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JERUSALEM – Israel’s prime minister has criticized the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank for its failure to publicly condemn a recent spate of attacks on Israelis. Benjamin Netanyahu says those “who do not clearly oppose terrorism cannot wash their hands of it.” His remarks were directed at the Palestinian …

KINSHASA, Congo – Congo’s president has called for dialogue with the opposition to reduce tensions in the Central African country, a move the opposition and international community fear will delay elections. President Joseph Kabila, in power since 2001, began a three-week open discussion with politicians, religious and civic leaders on …

BAGHDAD – Authorities in Iraq say bombings targeting Shiite districts have killed 15 people in and around Baghdad. Police officials say a bomb exploded Sunday night near a cafe in the Shiite district of al-Obeidi on the eastern edge of Baghdad, killing four people and wounding 14 others. Another evening …

ALGIERS, Algeria – Algeria’s Defense Ministry says that 102 extremists have been killed, arrested or have turned themselves in during the first half of the year. In a summary of action against terrorism, the official APS news agency quoted the ministry Tuesday as saying that large quantities of arms and …

MADRID – Spanish authorities sent 16 water planes and helicopters to help fight five different forest fires Thursday as summer temperatures soared once again. The Environment Ministry said it sent five planes to combat a blaze near the southern towns of Gualchos and Lujar. Some 500 people had been evacuated …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – A human rights activist says Ivory Coast has indicted about 20 members of the army that helped bring President Alassane Ouattara to power during a post-election conflict in 2011, the first time justice officials have moved against the president’s military allies. Florent Geel, Africa director for …

BEIJING – China is urging the Philippines to ditch its attempt to solve South China Sea territorial disputes with an international tribunal and instead negotiate with Beijing directly, following the arbitration panel’s latest request for input from China. The Philippines has asked the tribunal in The Hague to declare China’s …

PARIS – French authorities have foiled a plot by four would-be extremists to attack military bases, the interior minister said Wednesday. The suspects, aged between 16 and 23, were arrested Monday at four separate locations around France, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said. Cazeneuve said the group’s leader had been under …

BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say a car bomb has exploded at a crowded popular market in southwestern Baghdad, killing at least 18 people and wounding 36. A police official says the explosion took place Wednesday night in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of al-Bayaa. A hospital official corroborated the casualty figure. …

VIENNA – Police say two British men in their 20s have died after their car broke through a guard rail on a high alpine road in Austria and tumbled 300 meters (nearly 1,000 feet) over steep terrain. Police spokeswoman Eva Wenzl says Friday’s accident apparently occurred as the two were …