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HYDERABAD, India – Authorities in southern India say they killed five prisoners, including one accused of terrorism, when they tried to escape from a police van. Police were transferring the five men Tuesday from Warangal city to a court in Hyderabad. The head of Telangana state police, Anurag Sharma, said …

YEREVAN, Armenia – Two leaders of an Armenian opposition group have been charged with attempts to organize mass disorder. The charges on Thursday came two days after police detained four members of the Founding Parliament opposition group. The Investigative Committee said weapons were found in the search of homes and …

BEIJING – A lawyer says three of five Chinese women’s rights activists detained in Beijing are being freed. Liang Xiaojun said family members of the three were informed that they would be freed sometime Monday under a form of conditional release that still allows charges to be brought later. Lawyers …

MOSCOW – Masked police on Thursday raided the Moscow offices of a civil society organization funded by former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Police said they suspected the group, Open Russia, was preparing banners, leaflets and posters that contained calls for “extremist activity” and planned to distribute them at an opposition …

MONTREAL – The Cirque de Soleil has signed a deal to sell a majority stake in the famed circus group to U.S. private equity firm TPG for an undisclosed price. The world-renowned circus troupe announced the transaction Monday. Billionaire Cirque founder Guy Laliberte will maintain a stake in the business …

THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek authorities say they have found the body of a migrant who apparently drowned during floods as he tried to illegally enter the country from Turkey. The unidentified young man’s body was found Thursday near the banks of the Evros River on Greece’s northeastern border with Turkey. …

JERUSALEM – Israel has given the final go-ahead for new construction in a Jewish area of east Jerusalem — the area of the city the Palestinians demand as the capital of a future state. The Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now says it is the first time in nearly a year …

BUCHAREST, Romania – More than 30,000 employees of town halls around the country have gone on strike to demand higher wages. The workers, who staged a one-day strike Thursday, are demanding a 10-percent salary increase and meal tickets, which are used to purchase food, according to union leader Valer Suciu. …

WANAKA, New Zealand – A magnitude-5.6 earthquake jolted the South Island of New Zealand Monday afternoon, but there were no initial reports of major damage or injuries. The United States Geological Survey put the center of the temblor at 19 miles northwest of the town of Wanaka. New Zealand police …

SKOPJE, Macedonia – Thousands of Macedonian opposition supporters have joined nationwide protests against alleged police brutality — unrest that follows reports that the conservative government conducted a massive wiretap campaign. Police on Friday blocked off streets leading to the government building in the capital, Skopje, where clashes during a protest …