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STOCKHOLM – The European Union on Thursday was considering Britain’s request to pull the bloc’s ambassadors from Iran, an extraordinary move that would send a powerful signal of EU unity in the wake of Tehran’s postelection crackdown. It is a delicate balancing act for the 27-member EU: Punishing the regime …

WASHINGTON – A judge has denied a defense request to delay the trial of a Washington woman accused of killing her four daughters and living with their decomposing bodies for months. D.C. Superior Court Judge Frederick Weisberg says the trial of Banita Jacks is “long overdue.” The bodies were discovered …

A Brazilian woman survived being shot in the chest Saturday by robbers because cash she had stashed in her bra absorbed the impact of the bullet, the Telegraph reported. Ivonete Pereira, 58, was riding a bus in the northeast Brazilian state of Bahia when it was held up by armed …