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BRUSSELS – The United Nations’ refugee agency says Greece is facing an “unprecedented” emergency as people fleeing war and poverty at home continue to stream into the country’s islands in huge numbers. The UNHCR said Friday that 77,100 people have arrived to Greece by sea at an average of 1,000 …

BUJUMBURA, Burundi – A spokesman for Burundi’s military says government troops killed 31 suspected rebels and captured 170 others in fighting that has raised fears of a return to civil war in this central African country. Col. Gaspard Baratuza told a news conference in northwestern Cibitoke province that six soldiers …

MADRID – The two main parties wanting Spain’s Catalonia region to break away from the rest of the country say they will run joint candidates in regional elections scheduled for September to avoid splitting the pro-independence vote, strengthening their chances of winning power. Convergence and Union, the party which has …