BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian prosecutors have arrested a district mayor on charges of taking bribes and money laundering, the latest high-level figure to face corruption charges. Bucharest district mayor Marian Vanghelie, an influential figure in the ruling Social Democracy Party until recently, was arrested Saturday and charged with taking a …

BRUSSELS – The European Union presidency says that no new sanctions will likely be imposed on Russia at this week’s EU summit over the conflict in Ukraine because the peace agreement is generally being respected. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics of Latvia, which holds the EU presidency, said Tuesday he did …

YEREVAN, Armenia – The defense ministry of the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region said three of its soldiers were killed and another four were wounded Thursday while repelling an Azerbaijani incursion. It said an unspecified number of Azerbaijani invaders were killed during the clash, which lasted about two hours. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, …

ISTANBUL – A Turkish opposition lawmaker says that an American and a Canadian are among a group of medical students believed to have crossed into Syria from Turkey. Mehmet Ali Ediboglu previously told The Associated Press that the group consisted of nine British medical students and doctors. The lawmaker says …

YANGON, Myanmar – Authorities in Myanmar have filed criminal charges against 69 student activists and their supporters who were arrested two weeks ago when police cracked down on peaceful protests against a new education law. Protesters remained defiant as they sang songs and waved at family and supporters when they …

BEIRUT – Activists say Syrian government forces have fired surface-to-surface missiles and conducted airstrikes on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, killing more than a dozen people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Coordination Committees said the Monday night strikes killed at least 14 people. The …

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea plans to deport a Korean-American woman accused of praising rival North Korea in a recent lecture, officials said Friday, in the latest in a series of cases that critics say infringe on freedom of speech. The Korea Immigration Service decided to deport Shin Eun-mi, …

CAIRO – One of Egypt’s top Islamic authorities has warned the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo against publishing a new cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on the cover of its first issue since Islamic extremists killed 12 people at its offices. Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta, which is in charge of issuing …

ISTANBUL – A local news agency says Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to five years in prison for a former television presenter who was detained last month for posting a tweet suggesting a cover-up in a government corruption scandal. Private Dogan news agency reported Friday that Sedef Kabas was charged …

The International Criminal Court says that a Ugandan rebel leader turned over to authorities in a remote jungle in Africa is now headed to The Hague. In a statement released late Tuesday, ICC authorities said Dominic Ongwen would be held in a detention center in the Netherlands until his trial …