PRISTINA, Kosovo – European Union Commissioner Johannes Hahn has warned Kosovo opposition members that blocking Parliament will hamper the country’s…
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Bosnian court jails IS recruiter for 7 years; at least 6 of his recruits died in Syria
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Bosnia’s court has sent an Islamic State supporter to jail for seven years for encouraging, organizing and…
Read MoreErdogan’s aide says Turkey could revive bid to change constitution for a strong presidency
ANKARA, Turkey – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman has suggested that the ruling party will revive a push for constitutional…
Read MoreUkrainian government forces, separatist rebels in east threaten to stop weapons pullback
MOSCOW – Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed rebels in the east of the country are threatening to stop the ongoing…
Read MoreChina’s ruling party promises to make currency freely traded by 2020
BEIJING – China’s ruling Communist Party says it plans to make the country’s tightly controlled currency, the yuan, freely traded…
Read MorePakistan bans media coverage of militant groups and their charities
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani authorities have banned all media coverage of Islamic militant groups, including the one suspected of carrying out…
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Self-inflicted wounds undermine EU efforts to manage refugee emergency
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s struggle to staunch the flow of hundreds of thousands of people across its borders represents…
Read MoreRight-wing Austrian politician faces expulsion from her party over anti-Semitic Facebook post
VIENNA – Officials of Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party will meet over whether to expel one of their legislators after she…
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Group of British lawmakers warns government against plan for airstrikes against IS in Syria
LONDON – An influential group of lawmakers says launching British airstrikes against Islamic State group militants in Syria would be…
Read MoreMyanmar’s ethnic minorities pin hopes on election to end decades of bloodshed
HPA-AN, Myanmar – During nearly seven decades the villages of the Karen have been torched, their men summarily executed and…
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