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CAIRO – The wife of an Egyptian journalist for Al-Jazeera imprisoned in Egypt is pleading for a foreign passport for her husband in hopes it could secure his freedom. Jehan Rashed says she is also collecting a million-signature petition to push for Mohammed Baher’s release. She told The Associated Press …

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has protested China’s land reclamation in a disputed reef in the South China Sea as a violation of Manila’s exclusive right to authorize construction within its exclusive economic zone. Foreign Affairs Department spokesman Charles Jose said Tuesday a diplomatic protest was handed to the Chinese …

NAIROBI, Kenya – An international human rights group says the Burundian army, police and members of the ruling party’s youth league executed 47 people following a clash with an armed group in the country’s northwest. Human Rights Watch said Thursday it spoke with more than 50 people, including 32 witnesses …