NEW DELHI – Indian officials say they have seized an Iranian fishing boat off the country’s southern coast and arrested 12 crew members. Top Kerala state police officer T.P. Senakumar says the Iranian crew members are being questioned for possible smuggling and breach of India’s national security, but he declined …
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MOSCOW – The presidents of Russia and Iran have held talks that Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says covered military and nuclear cooperation, as well as the fight against the Islamic State group. Putin and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani met Thursday in the Russian city Ufa, which is hosting a summit of the …
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BRUSSELS – The latest from Greece’s financial crisis (all times local): 1:55 p.m. Finance ministers from the 19-country eurozone were arriving in Brussels for a crucial meeting that could determine whether Greece can retain its place in the euro. They come knowing that the Greek parliament overwhelmingly passed early Saturday …
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CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan officials say an offensive against criminal organizations in the capital has killed 14 suspects and brought 236 arrests over the past two days. The minister for internal affairs said Monday that several thousand soldiers and police are involved in the special operation aimed at attacking rising …
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s justice minister has signed an order to expunge some marijuana-related convictions now that the island has partially decriminalized small amounts of pot. Justice Minister Mark Golding said Wednesday that he signed an order to provide a path for people to get criminal records purged if they …
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. rights official who admitted not following up for months on allegations of child sexual abuse by French soldiers in Central African Republic has resigned. The U.N. confirmed Wednesday that Flavia Pansieri has left the post of deputy high commissioner for human rights “for health reasons.” …
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JERUSALEM – Israeli police say a Palestinian suspected of plotting an attack in Israel was killed during an arrest raid in the Qalandia refugee camp in the Jerusalem area. He is the third Palestinian to be killed over the past week during a confrontation with Israeli forces. Relatives identified him …
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – About 100 Palestinian teachers have departed the impoverished Gaza Strip for potential teaching positions in Qatar. Two buses with banners praising Qatar and its emir dropped off the teachers Tuesday afternoon at the Gaza side of the border crossing with Israel. From there they travel …
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. General Assembly has unanimously adopted its first-ever resolution aimed at combatting illicit trafficking in wildlife as its sponsors expressed outrage at the killing of a beloved protected lion in Zimbabwe. The resolution, approved by consensus Thursday by the 193-member world body, is not legally binding. …
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UNITED NATIONS – Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, who faces international war crimes and genocide charges, is on the provisional list of speakers at a U.N. summit in late September where world leaders will adopt new goals aimed at ending poverty and combating climate change by 2030. He would be the …
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