Iran frees U.S. sailors swiftly as diplomacy smoothes waters
DUBAI/WASHINGTON Iran released ten U.S. sailors on Wednesday after holding them overnight, bringing a swift end to an incident that had rattled nerves days ahead of the expected implementation of a landmark nuclear accord between Tehran and world powers. | Video
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'Enraged' Israel summons Swedish envoy over FM's remarks
JERUSALEM/STOCKHOLM Israel summoned the Swedish ambassador on Wednesday to convey what it described as its "rage" at a call by Stockholm's top diplomat for an investigation to determine whether Israeli forces were guilty of extrajudicial killings of Palestinians.
German far-right cell planned attacks on Muslims, refugees: prosecutors
BERLIN German prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged four people with setting up a far-right organization that planned to carry out attacks on ultra-conservative Islamists and refugees.
U.S. court struggles over Iran bank's bid to block payout to attack victims
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court's chief justice voiced concern on Wednesday that Congress trampled on the authority of the U.S. judiciary by passing a law dictating that families of Americans killed in attacks blamed on Iran get nearly $2 billion in frozen Iranian funds.
Colombian drug lord gets 11 years prison in New Jersey
A septuagenarian Colombian drug lord who has admitted to conspiring to traffic cocaine sold in the United States was ordered on Wednesday to spend 11 years in a U.S. prison, federal prosecutors in New Jersey said.
U.S. Peace Corps pulls out of El Salvador over violence, security
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The U.S. Peace Corps has suspended its projects in El Salvador over safety concerns as the Central American nation struggles to stem rising murder rates and gang violence.
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