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U.N. criticizes Czech detentions and strip-searches of refugees

GENEVA/PRAGUE - U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein accused the Czech Republic on Thursday of committing systematic human rights violations by detaining refugees for up to 90 days, strip-searching them for money to pay for their own detention.

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Sweden struggles to cope with migrant tide; Orban warns of threat

STOCKHOLM/LJUBLJANA - Sweden said on Thursday it expected up to 190,000 migrants this year, putting unprecedented strain on a country famous for welcoming refugees but planning to house many in tents this winter.

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Argentine leader's welfare programs help her party in election

ESCOBAR, Argentina - Argentina's inflation rate is soaring, state controls shackle the economy and its international bonds are in default, but the ruling party's candidate is still favored to win the presidential election on Sunday.

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Masked man kills two, wounds two at Swedish school

STOCKHOLM - A masked man wielding "knife-like weapons" walked from classroom to classroom to stab students as they opened the door, killing a teacher and a boy and wounding two others at a school in western Sweden before being shot dead by police. | Video

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Kyrgyz police in shootout with suspected Islamist escapee

BISHKEK - Shooting broke out on the outskirts of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Thursday between police and a man believed to an Islamist militant who escaped from prison, the Interior Ministry said.

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Britain passes lawmaking reforms, deepening divide with Scotland

LONDON - Britain on Thursday approved its biggest constitutional change in decades, giving English lawmakers a veto over legislation that only applies to England, despite fierce opposition from Scottish nationalists.

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