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BEIJING – China says Southeast Asia’s lawless ‘Golden Triangle’ region remains the overwhelming source of the heroin and methamphetamine used in the country. A Cabinet report on China’s drug situation released Wednesday underscores the threat posed by the region incorporating parts of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, despite efforts at cross-border …

SAO PAULO – Brazil’s government says unemployment continues rising in Latin America’s largest country. The country’s IBGE statistics bureau said Thursday that the jobless rate in May was 6.7 percent, against 6.4 percent in April and 4.9 percent in May of last year. IBGE said it was the highest May …

BUJUMBURA, Burundi – Witnesses say two people have been killed in overnight attacks that they believe were carried out by Burundian police. Witnesses in Jabe neighborhood in the nation’s capital of Bujumbura, reported intense gunfire Saturday night in an apparent police crackdown on areas seen as hosting anti-government protesters. Mohamed …