UNITED NATIONS – Iran is accusing the five nuclear powers of failing to take concrete action to eliminate their stockpiles…
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Greenpeace warns of toxic waste at defunct Hungarian chemicals plant, cleanup months away
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Greenpeace says that leaking, rusted barrels full of toxic materials stored in the open at a defunct…
Read MoreNiger police official says military operations have killed more than 500 Boko Haram militants
NIAMEY, Niger – Niger’s police spokesman says that military operations in the country’s east have killed at least 500 of…
Read MoreFleeing violence in Yemen, refugees arrive in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali officials and the U.N. say dozens of Yemeni refugees fleeing the Saudi-led airstrikes and fighting in…
Read MoreAustralian leader vows to consult more widely after furor over kinghood for Queen’s husband
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s prime minister has promised to consult more widely before bestowing knighthoods in the future as he…
Read MorePoland to pay $262,000 to secret CIA prison inmates after European court rejects appeal
WARSAW, Poland – Poland says it will pay 230,000 euros ($262,000) in compensation to two terror suspects held at a…
Read MoreSouth Sudan accuses Sudan of dropping bombs across the border; says 4 killed and 9 wounded
JUBA, South Sudan – A South Sudanese presidential spokesman says four people have been killed by an apparent Sudanese air…
Read MoreMexico arrests suspect in brutal forced-prostitution ring
MEXICO CITY – U.S. officials say they have joined with Mexican authorities to arrest one of the leaders of a…
Read MoreUN Security Council nears resolution endorsing growing African fight against Boko Haram
UNITED NATIONS – Members of the U.N. Security Council are proposing that the international community support a five-nation African force…
Read MoreIraqi officials: 8 people killed in attacks in and around Baghdad
BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say eight people have been killed in bomb blasts and a shooting attack in and around…
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