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BAGHDAD – The U.N. mission to Iraq says violence in the country claimed the lives of at least 1,100 Iraqis in February, including more than 600 civilians. In a statement Sunday, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said 611 civilians were among 1,103 people killed last month. The rest …

NEW DELHI – India’s central bank unexpectedly cut a key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the second such cut this year because of lower inflation. Wednesday’s cut brings the policy repo rate, at which commercial banks can borrow from the Reserve Bank of India, to 7.5 percent. The …

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – A U.S. man at the center of an investigation into the discovery of hazardous chemicals in various Halifax locations has appeared in court on charges of uttering threats against police and possessing a dangerous chemical. Christopher Burton Phillips, 42, was remanded into custody Friday. He was …