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Former Thai foreign minister Thanat Khoman dead at age 101
Thanat Khoman, who as Thailand’s foreign minister helped cement his country’s close relations with the United States during the Vietnam War, has died at age 101, his family announced.

German imprisoned for working for IS secret police in Syria
A 25-year-old German has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for joining the Islamic State group and working for its secret police.

IRA-style booby trap bomb wounds prison officer in Belfast
Police say a Northern Ireland prison officer has been wounded by an IRA-style booby trap bomb that partly detonated under his van.

Germany demands closure of French nuclear plant near border
Germany says it wants France to shut down the Fessenheim nuclear plant near its border as soon as possible.

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe “Do you want me to punch you to the floor”
“Do you want me to punch you to the floor to realize I am still there?” The speaker was not a boxer trash-talking before a fight.

Mozambique hotelier discusses possible Malaysian plane part
A hotel owner in Mozambique says the sandbank where a possible piece of a missing Malaysian airliner was found is in waters with treacherous currents and is not normally visited by tourists.

Nigeria military shuts cattle market ‘financing’ Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military has closed one of the biggest cattle markets in Africa, charging sales of looted animals is helping finance Boko Haram’s Islamic insurgency, throwing thousands of people out of work, producing a meat shortage and killing thousands of animals, according to herders, dealers and residents.

In its first week, Syria truce brings sharp drop in violence
A shaky cease-fire in Syria brokered by Moscow and Washington has survived its first week, outlasting skeptics’ expectations and providing some hope that a diplomatic solution to the five-year-old war might be possible.

Report doesn’t exclude vote-buying in 2006 German WCup bid
A report by a law firm into the 2006 World Cup corruption allegations says there is no evidence of vote-buying on the part of German bidders.

Moldovan court rules president to be elected by direct vote
Moldova’s constitutional court has ruled that the country’s president will be elected by direct vote for the first time in the former Soviet republic’s 25-year history.

Lithuania convicts man for spying for Belarus neighbor
A Lithuanian court has sentenced a former paramedic with the Baltic nation’s armed forces to three years in jail for spying for neighboring Belarus.

German court: Doctor finds Nazi suspect unfit for trial
A German court says a doctor has determined a 95-year-old former SS medic who served at the Auschwitz death camp is not fit to stand trial.

Nanny charged with murder in Russian child decapitation
A nanny accused of decapitating a 4-year-old girl and brandishing her head outside a Moscow subway station has been formally charged with murder.

Germany, France push for joint EU solution to migrant crisis
Independent national measures to tackle the migrant crisis are counterproductive, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday as she met with her French counterpart in Paris to push for a joint European solution to the problem.

Thousands rally across Iraq in support of Shiite cleric
Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has reiterated calls for government reform as thousands rallied across the country in his support.

Slovenia museum caring for ancient statuettes
Three statuettes dating back nearly 5,000 years from the Sumerian civilization and found in a refugee camp last year have been temporarily placed in the care of Slovenia’s national museum, one of the curators said on Friday.

Ferry in trouble between Indonesian islands; over 50 rescued
A passenger ferry carrying more than 50 people is sinking in waters between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java.

2 Syrians receive 4 years prison over Aylan Kurdi’s death
Turkey’s state-run news agency says a court has sentenced two Syrian smugglers to four years and two months each in prison over the death of 3-year-old Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi and four other people.

Slovakia’s ruling party makes migrants a hot election issue
The question in Slovakia’s parliamentary election on Saturday is not which party will win — but how big that margin of victory will be.

Drone buzzes passenger plane during descent into Paris
French aviation investigators are looking into a report that a drone narrowly missed a passenger plane during its approach to Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport.

The Latest: UNHCR says most migrants are fleeing conflict
The Latest on the flow of refugees and other migrants into Europe (all times local): 11:20 a.m.

Flipping the script: Could peace talks help defuse N. Korea?
The new U.N.

Reports: Brazil police making arrest at ex-president’s home
Brazilian news reports say the police are making arrests at the home of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

2 Italians freed from Islamic State in western Libya
The head of Sabratha council says two Italian hostages have been freed from Islamic State group custody in a western Libyan city.

Serbian president dissolves parliament, calls for early vote
Serbia’s president has dissolved the parliament and scheduled an early parliamentary election for April 24.

State TV: Iran invites Boeing to Tehran for aircraft buy
Iranian state television is reporting that the Islamic Republic has invited Boeing Co. to Tehran to negotiate a possible aircraft purchase, just after the country signed a major deal with its rival Airbus.

Gunmen kill 16, including 4 nuns, in Yemen retirement home
Yemeni security officials say gunmen have stormed a retirement home in the southern city of Aden, killing 16 people, including 4 Indian nuns.

