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BUCHAREST, Romania – A Romanian court has sentenced a former minister to two years in prison for taking bribes and getting his mother’s house built for free when he was in office. The High Court of Cassation and Justice sentenced Miron Mitrea to prison Friday for taking bribes worth 920,000 …

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Qatar’s ruler is in Saudi Arabia for talks with the newly enthroned King Salman about the deteriorating security situation in Yemen and relations with Egypt. A Saudi official says Salman greeted Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the airport Tuesday, a day after …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s attorney general’s office says it will seek $1.55 billion from six construction and engineering companies for their alleged involvement in a massive kickback scheme at state-run oil firm Petrobras. The amount includes $111 million in compensation for public money that prosecutors say was stolen from …