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Chinese sentences ex-boss of Interpol to 13 years for bribes
BEIJING — China has sentenced the former president of Interpol Meng Hongwei to 13 years and six months in prison on charges of accepting bribes. Meng was elected president of the international police organization in 2016, but his four-year…
Thunberg tells Davos climate awareness is only first step
DAVOS, Switzerland — Climate activist Greta Thunberg told the world's political and business leaders Tuesday that the global movement sparked by her school strike was only the very beginning in the fight against global warming and much more…
Libyan oil fields remain shut, testing peace summit
BENGHAZI, Libya — Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities remained closed on Monday, its National Oil Corporation said, in a sign that the country's east-based forces are not backing down after an international summit to end the…
Canadian military mobilized to help Newfoundland dig out
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland — Canada's federal government was mobilizing the Armed Forces Sunday to help Newfoundland and Labrador dig out from the monster blizzard that paralyzed eastern regions of the province with record-breaking amounts of…
China sentences former president of Interpol Meng Hongwei to 13 years in prison on charges of accepting bribes
BEIJING — China sentences former president of Interpol Meng Hongwei to 13 years in prison on charges of accepting bribes.
Suicide bombing in western Chad kills at least 9
N'DJAMENA, Chad — A suicide bombing has killed at least nine people in western Chad, a local official and a resident said Monday. A woman set off explosives in a crowd in Kaiga-Kindjiria, a town that has been attacked by Boko Haram…
Survivor recounts confused, chaotic cult rite that killed 7
SANTIAGO, Panama — A survivor of the cult ceremony that killed 7 people in a remote village in Panama says was ordered to close her eyes, was beaten and knocked unconscious during the ritual. The account Monday by Dina Blanco suggests the…
