International

Romania-built plane used by Ceausescu going up for auction

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<p>BUCHAREST &mdash; An airplane used for official trips by late Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu will be put up for auction on May 27...

Russia’s northernmost base projects its power across Arctic

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NAGURSKOYE, Russia — During the Cold War, Russia's Nagurskoye airbase was little more than a runway, a weather station and a communications outpost in...

Dubai police warn ‘wild cat’ stalks residential neighborhood

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai police Tuesday warned inhabitants of a residential neighborhood in the skyscraper-studded city that a “wild cat" was loose...

Bosnia authorities move migrants to camp in northern town

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<p>SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina &mdash; Bosnian police on Tuesday rounded up more than 200 migrants who were squatting in an abandoned building in a northern town...

Rights group urges Egypt to free detained mother of inmate

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CAIRO — A leading international rights group on Tuesday urged Egyptian authorities to release a woman who was arrested apparently over publishing a letter...

Albanian president calls impeachment probe committee illegal

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<p>TIRANA, Albania &mdash; Albania’s president refused Tuesday to appear before a parliamentary committee that is investigating whether he violated the country's constitution and should...

Belarus blocks popular news site, raids its office and staff

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KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities blocked a popular news site in Belarus that extensively covered months of protests against the country's authoritarian president, and they...

‘I am a real contender,’ says Syria presidential candidate

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DAMASCUS, Syria — One of two candidates running against longtime Syrian ruler Bashar Assad is casting himself as the first opposition representative to vie...

Bangladesh arrests journalist known for unearthing graft

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<p>DHAKA, Bangladesh &mdash; Police in Bangladesh's capital have arrested a journalist known for her strong reporting against official corruption in the South Asian country...

Darwin’s Arch loses its top due to erosion in Galapagos

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<p>QUITO, Ecuador &mdash; The famed Darwin's Arch in the Galapagos Islands has lost its top, and officials are blaming natural erosion of the stone.</p> ...