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FRANCE A letter exploded yesterday at the French office of the International Monetary Fund, lightly injuring one person, amid heightened security around Europe after a string of deadly

Mexico Official says 250 skulls found in clandestine graves

More than 250 skulls have been found over the last several months in what appears to be a drug cartel mass burial ground on the outskirts of

The Netherlands | Dutch voting in election seen as barometer of populism

Prime Minister Mark Rutte and anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders cast yesterday’s Dutch parliamentary elections as a litmus test for populism in Europe, only months ahead of crucial votes

Hackers hijack Twitter accounts over Turkish diplomatic feud

Twitter says it has revoked access to block “a third-party app” apparently used to hack a number of accounts to broadcast pro-Turkish messages. It’s not clear how many accounts

This Day in History | 2001 – Teenage woman guilty of rape

An 18-year-old woman has been convicted of rape after she pinned down a victim during a horrific gang sex attack. Claire Marsh is thought

Offbeat | Alaska residents warned to give grumpy moose their space

Alaska wildlife officials warned people to keep their distance from grumpy moose after two close calls this past weekend. One of the animals walked up behind

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SYRIA Suicide bombers hit the main judicial building and a restaurant in Damascus yesterday, killing at least 30 people, according to state media, spreading fear across Syria’s

Bottom Line | Trump earned USD153m and paid 36.5m in taxes in 2005

President Donald Trump earned USD153 million and paid $36.5 million in income taxes in 2005, paying a roughly 25 percent effective tax rate thanks to a

UK Parliament gives government power to begin EU exit 

B ritain lurched closer to leaving the European Union yesterday when Parliament stopped resisting and gave Prime Minister Theresa May the power to file for

Netherlands | Election rivals clash in TV debate

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his main rival at national elections, the far-fight populist Geert Wilders clashed Monday in their only nationally televised face-to-face debate ahead

In Mosul, a heavy but not crushing blow to IS group

Iraqi troops have surrounded western Mosul and military leaders vow it’s only a matter of time until they crush the last major stand of the Islamic State group

This Day in History | 1981 – Pakistani jet hostages released

The passengers and crew of a Pakistan Airways plane held hostage for nearly two weeks have been released in Syria. They were freed after the

Offbeat | Goodyear retires blimps but keeps familiar form in flight

Goodyear has let the helium out of the last of its fabled fleet of blimps, but the company’s flight program will continue. About two dozen

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PAKISTAN vowed yesterday to work to prevent non-nuclear states from gaining the technology that would put them on the path to acquiring nuclear weapons — even though

The Buzz | Marx’s German birthplace accepts statue from China

The German city of Trier has decided to accept a statue of Karl Marx from China, marking the 200th anniversary of the father of communism’s birth. The city

Rajoy’s neglect of Spanish working poor risks backlash

Spain, often cited as Europe’s bailout poster child, still has a lot to do to fix its economy, according to the Organization for Economy Co-operation and Development. 

Merkel and Trump | Opposing styles with common interests

German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Washington today ahead of her first meeting with President Donald Trump. The encounter between the trained physicist and veteran politician, renowned

Middle East | UNICEF says 2016 was worst year yet for Syria’s children

In Syria, last year was the worst yet for the country’s rising generation, with at least 652 children killed in 2016, the United Nations’ child relief agency

This Day in History | 1958 – ‘Bonny’ Prince Albert of Monaco born

A celebratory 101-gun salute has been fired in Monaco after Princess Grace - formerly film star Grace Kelly - gave birth to a son.

Offbeat | Barn yarn: Retirees knitting sweaters for chilly chickens

Sweaters for chickens? It sounds like a joke, but a plucky group of retirees in suburban Boston has hatched a plan to keep poultry warm during the

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