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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 …

MADRID – Spanish police say a man armed with a box cutter held a toddler hostage at a daycare center for about five hours before releasing the child unharmed and surrendering. Civil guard spokeswoman Mercedes Martin says the unidentified man in his 50s tried to take more children and daycare …

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s economy barely expanded in the first quarter as exports slumped and fewer mainland Chinese tourists visited. The Hong Kong government said Friday that the Asian financial center’s economy grew 0.4 percent in the January-March period compared with the previous quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis. …