South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole on Friday after serving nearly nine years for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day in 2013. Pistorius, once hailed an inspiration as a double-amputee Olympic runner competing against able-bodied athletes, was serving a 13-year …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that his country’s war against Hamas in Gaza is in “full compliance” with international law and reiterated that his goal is not to expel the Palestinian population living there. “I want to make a few points absolutely clear: Israel has no intention of …
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MADRID – Basque separatist group ETA has reacted angrily to a joint Spanish and French police operation that has seized a cache of hidden weapons. ETA describes the raid, in which 26 firearms and 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of explosive material were found in the French city of Biarritz on …
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BUCHAREST, Romania – The Romanian transportation minister has resigned after calling the wives of millions of Romanians working abroad “whores.” Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Thursday accepted the resignation of Ioan Rus a day after the minister said in a TV interview that the 3 million Romanians working abroad were …
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UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says a delegation of Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels has left Djibouti and is flying to Geneva on a U.N.-chartered plane to take part in talks aimed at ending the Yemen conflict. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the plane left Djibouti at 7:10 p.m. local …
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JUBA, South Sudan – South Sudan’s government is accusing Sudan of bombing two places within its territory this week, killing at least one soldier and wounding others. Peter Hoth, a state minister for information, said Wednesday that a suspected Sudanese warplane bombed Maban and Renk counties of Upper Nile state …
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BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s prime minister, who is under investigation for alleged corruption, says he will hand over his duties to a deputy for a month due to health problems. Prime Minister Victor Ponta wrote to President Klaus Iohannis Sunday asking him to allow the deputy prime minister to carry …
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities have captured the son of the alleged leader of the country’s most violent cartel in the western state of Jalisco. A federal official speaking anonymously because he was not authorized to discuss the arrest confirmed that federal forces captured Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, alias “el Menchito,” …
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VATICAN CITY – Philadelphia church officials say they’re confident about preparations for Pope Francis’ visit at the three-month homestretch, saying they’ve raised more than $30 million of the $45 million needed and have lined up 6,000 of 10,000 volunteers. Archbishop Charles Chaput and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wrapped up four …
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BERLIN – The German government says violent far-right crime increased by nearly a quarter last year, while authorities are concerned about an even faster rise in offenses involving homes for asylum-seekers. The domestic intelligence agency counted 990 violent offenses with a far-right motivation, compared with 801 in 2013. That included …
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