Egypt jails former Mubarak PM for corruption
An Egyptian court sentenced a former prime minister of ousted president Hosni Mubarak Wednesday to five years in prison for corruption and ...Italian police raids mafia gambling empire, seize assets worth 2 billion euros
Italian police said on Wednesday they had seized assets worth 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) and issued 41 arrest warrants in raids ...Greek PM Tsipras faces key bailout vote test
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces his second major test in a week in parliament on Wednesday over reforms he wants lawmakers ...China air pollution levels fall
Air pollution levels in China\'s cities improved in the first six months of this year, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said Wednesday, but ...Peru to make contact with isolated tribe for first time
Peru will try to make contact for the first time with an Amazonian tribe that largely lives isolated in the jungle, part ...Ukraine, rebels reach preliminary deal to broaden weapons withdrawal
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have reached a preliminary agreement to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine to include tanks and ...U.S. imposes sanctions on Hezbollah officials for Syria support
The U.S. government on Tuesday imposed sanctions on three leaders of the militant group Hezbollah and a businessman in Lebanon, saying they ...Colombia celebrates FARC rebel ceasefire
War-weary Colombia celebrated the start of a FARC rebel ceasefire after a half-century of hostilities, with hopes still high that its fragile ...U.S., Cuba restore ties, open embassies after 54 years
The United States and Cuba quietly ushered in a new era of post-Cold War relations on Monday, formally restoring diplomatic ties severed ...Cuban flag raised in US after 54 years
The Cuban flag was raised over Havana’s embassy in Washington on Monday for the first time in 54 years as the United ...
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