Helicopter crash in Russia kills 2, injures 2 others
A Russian governor says a helicopter carrying Interior Ministry officers has crashed northeast of Moscow, killing two people and injuring two others.

The Latest: Danish jets will return fight IS in Iraq, Syria
The Latest on Syria’s conflict (all times local): 2:50 p.m.

Malaysia ex-leader Mahathir leads national bid to oust Najib
Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad joined with political foes Friday in issuing a declaration signed by 58 public figures urging Prime Minister Najib Razak to resign over corruption allegations.

North Korea makes nuclear threat
The South Korean Yonhap news agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his country’s nuclear weapons made ready for use at a moment’s notice.

Jordan test ground for large jobs program for Syria refugees
A new trade deal with Europe, a rush of foreign investment and public works are to put 200,000 Syrian refugees to work in Jordan in what the international community has described as a radical new approach to tackling the biggest displacement crisis in decades.

Spanish authorities seize 20,000 military uniforms bound for ISIS, Nusra Front
Spanish authorities seized 20,000 military-style uniforms being sent to fighters of the Islamic State and the Nusra Front, the Interior Ministry announced Thursday.

Theory guiding Flight 370 hunt running out of sea to search
As the two-year anniversary of the disappearance of Flight 370 approaches, the situation would seem decidedly grim.

2 police killed in car bomb attack in southeast Turkey
Turkey’s state-run news agency says a car bomb attack in southeastern Turkey has killed two police officers and wounded at least four other people.

Cyclone tears at Fiji’s economy, but experts predict rebound
The cyclone which tore through Fiji two weeks ago, killing 43 people, was so powerful that at the Namena Island Resort, it ripped out a commercial oven and tossed it half the length of a football field.

Israel military: Palestinian shot after driving into soldier
Israel’s military says a Palestinian was shot and killed after she used her car as a weapon and drove it into a soldier in the West Bank.

3 shot in attempted robbery at Bangkok gun shop
Police say three men believed to be Chinese nationals were shot and arrested after allegedly trying to rob a gun shop in Bangkok in a brazen daytime attack.

US Ambassador meets with Russian deputy foreign minister
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has met with the U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft to discuss the nearly week-old cease-fire in Syria.

Ukrainian pilot on trial pledges to keep up hunger strike
A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says she will remain on hunger strike until she is extradited back home.

US Navy deploys several ships to South China Sea
The U.S. Navy dispatched several ships to the South China Sea amid rising tensions among the U.S., China and the other Southeast Asian nations who have claimed territory in the disputed region.

Turkey detains businessmen linked to US-based cleric
Turkey’s state-run news agency says police have detained four senior officials of a company linked to a U.S.-based Muslim cleric as the Turkish government continues to crack down on his movement.

Spain Socialists again seek parliament support to form govt
Spanish parliamentarians are to hold a second debate and vote on Socialist party leader Pedro Sanchez*s bid to form a government, but the signs are he won’t be able to muster sufficient support from other parties.

China to boost military spending by about 7 to 8 percent
China says it will boost military spending by about 7 to 8 percent this year, the smallest increase in about five years, reflecting slowing economic growth and a drawdown of 300,000 troops as Beijing seeks to build a more streamlined, modern military.

North Korean cargo ship inspected at port in Philippines
The Philippine coast guard inspected a North Korean cargo vessel that docked at a port northwest of Manila in one of the first such checks since the U.N.

Japan PM suspends work on US base on Okinawa, agrees to talk
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to suspend work on moving a U.S. Marine base and talk about the contentious relocation on the southern island of Okinawa.

Tibetan in India immolates in protest against Chinese rule
A New Delhi hospital official says that a 16-year-old Tibetan living in India has died three days after he set himself on fire in a protest against Chinese rule.

Families of 12 passengers on Flight 370 file lawsuits
Families of 12 passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have sued the carrier and the government, ahead of a filing deadline next week on the second anniversary of the plane’s disappearance.

EU official urges economic migrants to stop coming to Europe
European Council President Donald Tusk appealed to economic migrants to stop coming to Europe, saying they shouldn’t try to risk their lives at the hands of smugglers as the path into the European Union constricts.

Trudeau say Americans should pay more attention to the world
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians would appreciate it if Americans paid more attention to what’s going on around the globe.

Mexico’s central bank lowers GDP forecast, to 2-3 pct
Mexico’s central bank has lowered its economic growth forecast for 2016 to between 2 percent and 3 percent.

