BRUSSELS – NATO says secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg will meet with Russia’s foreign minister for the first time this week, at a time when relations between Moscow and the West have plunged to their lowest point since the end of the Cold War. NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said Tuesday that Stoltenberg …
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Dutch government’s website is down and authorities say they are investigating the cause. An employee of the Ministry of General Affairs said the outage began at around 9:45 a.m. (0845 GMT) Tuesday and had not been resolved by early afternoon. The employee declined to be …
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council threatened new sanctions Thursday against Sudanese government officials and armed groups that attack civilians in Darfur, target peacekeepers and impede efforts to end the 12-year conflict in Sudan’s vast western region. The council made the threats in a resolution adopted unanimously that extends …
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TOKYO – Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck off its northeastern coast. The quake struck shortly after 8 a.m. Japan time Tuesday at a depth of about 6 miles. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an advisory for a possible 3-foot tsunami. Japanese broadcaster NHK warned …
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MOSCOW – Russia’s leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to 15 days in police custody for handing out leaflets in the subway. A district court in Moscow ruled Thursday that Navalny, an anti-corruption crusader who spearheaded protests against President Vladimir Putin’s rule, violated the law when he campaigned …
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BEIJING – Local Chinese authorities say three people have died and six were hospitalized after being poisoned by gas in an illegal gold mine. The official Xinhua News Agency says rescuers were dispatched to the mine in Songxian County in the central province of Henan on Saturday after a tipoff …
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KATHMANDU, Nepal – A mountaineering official says Nepal’s government is close to extending the permits for individuals who had to abandon their attempts to climb Mount Everest after last year’s deadly avalanche. Chief of the Mountaineering Department Puspa Raj Katuwal said Thursday a proposal has been sent to the Cabinet …
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ATHENS, Greece – Greek police say they have arrested two people allegedly belonging to armed anarchist group Conspiracy Nuclei of Fire. The two men, aged 39 and 28, were arrested Saturday, according to police chief police Dimitrios Tsaknakis. Tsaknakis says the older man’s DNA was found in two letter bombs, …
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LONDON – British police say a 16-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. Greater Manchester Police said Sunday the girl was arrested following a police raid at her Manchester home on Friday. The girl has not been named and she has been freed on bail until …
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UNITED NATIONS – Russia and Venezuela have objected to a draft United Nations resolution that would ban arms shipments to leaders of Yemen’s Houthi Shiite rebels and the country’s former president and his son to try to halt their military campaign against supporters of the embattled president. U.N. diplomats said …
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