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BAMAKO, Mali – A mediator says that the main separatist Tuareg rebel group did not sign a peace accord that Mali’s government and other armed groups agreed to. Algerian foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra, who represents the mediators, said Friday that Mali’s government, allied armed groups and two groups under the …

HONG KONG – Several hundred Cathay Pacific flight attendants are camped inside Hong Kong’s airport after union members voted for industrial action to protest their treatment by the airline. Union member Ada So said Tuesday that about 400 cabin staff were camped out in front of the Cathay check-in desks. …

RICHMOND, Va. – Forty-four former state attorneys general from across the country have urged a federal appeals court to toss out former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s public corruption convictions. They say a jury convicted McDonnell “based on ingratiation and access and nothing more,” blurring the line between common political courtesy …