Christian hamlet in Syria bears scars of fierce fighting
Its historic churches pillaged by jihadis and buildings riddled with shrapnel, this ancient Christian town north of Damascus still bears the scars of the fierce fighting that devastated it two years ago.

France calls for prisoner exchange in Ukraine conflict
France’s foreign minister is calling for an April 30 deadline for a prisoner exchange in the Ukraine conflict and local elections by mid-year in the Donbas region.

UN report: 69 sex abuse allegations in 10 UN missions
A new U.N.

North Korea makes nuclear threat
The South Korean Yonhap news agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his country’s nuclear weapons made ready for use at a moment’s notice.

At least 16 killed in prison fire in Guyana
Authorities in Guyana say at least 16 inmates have died in a fire inside a prison in the capital of the South American country.

Zimbabwe: 3 die, up to 7 still trapped in illegal mine
A police spokeswoman says three illegal miners have died and up to seven more are trapped underground in Zimbabwe’s Marange diamond fields.

Macedonia calls on Greece to move migrants away from border
Macedonia’s foreign minister is calling on neighboring Greece to move thousands of migrants stuck on its side of the border away to more suitable reception centers.

Israel holds its first transgender beauty contest
Nearly 30 transgender women strutted down the catwalk in skinny jeans, crop tops and stiletto heels at a Tel Aviv club on Thursday, vying for a chance to enter the first “Miss Trans Israel” beauty pageant.

Brazil court to rule on trial of speaker of lower house
Brazil’s Supreme Court is considering possible corruption charges against a key congressional leader — a step that could weaken efforts to impeach President Dilma Rousseff.

EU commissioner lauds Cyprus’ commitment to bailout reforms
With Cyprus poised to conclude a three-year rescue program this month, a top European Commission official on Thursday praised the country’s commitment to pushing through key reforms and quickly turning its economy around despite dour economic projections.

Drought in 1998-2012 in Mideast worst in 900 years
A recent, 14-year dry spell in the Middle East was the worst drought in the past 900 years, according to a new NASA study released this week.

EU official asks Albania to improve judiciary to start talks
The European Union’s foreign policy chief has told Albania’s parliament that tackling corruption and lack of professionalism in the judiciary is fundamental to launch full membership talks with the bloc.

UN chief expresses concern about extremism in Sahel region
The United Nations secretary-general says he is deeply concerned by attacks by Islamic extremists in Burkina Faso and West Africa, urging a global response.

Ancient Egypt tablet back after collector notified officials
Egypt’s antiquities ministry says the country was able to retrieve a stolen ancient tablet that is more than 4,000 years old after Swiss art collector Jean Claude Gandur notified Swiss authorities about the item.

Greece says IMF delaying talks on austerity compliance
Greece’s finance minister is blaming the International Monetary Fund for delays in the latest review of the financially-struggling country’s compliance with creditor-imposed austerity measures.

Thai ‘Popcorn Gunman’ gets 37-year prison sentence
A gunman in Thailand who wounded four people, one fatally, when he opened fire in front of scores of witnesses during a political confrontation in 2014 has been sentenced to 37 years in prison.

Brazil’s economy shrinks by nearly 4 percent
The Brazilian government says the economy of Latin America’s biggest country shrank by nearly 4 percent last year.

Iranian refugees sew mouths shut to protest French camp demolition
Six Iranian migrants have sewed their mouths shut to protest the mass evictions and destruction of a large swath of a migrant camp in northern France in a desperate bid to bring attention to their plight.

Group: Wildlife poaching on the rise in South Sudan
A conservation group says South Sudan’s wildlife and other natural resources are being threatened by an alarming expansion of illegal exploitation and trafficking.

Romanian president strips Hungarian priest of top award
Romania’s president has stripped a well-known ethnic Hungarian minister of a high state honor for suggesting in 2013 that Hungary should take on the “status of protector” for ethnic Hungarians in Romania’s Transylvania region.

South Africa’s highest court dismisses Pistorius appeal
A lawyer for Oscar Pistorius says South Africa’s highest court has dismissed the former track star’s appeal of his murder conviction.

Family of Robert Levinson, ex-FBI missing in Iran since 2007, marks grim anniversary with few answers
Nine years after Robert Levinson disappeared on what has since been revealed as a secret CIA operation in Iran, his bitter supporters say his case underscores the hollow nature of the supposedly thawed relations between Tehran and Washington.

Spain seizes 20,000 uniforms meant for IS, Nusra Front
Spain’s Interior Ministry has announced the seizure of 20,000 military-style uniforms being sent to fighters from the Islamic State group and the Nusra Front.

