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ANKARA, Turkey – Forty-five managers and employees of a mine in western Turkey have gone on trial accused of causing the deaths of 301 miners who perished in a fire last year in Turkey’s worst mining disaster. The defendants include the CEO and the general manager of mine company Soma …

KAMPALA, Uganda – The United Nations refugee agency says more than 5,800 Burundians have crossed into Rwanda since the end of last month amid fears of violence ahead of elections later this year. UNHCR said in a statement Wednesday that hundreds are crossing the border daily, most of them children. …

JERUSALEM – Israeli police say they’re investigating the killing of a Polish tourist whose body bore signs of violence. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Sunday the woman was found in a forest in Nazareth in northern Israel three days after being reported missing. He said police are investigating and it’s …