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Lawyers ask UN to help missing Chinese lawyer

GENEVA (AP) — An international group of lawyers wants a U.N. human rights body to help an activist Chinese lawyer who has been missing…

Pope's brother praised for his apology to victims

BERLIN (AP) — An apology by the pope's brother for not doing anything to stop the abuse of students in the 1960s is a "wonderful sign"…

Greek strike to shut down services Thursday

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek unions say nationwide strikes will shut down all public services, closing schools, customs and tax offices,…

Swedish papers publish Prophet Muhammad drawing

STOCKHOLM (AP) — At least three Swedish newspapers on Wednesday published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a…

UN report: Much of Somalia's food aid diverted

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Much of the food aid intended for Somalia's poor is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants…

Romania declassifies all 1989 revolution documents

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The Romanian government will declassify all remaining secret documents relating to the country's 1989…

UK court to rule on Russian tycoon's libel claim

LONDON (AP) — Britain's High Court is due to rule on a libel claim brought by self-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky against a…

Official: Pope brother's apology 'wonderful sign'

BERLIN (AP) — A top Catholic prelate in Germany says an apology from the pope's brother for abuse of students in the 1960s should be…

Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports

BERLIN (AP) — The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took…

Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees

LONDON (AP) — United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists,…

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