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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 …