ROME – Italian police and Europol say eight people have been arrested in a half-dozen European countries for allegedly operating a diesel import scam that avoided taxes by disguising the fuel as it transited across the continent. Italy’s financial police said Thursday that the scam netted 5.7 million euros ($6.2 …
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CANBERRA, Australia – Australia is expected to confirm an increase in troop numbers to be sent to Iraq to help train Iraqi security forces to fight the Islamic State group. Media reports that Cabinet had on Monday night approved the deployment as part of a joint Australia-New Zealand training mission …
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SINGAPORE – Singapore on Thursday sentenced two German men to three strokes of the cane and nine months in prison after they were found guilty of vandalizing a public train carriage. The attorney-general’s office identified the two men as 22-year-old Andreas Von Knorre and 21-year-old Elton Hinz. They entered a …
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TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s official IRNA news agency says that Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has been summoned before parliament to explain his recent public stroll with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The IRNA report on Sunday says that 21 parliamentarians have demanded that Zarif explain his 15-minute walk through …
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The Malaysian governmentformally declared the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to be an accident Thursday, saying that it believed all 239 people on board had died. Malaysia civil aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said Thursday that the search for the jet “remains a priority.” The announcement was made in …
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MEXICO CITY – Migrant rights activists said Tuesday that about 200 Central American migrants hope to re-start a journey to hold a “Viacrucis” protest in Mexico City, after highway immigration checkpoints stymied their trip last week. For several years, migrants have carried wooden crosses in protest marches in Mexico around …
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MEXICO CITY – Gunfights and blockades of burning vehicles have been reported in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas. The U.S. consulate in Matamoros said in message Friday that it had “learned of several firefights and roadblocks throughout the city of Reynosa,” and it recommended that …
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BEIRUT – The Lebanese army says it arrested eight wanted militants, including a soldier who deserted to join the Islamic State group and four Syrians. An army statement late Thursday said the arrests came during a raid earlier in the day in the northern town of Akkar. The eight are …
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Golf influencer Paige Spiranac took a cue from one of her followers during a question-and-answer segment on her Instagram Stories on Tuesday. One person asked whether Spiranac thought “people actually look at you for golf info” and noted that they only like her for her “t—s.” Spiranac turned it around …
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Iran claims to have developed a new hypersonic ballistic missile, allegedly expanding one of the most dangerous military capabilities at their disposal. “While a genuine hypersonic capability would be a huge step forward for Iranian ballistic missiles, the claim should be taken with a grain of salt,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, …
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