A former president of Sierra Leone has been called in for questioning by police over recent attacks that officials say was a failed coup, an official said Thursday.The police summoned ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma to its headquarters “for questioning on the failed attempted coup” toward the end of last month,…

M23 rebels have reportedly seized the town of Mushaki, Democratic Republic of the Congo.The latest of M23’s territorial advances comes as the U.N. withdraws its peacekeeping forces from the conflict-ravaged nation after years of minimal progress.Allegedly supported by neighboring Rwanda, M23 is known for its longstanding campaigns of violence and…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Environmental watchdogs accused a Mexico-based startup Thursday of violating international trade law by selling a health supplement made from endangered totoaba fish to several countries including the U.S. and China.Advocates told The Associated Press they also have concerns that the company, The Blue Formula, could be…

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed Thursday to exchange prisoners of war and work toward signing a peace treaty in what the European Union hailed as a major step toward peace in the long-troubled region.The two countries said in a joint statement they “share the view that there…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek policeman was severely injured late Thursday when a mob of volleyball fans poured out of an Athens arena and attacked riot police outside.State ERT television said a flare shot by a rioter severed a thigh artery in the 30-year-old officer, who was reported in…

Construction of a 1.9 billion-euro ($2.05 billion) section of an electricity cable that will connect the power grids of Greece and Cyprus is slated to begin in the new year, officials said Thursday.An eventual extension of the renamed Great Sea Interconnector is planned to connect Israel’s power grid as well.Manousos…

Mexico City residents were rattled by a moderate 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck to the south of the capital Thursday.MAGNITUDE 5.1 EARTHQUAKE RATTLES BARBADOSThe U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at about 2:03 p.m. local time at a spot near Chiautla de Tapia, a rural village about 125 miles…

Denmark’s parliament on Thursday passed a new law banning the desecration of all religious texts.The law comes as international outrage over recent public desecrations of the Quran triggered furious demonstrations in Muslim countries.”We must protect the security of Denmark and Danes,” a statement by Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard said. “That…

Burma’s military junta has reportedly begun freeing police and soldiers who had previously been jailed for desertion or going absent without leave.The alleged move was made after a notable struggle with personnel shortages.Burma has been a military dictatorship since the successful ouster of democratically-elected State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi…

The search for additional victims of the Mount Marapi volcano eruption in Indonesia has concluded, with 23 confirmed dead and several others injured.Approximately 75 climbers were on the nearly 2,900-meter mountain in West Sumatra province when the volcano erupted on Sunday.The National Search and Rescue Agency reported that all bodies…