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Mexican authorities find 5 dead bodies loaded into bulletproof SUV

Prosecutors in the violent western Mexican state of Jalisco said Wednesday they found five dead bodies piled in a bulletproof SUV.3 MEXICAN POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN HIGHWAY ASSAULTThe state prosecutors’ office said someone called an emergency number to report the vehicle Tuesday. Inside, police found the bodies of five men…

8 militants dead after Pakistan fends off separatist attack near China-funded port

Pakistani security forces Wednesday killed at least eight insurgents as they repulsed an attack by a separatist group on a sprawling government building outside the Chinese-funded Gwadar port in the volatile southwest, officials said.Three security forces were also killed in the ensuing shootout. All the Chinese nationals working at the…

Venezuelan authorities arrest campaign staffers of opposition candidate in alleged violent plot

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s top prosecutor announced arrest warrants Wednesday for the presidential campaign manager of opposition powerhouse Maria Corina Machado and eight other staffers, accusing them in a violent anti-government conspiracy.Attorney General Tarek William Saab said in a nationally televised news conference that campaign manager Magalli Meda and…

Controversial Indonesian defense minister wins presidential election

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has been elected president, with his victory being declared Wednesday.Subianto, who was accused of abuses under the brutal, dictatorial Suharto regime, chose popular incumbent President Joko Widodo’s son as his running mate. He will be sworn in on Oct. 20.Subianto won 58.6% of the vote…

Belarus raids target opposition-run ‘people’s embassies,’ authorities confirm

Authorities in Belarus confirmed Wednesday that dozens more raids were carried out against opposition figures suspected of so-called “extremist” activity.The latest crackdown targets efforts to create “people’s embassies” by opponents of Alexander Lukashenko’s authoritarian government.The “embassies” aim to counter Belarusian state propaganda in European Union member states, as well as…