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BEIRUT – Syria’s state TV says government forces have retaken a neighborhood from Islamic State fighters in a northeastern city, days after it was captured by the extremists. The IS group attacked several government-held southern neighborhoods of the city of Hassakeh last week. The fighting has continued since then, leaving …

GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemala’s constitutional court has revived a process that could strip President Otto Perez Molina of immunity from prosecution amid growing corruption scandals. Court President Gloria Porras says an injunction suspending the process last month was lifted Wednesday after the court considered Perez Molina’s petition. The ruling is …

KAMPALA, Uganda – Activists say a bill seeking to regulate the operations of civic groups in Uganda will hamper their operations and could be used to target those seen as opposed to the government. The draft legislation gives the interior minister and a national board the authority to approve, inspect …

TOKYO – Asian shares mostly fell Monday after Greece’s voters vehemently rejected conditions set by its international creditors, deepening doubts over their future in the 19-nation eurozone. But China’s benchmark rebounded from heavy losses last week. Greece’s debt problem has long overshadowed the market and with a European summit expected …

QUITO, Ecuador – Ecuador’s largest indigenous association is complaining that it was left off of Pope Francis’s agenda during his visit to Ecuador, where the group has been at odds with President Rafael Correa. The head of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities, Jorge Herrera, said Roman Catholic Church officials never …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Venezuela has decided to stop buying much of Guyana’s rice crop amid an escalating border dispute between the South American neighbors, the Guyanese finance minister said Thursday. Finance Minister Winston Jordan said Venezuelan officials informed him during a visit to Caracas that they will be acquiring rice …

LONDON – Britain says it’s creating a “secure zone” in the French port of Calais for British-bound trucks to tackle the problem of migrants stowing away in the vehicles. Home Secretary Theresa May said Tuesday that the move would provide a secure waiting area for 230 vehicles and stop truck …

LONDON – A British judge has sentenced a Hungarian gang believed to have sexually exploited hundreds of women to prison terms of up to 14 years. Detectives executed dozens of warrants in Hungary and Britain, arresting 11 people in 2014, after a woman who escaped from a London brothel told …

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Mideast envoy says Israel and the Palestinians are further apart than ever from achieving a peace agreement that would lead to a two-state solution. Nickolay Mladenov warned the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that “the rise of violent extremism and terrorism” in the region poses …

ROME – Italian news reports say at least seven people have died in an explosion at a fireworks factory near Bari, on Italy’s Adriatic coast. The ANSA news agency said the explosion Friday destroyed the Bruscella factory in Modugno and that the death toll might rise once firefighters are able …