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TOKYO – The Japanese government spokesman expressed “extreme indignation’ Sunday over a video purportedly from the Islamic State group that shows a militant beheading hostage Kenji Goto. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the Cabinet was convening an emergency meeting and was rushing to confirm the authenticity of the online …

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico – Gun battles between Mexican government forces and gunmen on roads between the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros have killed eight suspected criminals. The government of the border state of Tamaulipas said late Tuesday a ninth suspect apparently died in n area shootout with a rival …

MEXICO CITY – An orderly who was injured last week in a gas explosion that destroyed a hospital in Mexico’s capital has died, raising the death toll from the blast to five. Jorge Luis Tinoco was the third employee of the Maternity and Children’s Hospital in Cuajimalpa, in western Mexico …

MEXICO CITY – Mexican federal prosecutors have announced the arrest of the brother of former Guerrero state Gov. Angel Aguirre in a corruption case. Carlos Aguirre and at least five former state officials or relatives of Aguirre are accused of misappropriating 287 million pesos ($19 million) from government agencies, apparently …

BANGKOK – Representatives of the European Union have expressed concern over Thailand’s use of detention without charge and having civilians tried in military courts, adding to mounting criticism of justice under the Southeast Asian nation’s military rule. Their statement echoes an appeal Friday by Human Rights Watch calling for the …

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s president has replaced her point man on North Korea in a reshuffle that involved three other top officials. President Park Geun-hye’s office announced Tuesday that presidential adviser Hong Yong Pyo has been nominated as the country’s new unification minister in charge of relations with …

TUNIS, Tunisia – A group of almost 200 Egyptians have crossed into Tunisia from Libya, the first of thousands expected to flee the turmoil in the country. The execution of 21 Egyptian Christians by extremists and retaliatory Egyptian airstrikes has prompted many Egyptians to want to leave Libya. Authorities said …

BERLIN – Four Swiss journalists have won a case before the European Court of Human Rights over their use of hidden cameras. The reporters had used the cameras as part of a 2003 investigative documentary about misleading advice provided by insurance brokers. Zurich’s regional court in 2007 ordered the journalists, …

CAIRO – Egyptian authorities have detained two police officers on orders from a state prosecutor over allegations that they had tortured a lawyer to death inside a police station. The state MENA news agency says Prosecutor Mohammed Abdel-Shafi, in the Eastern Cairo prosecution department, summoned seven policemen from the station …

ROME – Italy and the Holy See have signed an accord to cooperate on fiscal matters, as the Vatican works to improve transparency after a string of financial scandals. Italy’s finance ministry and the Vatican announced the agreement on Wednesday. The ministry said “full cooperation” between Italy and the Holy …