Egypt trying and failing to recruit Sinai tribal fighters to battle ISIS
An Egyptian military initiative to arm and recruit local fighters to fight Islamic State militants on the volatile Sinai Peninsula is amounting to be a resounding flop, security sources and residents in the region told Reuters Wednesday.

Mexico government says it won’t pay for Trump wall
The Mexican government has made his first direct response to Donald Trump’s pledge to build a wall along the two countries’ border — and make Mexico pay for it.

South Africa’s highest court dismisses Pistorius appeal of murder conviction
A lawyer for Oscar Pistorius says South Africa’s highest court has dismissed the former track star’s appeal of his murder conviction.

Italy: 2 Italians kidnapped in Libya may have been killed
The Italian Foreign Ministry says two of the four Italian construction workers who were kidnapped in Libya last July may have been killed.

The Latest: Syria TV: Nationwide power blackout
The Latest on Syria’s conflict as a partial cease-fire enters its sixth day (all times local): 2:20 p.m.

Germany: Doctor arrested for backing suspected IS bomber
German authorities say they have arrested a doctor suspected of radicalizing and financially supporting a man who carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq for the Islamic State group.

Zambian opposition leader arrested ahead of elections
Zambian police have arrested an opposition leader for allegedly training a militia to carry out violent acts ahead of general elections on Aug. 11.

Uganda: New law makes it hard for foreigners to adopt kids
Ugandan lawmakers have passed a bill that says only Ugandans can be legal guardians of orphaned or destitute children.

Somali extremist sentenced to death for journalist killings
A former journalist accused of belonging to an Islamic extremist group has been sentenced to death for his alleged role in the killings of five Somali journalists.

After 72-hour wait at airport, Kuwait allows Syrians in
Kuwait has allowed more than 50 Syrians who are Kuwaiti residents to re-enter the country after they were held up at the airport for nearly 72 hours and told their passports were being checked for possible forgeries.

Venezuela opposition picks strategy to oust President Maduro
Venezuela’s opposition coalition has decided on a triple-barreled strategy to oust President Nicolas Maduro before the end of his term.

Cambodia arrests 38 Chinese citizens sought by Beijing
Thirty-eight Chinese wanted by authorities in their home country are facing deportation after being arrested at a casino in Cambodia’s western border town of Poipet, police said Thursday.

Gazprom and Bank of China sign 2 billion euro, 5-year loan
The Bank of China will give Gazprom a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion), five-year loan, the Russian state-run energy company’s largest loan agreement from a single credit institution.

Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia goes on hunger strike
A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says she is going on hunger strike.

New Polish law gives justice minister power over prosecutors
Poland’s prime minister says a new law that gives the justice minister power over prosecutors is intended to restore people’s trust in the justice system, but critics say it has political motives.

Syria hit with nationwide blackout, state TV says
The whole of Syria has been bit by a power blackout, according to state media.

Video suggests Russian nanny beheaded girl to protest Syria strikes
A nanny accused of decapitating a 4-year old girl and brandishing her head outside a Moscow subway station said during an apparent interrogation captured on video that the killing was an act of revenge against President Vladimir Putin for Russian airstrikes in Syria.

Gunmen kill Honduran Indian, environmentalist leader
Authorities in Honduras say they are investigating the killing of Honduran Indian leader Bertha Caceres, who won the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize for her role in fighting a dam project.

Tsunami buoys malfunctioned as powerful quake hit Indonesia
Indonesian officials say all 22 tsunami warning buoys installed near vulnerable islands failed to work when a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra.

Plumbers find $50,000 gold bar stored under bathtub
You never know where you may strike gold.

ISIS makes millions playing foreign markets with stolen cash, analysts say
The Islamic State terror group is raking in up to $20 million a month by playing foreign currency markets under the noses of unsuspecting officials – all with cash that was looted from banks, financial analysts told British lawmakers Wednesday.

Britain’s auto industry warns of risk from leaving EU
The chief executive of Rolls-Royce has told the company’s British staff that business could be harmed if the U.K. leaves the European Union.

Putin drops election chief in surprise nomination list
Six months before the parliamentary election Russian President Vladimir Putin has dropped the key official responsible for holding elections from the list of nominees for the job.

Amnesty: Russian, Syrian government forces target hospitals
A rights advocacy group says Russian and Syrian government forces have been targeting hospitals as a war strategy in Syria’s conflict, a practice it says amounts war crimes.

Likely impact of latest UN sanctions on North Korea
New sanctions on North Korea imposed by the U.N.

Ukraine accuses rebels of using large-caliber weapon Grad
The Ukrainian government has accused Russian-backed rebels of using large-caliber weapons despite the ongoing cease-fire in eastern Ukraine.