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CAIRO – Egyptian officials say a bomb has exploded in front of an Emirati bank branch north of the capital, killing a policeman and a civilian and wounding 16. Security and health officials from Gharbiya province said Saturday that the bomb went off overnight in Mahalla, 120 kilometers (75 miles) …

SKOPJE, Macedonia – Macedonia’s opposition leader has published what he says is new evidence of government vote-manipulation in three recent elections, following up on accusations of a massive wire-tapping scandal. Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev released what he said were recorded conversations between conservative government officials and Macedonia’s intelligence chief. …

JERUSALEM – The Islamic militant group Hamas has launched a Twitter hashtag campaign to build support in the West, but the effort seems to be backfiring. Hamas, which rules Gaza, launched (hashtag)AskHamas on Friday. The campaign promised responses from the group’s leaders, or as they called it, “Truth from the …