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HYDERABAD, India – Police say they have killed 20 suspected sandalwood smugglers during a fierce gun battle in the southern Indian forests of Andhra Pradesh state. M. Kantha Rao, deputy inspector general of a special police task force, says the smugglers attacked forest and police officials who had been searching …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Twelve suspects have been arrested on charges of child pornography across Puerto Rico in the largest such operation in the U.S. territory, federal authorities said Thursday. Among those arrested were a former police officer, a high school teacher and an Internal Revenue Service employee, said …

SANTIAGO, Chile – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has signed a law that recognizes civil unions between same-sex couples. The law signed Monday takes effect in six months, giving same-sex and unmarried couples many of the rights granted to married couples. Among the changes, it will allow civil union partners to …