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In Olympics push, France ramps up war on fakes
PARIS - In the touristy Saint-Ouen flea market, not far from the Stade de France where athletes will compete in this summer's Paris...
Jul 10, 20243 min read


One gun, 34 dead: Inside Ecuador's war on black-market weapons
QUITO - The gun - a 9-milimeter pistol - blazed a violent trail even by the standards of one of Ecuador's most dangerous neighborhoods,...
Jun 29, 20245 min read


Honduras ex-President Hernandez sentenced to 45 years in prison on US drug conviction
NEW YORK -Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was sentenced by a U.S. judge on Wednesday to 45 years in prison for his...
Jun 27, 20242 min read


How Sweden's youth homes nurtured killers, creating Europe's gun crime capital
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - The killer was only 14 and had lived in youth homes as a ward of the authorities since he was eight. A year ago, a...
Jun 24, 20246 min read


Honduras rolls out widespread gang crackdown
TEGUCIGALPA -Honduran authorities announced a slate of measures on Friday intended to cut down on organized crime, including the...
Jun 15, 20242 min read


Shootings and extortion create ghost town in southern Mexico
YAJALON, Mexico - Thousands of residents deserted the small Mexican town of Tila, fleeing an intensive three-day siege by heavily armed...
Jun 12, 20242 min read


Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico still in serious condition, officials say
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in serious condition and still faces risks of complications but has...
May 19, 20242 min read


Swedish police investigate shooting near Israeli embassy in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM -Swedish police launched an investigation and stepped up security around Israeli and Jewish interests in the country after a...
May 18, 20241 min read


Gunmen ambush French prison van to free drug dealer, killing two guards
PARIS - Gunmen wearing balaclavas ambushed a prison van in northern France on Tuesday to free a drug dealer known as "The Fly," killing...
May 15, 20243 min read


Factbox-Key issues for South African voters in wide open 2024 election
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans will vote in a national election on May 29 with an unprecedented sense of uncertainty about the outcome,...
May 13, 20243 min read
Australian police shoot boy dead after stabbing with 'hallmarks' of terrorism
SYDNEY -Australian police said on Sunday they had shot dead a boy after he stabbed a man in Western Australia's capital Perth, in an...
May 5, 20241 min read
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