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MANILA, Philippines – Suspected Abu Sayyaf extremists have detonated a pipe bomb that killed a soldier and wounded eight others in an attack that was followed by a brief gun battle in a far-flung town in the southern Philippines. An army infantry battalion commander, Lt. Col. Cristobal Paolo Perez, says …

KIEV, Ukraine – Prosecutors in Ukraine’s capital say they have detained two people suspected of murdering a journalist known for his pro-Russian views. The Kiev prosecutor’s office said Thursday that the suspects are in their mid-20s and are residents of the city, but gave no further details. Oles Buzina, a …

As an investigation by the London School of Economics continues into a blog posting by one of its lecturers who questioned why black women are “less physically attractive” than other women, a growing number of critics are calling for his ouster. In a blog posting Sunday that was removed from …

ISTANBUL – Turkish news agencies say that authorities have arrested two Georgian citizens who tried to enter the Turkey with radioactive material, including cesium. State-run Anadolu Agency says a woman identified only as N.K., aged 43, and a man, I.A., 40, were arrested Friday at a border gate in northeastern …

BRUSSELS – The world may be a riskier place nowadays, but overall spending on defense among NATO’s member countries is expected to be lower this year than in 2014, the alliance said Monday. U.S. President Barack Obama and other NATO leaders last fall committed their countries to hike defense spending …

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan aviation official says the United States will continue to manage Afghan airspace and air-traffic control for another two-and-a-half months after its current contract expires at the end of June. The airspace has been managed by the U.S.-led international military coalition or foreign companies paid by …

MEXICO CITY – AT&T Inc. plans to invest about $3 billion to build up its recently acquired Iusacell mobile phone network in Mexico. Iusacell announced Thursday that the plan will extend voice and data services to cover about 100 million people in Mexico by 2018. AT&T spent about $4.4 billion …

LONDON – A local council has rejected plans to frack shale gas in northwestern England in a case closely watched as offering a precedent for exploration in Britain. County councilors in Lancashire, north of Manchester, rejected plans by the energy firm Cuadrilla, which wanted to undertake exploratory drilling at a …

BEIJING – A Chinese airline says a Bangkok-bound flight has made an emergency landing after an engine fire warning lit up. China Southern Airlines said Flight 3081, which took off from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Friday afternoon, made the emergency landing in Sanya, a city in Hainan …

JERUSALEM – Israel is welcoming the Greek foreign minister for a three-day visit as his country faces a financial crisis at home, with Greeks voting on a referendum about their country’s future. Emmanuel Nahshon, Israel’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said Sunday that the visit from Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Kotzias would …