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Belgian prosecutors: 3 more held on terrorism charges

Belgian prosecutors: 3 more held on terrorism charges

BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgian federal prosecutors on Monday said three more people have been ordered held on charges of participating in terrorist activities. Prosecutors did not immediately release details on the alleged terrorist acts or whether they were linked to last week’s suicide bombings at Brussels Airport and in the …

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Death toll from Easter bombing in Pakistan reaches 70

Death toll from Easter bombing in Pakistan reaches 70

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – The death toll from a massive suicide bombing targeting Christians gathered on Easter in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore rose to 70 on Monday, underscoring the ability of the militants to stage large-scale attacks despite a months-long military offensive targeting their hideouts. Meanwhile, in the …

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From Israel to Colombia, who’s laundering money in China

From Israel to Colombia, who’s laundering money in China

SHANGHAI (AP) – China is emerging as a global hub for money laundering, not just for Chinese but for criminals around the world, The Associated Press has found. There are a number of options in China for cleaning dirty money, including through major state-run banks, import-export schemes, and informal money …

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8-year-old lost daughter rejoins Syrian family in Cyprus

8-year-old lost daughter rejoins Syrian family in Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – Jaffar Ismail says his daughter Amal sometimes asks why he and his wife abandoned her in the chaos of their bombed-out neighborhood in the southern Syrian town of Nawa. Fleeing the town after a bomb dropped by a warplane flattened a house a few doors down …

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Dogs may be the best line of defense against subway attacks

Dogs may be the best line of defense against subway attacks

NEW YORK (AP) – Even in an era of high-tech crime-fighting, the best line of defense against a Brussels-style attack on airports and subways has four legs and a tail. Dogs, with their exquisitely sensitive noses, have been trained in recent years to pick up the scent of explosives on …

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