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LONDON – Four British Broadcasting Corp. journalists were among seven men arrested in Ireland in connection with an investigation into paramilitary activity, the BBC said Sunday. The news organization said the journalists were working on a current affairs program when they were arrested by Irish police Saturday. Ireland’s police confirmed …

The great-granddaughter of a Civil War-era storekeeper in Tampa, Fla. is suing the city for a 147-year-old unpaid promissory note. With interest, the note is now worth over $22 million. The financially-strapped city of Tampa, in need of ammunition during the Civil War, issued the note to Thomas Pugh Kennedy …

TOKYO – A reputed right-wing extremist fatally shot himself in the head in front of Japan’s parliament Wednesday, demanding a tougher foreign policy and more support for a disputed war shrine. The man, who was not immediately identified by police and appeared to be in his 60s, died at a …