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Ecstatic Moroccans celebrate World Cup victory over Portugal

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Ecstatic Moroccans poured into the streets of cities across the North African country and far beyond on Saturday, waving flags, honking horns and lighting flares to celebrate the national soccer team's historic victory over Portugal at the World Cup. Morocco beat the...

EU urges Bulgaria to probe shooting of refugee at border

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The European Commission on Tuesday urged Bulgaria to thoroughly investigate the alleged shooting by Bulgarian guards of a Syrian refugee on the country's border with Turkey. European Commission spokeswoman Anitta Hipper told reporters that Brussels expects Bulgarian...

Bulgaria rejects media report about refugee shot at border

Bulgaria rejected accusations that its border guards shot a Syrian refugee in October after a video released Monday showed a man being fired at on European country's border with Turkey. The footage of an asylum-seeker being hit with live ammunition on Oct. 3 was part of a joint investigation...

2 killed, 7 wounded in rare Syria anti-government protest

 Protests in Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province turned violent on Sunday leading to the deaths of a protester and a police officer, and wounding seven others. Anti-government demonstrations are rare in Syria where President Bashar Assad stamped out a pro-democracy uprising over a...