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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 …