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BANGKOK – Thailand’s beleaguered national airline will suspend flights to the U.S. as part of efforts to end years of losses. Thai Airways President Jarumporn Chotikasathein says the airline is suspending the unprofitable four roundtrip flights per week from Bangkok to Los Angeles, as well as to Rome. Flights on …

THESSALONIKI, Greece – The former mayor of Greece’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, has been granted early release on compassionate grounds from prison, where he was serving a 12-year sentence for embezzling city funds. Authorities decided Tuesday that Vassilis Papageorgopoulos has a disability, mainly due to heart problems, and qualifies for early …

GUATEMALA CITY – Police in Guatemala have detained five soldiers on abuse of authority charges after a video circulated on social media showing them beating two teenagers. Police spokeswoman Julia Barrera says the soldiers were detained Thursday on charges that included mistreatment of minors. The army filed a complaint about …

BANGUI, Central African Republic – The United Nations mission in Central African Republic says a Rwandan peacekeeper there has shot dead four of his colleagues and wounded eight others. The mission said Saturday the Rwandan had also died. The U.N. said it is opening an investigation into the incident that …

SHANGHAI – Explosions that sent huge fireballs through China’s Tianjin port have disrupted the flow of cars, oil, iron ore and other items through the world’s 10th largest port. Tianjin’s Maritime Safety Administration says ships carrying oil and “hazardous products” were barred from the port Thursday and vessels were not …

LOS ANGELES – The Women’s World Cup champions are back in the U.S. and will be honored with a rally in Los Angeles. The U.S. team arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday. On Tuesday, the players will be at the L.A. Live entertainment complex next to Staples Center …

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says a German woman has been kidnapped in Kabul. Gul Agha Rouhani, Kabul’s deputy police chief, says the woman was taken by two gunmen who stopped her car early Monday morning. The woman, who has not been identified, is believed to be employed by …

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has returned a mandate to form a new government after possible coalition talks with two main parties collapsed. Davutoglu handed back the mandate Tuesday during a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It was not known if Erdogan, who reportedly favors a …

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar – Lawmakers have voted to delay discussion of a bill that could have resulted in the impeachment of parliament’s embattled speaker, temporarily easing a political crisis gripping Myanmar ahead of national elections. Several Western countries consider Shwe Mann one of the most desirable candidates for the presidency, but …

MANILA, Philippines – Officials say at least three people have died, including a 10-year-old boy, from landslides triggered by heavy rains from a powerful typhoon pummeling the northern Philippines. Government weather forecaster Adzar Aurelio said Typhoon Goni was still at sea on Friday afternoon about 100 kilometers (62 miles) east …