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Son of Equatorial Guinea’s president on trial in France

  PARIS / AFP The son of Equatorial Guinea’s president is going on trial in France accused of buying real estate, sports cars and other luxury goods with public funds from his country. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, who is also Equatorial Guinea’s second vice president, faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of corruption, money laundering and embezzlement ...

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Tunisian charged with murder of Pole; event sparks riots

  WARSAW / AP Polish authorities have charged a Tunisian citizen with murder in the stabbing death of a Polish man on New Year’s Eve, a case that sparked violent protests over the weekend. The trouble began on Saturday evening when the 21-year-old Pole, identified only as Daniel, got into a quarrel with the employees of a kebab restaurant in ...

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Myanmar gov’t admits video shows police beating villagers

  YANGON / AFP Myanmar’s government has vowed to take action against police officers shown beating villagers in a video that has circulated on the internet. A front-page story on Monday in the state-owned Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper about the November 5 incident was a rare official acknowledgment of abuses taking place in the western state of Rakhine. ...

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