BERLIN – German prosecutors say they have charged a 25-year-old German man with membership in a terrorist organization over allegations he joined the Islamic State group in Syria. The federal prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that the suspect, identified only as Nils D. in line with German privacy regulations, traveled to …
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STAVANGER, Norway – A Norwegian man held hostage by Islamic State militants was a graduate student in political philosophy whose Facebook feed shows a long-held interest in Middle East conflicts and Norse mythology. Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad’s last communicated via his Facebook page on Jan. 24, announcing he had “finally made …
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BUJUMBURA, Burundi – Witnesses and officials in Burundi’s capital say the army chief has survived an apparent assassination attempt by gunmen who attacked a convoy of vehicles that was escorting him. Witness Anicet Nkunzimana says gunmen wearing military fatigues and riding a pick-up truck fired on the convoy of the …
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MANCHESTER, London – The coach of the North Korean women’s football team sat in his chair and placed on the table a black half-inch thick notebook with the word “COACH” — in English in huge, gray letters — printed on the front. Beside him sat a man who identified himself …
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By Mark Lamport-Stokes The Swiss master has been the sport’s dominant figure for the last eight years but could slip to third in the rankings, behind Serb Novak Djokovic, after the Indian Wells tournament starting this week. Federer has compiled a respectable win-loss record of 14-2 this season, with both …
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RESULTS FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks brightcove.createExperiences(); Jimmie Johnson made a rare mistake, and Tony Stewart made a familiar charge. The result in Sunday’s FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks was Stewart’s first win in what has been a tough Sprint Cup season for the former champion. NASCAR ruled that Johnson …
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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Adreian Payne scored 26 points and No. 2 Michigan State avoided a stunning upset Friday night, holding off Columbia 62-53 in the final minutes., The Spartans (3-0) beat top-ranked Kentucky earlier in the week, and they’ll have a chance to move to the top of next …
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Roger Penske was disappointed after learning his NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger was suspended for a failed drug test. But the team owner added Sunday it’s too early to reach any conclusions until getting the results of Allmendinger’s second test in the next few days. “You know it’s a disappointment at …
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EVANSTON, Ill. – Josh Heath had 12 points on 6-for-6 shooting, including two clutch baskets in the final 2:30, and Georgia Tech withstood a late Northwestern charge to hang on for a 66-58 victory in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game on Wednesday night. Charles Mitchell had a team-high 13 points …
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RBI hits by Prince Fielder and Lorenzo Cain broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the fifth inning, and the American League went on to a 6-3 win over the National League in the 86th MLB All-Star Game in Cincinnati Tuesday night. The result gives the American League champion …
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