station
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Police in Armenia say that they have detained a man on charges of assaulting and injuring police officers in an incident that followed an attack on a group of gay people.…
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Pakistan parliament elects Imran Khan’s ally as speaker
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s parliament on Wednesday elected an ally of Imran Khan as its speaker, paving the way for the former cricket star to become the next prime minister even as he faced a…
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Flash flood sweeps away 11 picnickers in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 11 people were swept away by a flash flood while picnicking at a waterfall in central India on Wednesday, an official said. District Magistrate Shilpi Gupta said seven others…
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UK arrests Romanian who is one of Europe’s most wanted men
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s National Crime Agency says it has arrested one of Europe’s most wanted men, nabbing the suspected head of a Romanian organized crime network. The NCA says Romanian Florin Ghinea, 43 was…
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Heavy monsoon rains kill 67 in southern India, close airport
NEW DELHI (AP) — Torrential monsoon rains have disrupted air and train services in the southern Indian state of Kerala, where flooding, landslides and bridge collapses have killed at least 67 people in the past…
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Northern Ireland marks 20 years since deadly Omagh blast
LONDON (AP) — Bereaved families held a solemn service Wednesday to mark the 20th anniversary of the Omagh bombing, the deadliest attack in Northern Ireland’s four decades of violence. On Aug. 15, 1998, a car…
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New Amnesty International leader’s 1st move targets Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Amnesty International’s new leader said Wednesday his first act is writing to Zimbabwe’s next president about the disappearance of activist Itai Dzamara: “Whoever leads the new government must move to undo the…
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Putin hosts Turkmen counterpart after signing Caspian deal
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted the leader of Turkmenistan for talks following the signing of an agreement on that divides the resources of the Caspian Sea among neighboring countries. Putin’s talks…
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Turkish officials: Qatar has pledged $15 billion of direct investments in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials: Qatar has pledged $15 billion of direct investments in Turkey.
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UK police seek motive of Sudan-born Parliament car crasher
LONDON (AP) — Detectives searched several properties as they built up a profile Wednesday of a Sudan-born man who crashed a car outside Britain’s Parliament in what police are treating as an act of terrorism.…
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Danes to fence German border to stop boars with swine fever
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark is to erect a 70-kilometer (43.4-mile) fence along the German border to keep out wild boars, in the hope of preventing the spread of African swine fever, which can jeopardize…
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Afghanistan’s Health Ministry says the death toll from the suicide bombing in a Shiite area in Kabul has risen to 48
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Health Ministry says the death toll from the suicide bombing in a Shiite area in Kabul has risen to 48.
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Report: Boat sinks on Nile River in Sudan, killing 22 people
CAIRO (AP) — A boat sank on Wednesday while crossing the Nile River in Sudan and at least 22 people drowned, including 21 students and a woman, the country’s state news agency reported. The boat…
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Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman: Death toll in Kabul suicide bombing that targeted a Shiite neighborhood rises to 25
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman: Death toll in Kabul suicide bombing that targeted a Shiite neighborhood rises to 25.
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