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9 arrested in Netherlands, Belgium for allegedly blowing up German cash machines, stealing nearly $5.7 million
Nine men suspected of involvement in blowing up dozens of cash machines in Germany and stealing nearly $5.7 million have been arrested in the Netherlands

Artists protest outside Greece’s parliament during strike that closed theaters, halted TV shoots
Performing artists and art students ‒ some banging drums, playing trumpets and dressed in clown outfits ‒ gathered outside Greece’s parliament Thursday during a strike

Guantanamo Bay detainee Majid Khan resettled to Belize
US officials have found a country to take in a notorious Guantánamo detainee who finished his shortened sentence last year. Majid Khan, 42, has been

American tourist arrested for vandalizing Jesus statue at Old City church in Jerusalem
Israeli police arrested an American tourist who allegedly vandalized a statue in a Jerusalem church in the Old City. “We take very seriously damage to

Reporters face jail for interviewing Christian who left LGBT lifestyle, warn of assault on free speech
Two independent journalists in Malta are raising the alarm about attacks on freedom of speech ahead of their scheduled court appearance to answer for their

Mexico City zoo director killed and cooked 4 goats for holiday party
The former director of a zoo in southern Mexico killed four of the zoo’s pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas-season party, authorities

Philippines grant US greater military access as tensions with China mount
The Philippines on Tuesday granted the U.S. access to four more military bases, allowing Washington to expand its presence in the region and bolster its

Mexico tourist whacked with stick, heckled after illegally climbing sacred Mayan pyramid
A tourist was captured on video being beaten with a stick by a bystander after climbing up a sacred temple in Mexico. The incident played

Israel’s West Bank population reaches over 500K, settlers predict faster population growth with new government
Israel’s West Bank settler population now makes up more than half a million people, a pro-settler group said Thursday, crossing a major threshold. Settler leaders