THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A Dutch judge has approved the extradition to the United States of a Russian suspected of involvement in a multimillion-dollar computer hack. Tuesday’s ruling at The Hague District Court clears the way for Vladimir Drinkman to be sent to New Jersey, where he is one of …
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MEXICO CITY – Injured and bleeding, mothers grasping infants in their arms fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers began smashing sledgehammers through fallen concrete hunting for others who might be trapped. A nurse and a baby died in the blast and a …
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KAMPALA, Uganda – The United Nations refugee agency says more than 5,800 Burundians have crossed into Rwanda since the end of last month amid fears of violence ahead of elections later this year. UNHCR said in a statement Wednesday that hundreds are crossing the border daily, most of them children. …
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JERUSALEM – Israeli police say they’re investigating the killing of a Polish tourist whose body bore signs of violence. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Sunday the woman was found in a forest in Nazareth in northern Israel three days after being reported missing. He said police are investigating and it’s …
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – A Nigerian official says Boko Haram extremists have seized back the northeastern border town Marte and are attacking villages, weeks after the military said it had contained the insurgents in a forest stronghold. Deputy Gov. Zannah Umar Mustapha of Borno state says hundreds of female suicide bombers …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan judge on Tuesday sentenced 11 policemen to one year in prison for their role in the mob killing of a woman in Kabul. Judge Safiullah Mojadedi, presiding in Afghanistan’s Primary Court, found the policemen guilty of dereliction of duty. Another eight were released for lack …
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Taylor Swift may have heard some boos from New England Patriots fans on Sunday, but Travis Kelce could only hear cheers at Gillette Stadium when they showed his girlfriend on the video board. Kelce recalled the moment during the Chiefs’ 27-17 win in the latest episode of his “New Heights” …
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Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters Friday that Elijah Moore spent the night in a hospital after a scary concussion. Late in the second quarter, Moore was tackled from behind on a routine play, but he went to the ground awkwardly. The receiver fell helmet-first onto the field …
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South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck Tuesday during a visit to the southern port city of Busan. Lee, the chief of the main opposition Democratic Party, is conscious and was airlifted to the Pusan National University Hospital, a party official and a fire department official …
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JERUSALEM – Israel’s military says militants in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket at the south of the country but that it caused no injuries. Sirens wailed in some areas warning of the attack late Thursday night. Rocket fire has mostly subsided since last summer’s war between Gaza’s militant …
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