BUDAPEST, Hungary – Six top executives of a media group controlled by a former ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban have unexpectedly resigned after their boss said he was turning against the government. Chief editors, subeditors and a deputy CEO of news channel Hir TV, Lanchid Radio and daily newspaper …
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LA PAZ, Bolivia – A Bolivian judge has sentenced to three years in prison the most senior government official known to be involved in the extortion ring that preyed on U.S. businessman Jacob Ostreicher. Fernando Rivera was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to abuse of authority and racketeering. The former …
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CAIRO – Egypt’s official news agency is reporting that an explosive device struck a police patrol in eastern Cairo, injuring 10, including one civilian. A militant group claimed responsibility saying the policemen were heading to disperse Islamists’ demonstrations. MENA says the bomb exploded on Friday in Cairo’s populous Ein Shams …
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N.’s special envoy for Syria is briefing the Security Council on Tuesday after angering Syrian opposition leaders last week with his comments that President Bashar Assad remains part of the solution in reducing violence in the nearly four-year conflict. Staffan de Mistura will speak to the …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish legislators have scuffled for a second day in parliament over a new security bill which critics say aims to crush dissent. Ruling and opposition parties’ lawmakers traded punches and pushed each other during a late-night session on Wednesday. One opposition legislator fell down a set of …
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UNITED NATIONS – The United States is proposing the creation of a U.N. sanctions committee for the South Sudan crisis and says an arms embargo is possible if the warring sides can’t stick to a peace deal. A draft resolution circulated among U.N. Security Council members on Tuesday doesn’t explicitly …
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THESSALONIKI, Greece – A Greek man has been convicted of a racist verbal assault on a Nigerian-born doctor who gave him emergency treatment. A court in the northern town of Kozani on Thursday gave 57-year-old retired bank employee a six-month prison sentence, suspended for three years. He was arrested leaving …
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ROME – Italy’s Senate has approved an anti-corruption bill amid a rash of kickback and bribery scandals. Following passage Friday in Parliament’s upper chamber, the bill goes to the Chamber of Deputies. Premier Matteo Renzi’s infrastructure minister recently resigned following the arrest of a former top official in a probe …
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SEOUL, South Korea – Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that its first-quarter operating income likely beat analysts’ consensus. Though the company did not give reasons when it released its preliminary results, analysts said robust demand for the company’s mobile chips and improvement in its smartphone business were behind the better-than-expected …
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodian lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a vote to remake the country’s electoral body ahead of the next national vote in 2018. Opposition leader Sam Rainsy praised the move and said he hoped it would prepare the way for a fair ballot the next time Cambodians go …
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