Former El Salvador President Saca gets two-year prison term for bribery

A court handed down a two-year prison sentence for bribery to former Salvadoran President Elias Antonio Saca, the attorney general's office said on Thursday.

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Mexico and Uruguay urge dialogue to resolve Venezuela crisis

Mexico and Uruguay said in a statement on Thursday that dialogue and negotiations were the only acceptable way to achieve a peaceful solution to resolve a political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.

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Climate change: Arctic expedition to drift in sea-ice for a year

Germany will embed its Polarstern research ship in sea-ice for a year-long study of the climate.

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Australian brothers guilty of IS plane bomb plot

The pair tried to blow up an Eithad flight with a bomb hidden inside a meat grinder, a court finds.

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Cut air pollution to fight climate change - UN

The global effort to tackle emissions will be debated at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York.

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Muslim men blame racial profiling for flight cancellation

American Airlines say they stopped the flight over "concerns raised by a crew member and a passenger".

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Libyan Coast Guard picks up nearly 500 migrants in region surrounding Tripoli

Libya's Coast Guard said late on Thursday it had picked up 493 migrants on six inflatable boats in six operations in a week in areas northeast and northwest of Tripoli, the capital.

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The work experience you can do in your pyjamas

Big companies are offering internships via the internet, but are they a valuable experience?

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Federal judge blocks California from enforcing tax return law aimed at Trump: report

A federal judge on Thursday barred California from enforcing, at least for now, a new state law aimed at U.S. President Donald Trump that would require all candidates in state nominating contests for the presidency to release their tax returns, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Weird jokes, objectionable attire trip up Canada's Trudeau again

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in major political trouble just weeks before facing voters, felled by a penchant for poor jokes and dressing up that have let him down before and are now raising accusations of racial insensitivity.

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Albanian ex-minister cleared on drug charges, guilty of abuse of office

An Albanian court found former interior minister Saimir Tahiri guilty on Thursday of abuse of office but innocent of trafficking drugs, and sentenced him to three years probation.

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Alien enthusiasts descend on Nevada desert near secretive U.S. base

UFO enthusiasts began descending on rural Nevada on Thursday near the secret U.S. military installation known as Area 51, long rumored to house government secrets about alien life, with local authorities hoping the visitors were coming in peace.

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Former El Salvador president given two-year jail term for bribery

A court handed down a two-year prison sentence for bribery to former Salvadoran President Elias Antonio Saca, the attorney general's office said on Thursday.

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Guatemala joins ranks of cocaine producers as plantations and labs emerge

Guatemala is no longer just a transit point for traffickers seeking to smuggle cocaine north towards the United States, authorities said on Thursday after security officials discovered several coca plantations and processing laboratories.

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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg dines with senators in DC

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg met with a half-dozen U.S. senators on Wednesday for dinner as the company seeks to boost its reputation in Washington.

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Reactions to Canadian PM Trudeau's brown face 2001 picture

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized on Wednesday for wearing brown face make-up in 2001 after an embarrassing picture emerged less than five weeks out from a tightly contested general election.

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Partial transcript of remarks by Canada PM Trudeau over brown face incident

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday delivered an apology for an incident in 2001 where he dressed up in brown face. He then took questions from reporters.

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Apples rot in Kashmir orchards, as lockdown puts economy in tailspin

It's harvest time, but the market in the northern Kashmiri town of Sopore - usually packed with people, trucks and produce at this time of year - is empty, while in orchards across India's Jammu and Kashmir state unpicked apples rot on the branch.

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