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BRUSSELS – The European Union’s competition watchdog has set a one-month deadline for Estonia and Poland to provide long-overdue information about their tax practices or face court action. The EU’s executive Commission asked all 28 member states last December to give details on tax rulings to establish if the procedures …

CAIRO – A Cairo court has sentenced a TV broadcaster, known for his links to Egyptian security agencies and for being a supporter of the country’s president, to one year in prison for insulting an Islamist politician. Tuesday’s verdict is the third such sentence against Ahmed Moussa. The private TV …

UNITED NATIONS – Increasing attacks on civilians in Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region have forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes this year — possibly more than 200,000, a senior U.N. official said Wednesday. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Edmond Mulet told the U.N. Security Council that the second …

ROME – A U.N. report has found that migrants in Europe sent home $109.4 billion in remittances last year, most of it going to poorer European countries. The International Fund for Agricultural Development said Monday that migrant workers in Russia sent home the most in 2014 at $20.6 billion, followed …

THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek police say they have arrested a former archaeologist suspected of forming a private collection of more than 500 artefacts allegedly pilfered from state-run excavations that he supervised. Police said Thursday that they found “very valuable” items ranging from prehistoric times to the Ottoman Turkish occupation of …

A local Al Qaeda leader in the Yemen district of Arhab surrendered Thursday to security authorities, a spokesman for the Yemeni Embassy told Fox News. Hezam Mujali was sentenced to death in August 2004 for killing an army officer, but was among 23 detainees who escaped from prison in 2006. …

SANTIAGO, Chile – The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake with a 6.4 magnitude has been reported off the coast of Chile. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake was reported at about 10:06 p.m. EDT and had a depth of about 6 miles (10 …

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has signed a treaty with the “State of Palestine” and said it hopes the official recognition will help stimulate peace with Israel. Vatican Foreign Minister Paul Gallagher and his Palestinian counterpart, Riad al-Malki, signed the treaty at a ceremony Friday in the Vatican. Israel had …

PARIS – The spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor says two Uber managers have been taken into custody for questioning over “illicit activity” linked to the ride-hailing company’s low-cost service. Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre didn’t name the Uber two managers detained on Monday. The American company has sparred with the government over its …

PARIS – Two French soldiers have been arrested over allegations of child sex abuse in Burkina Faso. It is the second case of alleged sexual abuse of minors by French soldiers in Africa to surface in recent months. French officials have said the Burkina Faso case is unrelated to the …