BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s minister of economy is criticizing Citibank’s agreement with a New York court that will allow the bank to process bond payments for the South American country while it exits the custodial business. Economy Minister Axel Kicillof on Wednesday characterized the move as “a scam” that …
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s president says India has pledged $60 million to help the South American country buy a large ferry and build a four-lane highway. President Donald Ramotar says the highway is to connect Guyana’s main international airport to a large highway near the capital of Georgetown that runs …
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WARSAW, Poland – A Polish court has found a Roman Catholic priest guilty of sexually abusing underage boys and sentenced him to seven years in prison. In its ruling Tuesday, the court in the western Polish city of Wroclaw also forbade the 44-year-old from working with young people for the …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The Council on American-Islamic Relations says it has sought to be removed from a list in the United Arab Emirates that designates it as a terrorist organization along with dozens of other groups. CAIR civil rights litigation director Jenifer Wicks said Friday that the Washington-based …
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YEREVAN, Armenia – The head of Russia’s main investigative agency says a Russian soldier suspected of killing a family in Armenia will stand trial in that country. The soldier, who served with a Russian military base in Gyumri, is suspected of shooting six family members dead in the Armenian city …
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PATNA, India – A crude bomb exploded Friday in a courthouse in eastern India, killing two people and injuring 12 others, police said. Senior police officer Gupteshwar Pandey said one of the dead was the woman who allegedly carried the bomb in a bag into the court in Arrah, a …
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TRIPOLI, Libya – Officials say five foreigners, an American, a French national and three citizens of former Soviet republics, died when gunman stormed a luxury hotel in the Libyan capital. Essam al-Naas, a spokesman for a Tripoli security agency, said the attack Tuesday claimed the lives of five foreigners and …
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RABAT, Morocco – Morocco’s state news agency says at least six people died when a boat carrying illegal migrants sank off the Mediterranean shore near the Spanish enclave of Melillla. According to authorities in the Nador province quoted by the MAP news agency, the boat was carrying 20 people when …
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WARSAW, Poland – Poland says it’s ready to sell weapons to neighboring Ukraine, as the U.S. weighs whether to offer Kiev armaments in support of its struggle against pro-Russia rebels. Foreign Ministry spokesman Marcin Wojciechowski said Tuesday that Poland was ready to sell armaments to Ukraine in a commercial deal. …
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RIO DE JANEIRO – A Brazilian news report says an underwire bra saved a woman’s life after she was struck near the heart by a stray bullet. Globo television network says Ivete Medeiros, a merchant in the Amazonian city of Belem, was hit after she heard a commotion and emerged …
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