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Cameron heads into EU summit with EU membership at stake

Cameron heads into EU summit with EU membership at stake

BRUSSELS (AP) – Prime Minister David Cameron went into Thursday’s European Union summit ready to be “battling for Britain” as he seeks a deal to fundamentally reform the EU to make sure a U.K. referendum on continued British membership can be won. “It is going to be hard,” Cameron said …

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Arab Kurdish coalition condemns Turkey bombing

Arab Kurdish coalition condemns Turkey bombing

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – The Latest on Turkish airstrikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and aftermath of Ankara bombing (all times local): 3:55 p.m. A coalition of Arab and Kurdish groups in Syria has condemned the bombing in the Turkish capital of Ankara that killed 28 people and wounded …

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Turkey blames Kurdish rebels, Syria for Ankara attack

Turkey blames Kurdish rebels, Syria for Ankara attack

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s leaders on Thursday blamed top enemies, including Kurdish militant groups in Turkey and in Syria as well as the Syrian government, for the suicide bombing in Ankara and vowed strong retaliation against the perpetrators, threatening to further complicate the Syria conflict. The rush hour car-bomb …

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EU says Austrian asylum-seeker cap unlawful

EU says Austrian asylum-seeker cap unlawful

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – The Latest on the influx of refugees to Europe (all times local): 3:25 p.m. The EU’s top migration official says an Austrian plan to cap asylum-seeker numbers unlawful. Dimitris Avramopoulos said in a letter Thursday that “Austria has a legal obligation to accept any asylum application …

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Voting in Uganda plagued by delays; social media shut down

Voting in Uganda plagued by delays; social media shut down

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Amid tardy delivery of voting materials, Ugandans tried to cast ballots Thursday in presidential and parliamentary elections, with tempers sometimes boiling over. A top international election observer called the delays “worrying” while the main opposition party said they were deliberate, aimed at favoring President Yoweri Museveni. …

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