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16 killed in Christmas-season shootings in central Mexico state of Guanajuato
MEXICO CITY — Gunmen attacked a Christmas season party early Sunday, killing a dozen people in the town of Salvatierra…
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Mexico’s arrest of cartel security boss was likely personal
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. government thanked Mexico for arresting a hyper violent alleged Sinaloa cartel security chief, but according…
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Blast strikes Shiite mosque during Friday prayers in Afghanistan’s north
An Afghan police spokesman says a suicide bomber blew himself up during Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in northern…
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Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout
ANKARA, Turkey — A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday…
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2 explosions rip through dwellings in Sweden; one reportedly connected to gang feud
STOCKHOLM — Two powerful explosions have ripped through dwellings in central Sweden, injuring at least three people and damaging buildings,…
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1 killed, 4 wounded in shooting in Copenhagen’s Christiania neighborhood, police in Denmark say
Danish police say a 30-year-old man has been killed and four other people inured in a shooting in a Copenhagen…
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Guilty pleas entered in burglary ring that stole art, other items including Warhol, Pollock
Three of nine people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a burglary ring that authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say…
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Captured Ukrainian soldiers face trial in Russia
More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers who were taken prisoner during fighting in Ukraine are facing trial in southern Russia Ukrainian…
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Lebanese army court charges 5 men allegedly linked to Hezbollah for Irish peacekeeper’s death
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s military tribunal on Thursday charged five men with the killing of an Irish U.N. peacekeeper in…
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Italian police dog with fine nose for cocaine sniffs out drugs hidden in banana shipment
ROME — With the help of a high-leaping dog with a fine nose for cocaine, Italian police seized more than…
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