ULAN BATOR, Mongolia – Police in Mongolia say a Canadian businessman has been found dead in his room at an upscale hotel in the capital Ulan Bator. Jim Doak, 59, was found dead Thursday morning by cleaning staff at the Blue Sky hotel. Canadian media reports identify him as the …
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BRUSSELS – All new vehicles in the European Union will have to be fitted as of 2018 with a system that automatically calls the emergency services in case of an accident. EU lawmakers on Tuesday decided to make the eCall system mandatory for all new cars and light-duty vehicles sold …
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities say two state police officers and six other people are dead following a gunfight in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero. State prosecutors spokesman Randy Suastegui says gunmen fired on state police who were responding to a reported kidnapping Thursday afternoon near Ometepec. Suastegui says …
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DAKAR, Senegal – Senegal is sending 2,100 troops to help back the military intervention led by Saudi Arabia that is underway in Yemen, becoming the first sub-Saharan African country to contribute soldiers to the effort, the country’s foreign minister said Monday. The decision to deploy soldiers was announced by Foreign …
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HUANTA, Peru – The lung-searing ascents into the Andean highlands aren’t what worry the untold hundreds of young men who hump backpacks loaded with drugs out of the remote, lawless valley that produces about 60 percent of Peru’s cocaine. Armed gangs, crooked police and rival backpacker groups regularly rob cocaine’s …
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HONG KONG – Several hundred Cathay Pacific flight attendants are camped inside Hong Kong’s airport after union members voted for industrial action to protest their treatment by the airline. Union member Ada So said Tuesday that about 400 cabin staff were camped out in front of the Cathay check-in desks. …
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BEIRUT – Syrian activists say that Islamic State extremists have seized almost full control of the ancient town of Palmyra, though it remained unclear how close to the famed archaeological site they have come. The Syrian Observatory for human rights reported that government forces collapsed in the face of IS …
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VIENNA – The U.N. crime prevention agency has revised international standards on treatment of prisoners to focus on greater respect for human rights. The revisions were passed Friday by the Vienna-based U.N. Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. They update standards in effect for 60 years. The new rules …
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PARIS – France’s foreign minister wants European countries to do more to fight the Islamic State group, and is seeking support from Russia in international talks about defeating the group. France, which joined U.S.-led airstrikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq, is hosting a conference Tuesday on the international efforts …
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BUCHAREST, Romania – Britain’s Prince Charles has long been enamored of Romania’s rural traditions and now he’s set up a foundation to protect and promote them. On Tuesday, the prince launched the Prince Charles Romania Foundation to sustain the East European nation’s heritage and rural life and support sustainable development. …
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