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Chinese authorities physically harass journalist on live TV, city issues rare apology

City officials in eastern China apologized to local journalists after authorities were shown pushing them and trying to obstruct reporting from the site of a deadly explosion, in a rare acknowledgment of state aggression against journalists.The city of Sanhe, near Beijing, issued a public apology Thursday after authorities were shown…

Who is ‘Barbecue,’ the gang leader wreaking havoc in Haiti?

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IMF to meet with Pakistani government, assess billion-dollar bailout eligibility

The International Monetary Fund will hold a crucial round of talks with Pakistan’s newly elected government this week to determine whether the country has met conditions for receiving the much needed final $1.1 billion tranche of a $3 billion bailout, officials said Wednesday.The five-day talks will begin Thursday in Islamabad…

EU tracking Bangladeshi ship hijacked off Somalia’s coast

The 23 crew members of a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship boarded by pirates off Somalia this week have been taken hostage, and a European Union vessel is tracking the ship as it heads toward the coast, the EU’s maritime security force said Wednesday.The hijacking of the MV Abdullah, first reported Tuesday…

Top Mexican journalist found alive after ‘violent’ kidnapping, disappearance

Prosecutors in southern Mexico said Wednesday that a mayoral candidate was killed in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, one of a half-dozen local politicians murdered so far this year ahead of the June 2 national elections.Tomás Morales was hoping to become mayor of the violence-wracked city of Chilapa, Guerrero.The…