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ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s energy and environment minister says the government is temporarily halting work at a Canadian-run gold mine in northern Greece after determining the company had violated some terms. Panos Skourletis said Wednesday that Hellenic Gold, a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold, had violated the terms of technical …

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says the bodies of three border police officers who were abducted in a volatile eastern region have been found by local residents. Shafiqullah Nang, spokesman for the governor of the eastern Ghazni province, said Sunday the three officers were kidnapped by insurgents last week. …

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Two officials say Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told confidants he won’t seek re-election to the top posts in the Palestine Liberation Organization or his Fatah movement in upcoming elections. Abbas would retain his most important post, as president of the Palestinian self-rule government. Rumors had …

DHAKA, Bangladesh – A court in Bangladesh’s capital has indicted two owners of a garment factory and 11 others for homicide over a 2012 fire that killed 112 workers. Delwar Hossain and his wife Mahmuda Akter, the owners of the Tazreen Fashions Ltd., pleaded not guilty to the charges, which …

SYDNEY – A 65-year-old man was mauled by a shark off Australia’s most populous state on Friday, but managed to get back on his surf ski and get help for a serious leg injury, police said. David Quinlivan was paddling a surf ski near the New South Wales state town …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s foreign minister has criticized demands for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad, saying such calls will prolong the Arab country’s civil war. Mohammad Javad Zarif says those demanding Assad’s ouster “are responsible for the bloodshed in Syria.” Zarif didn’t name any specific country but was …

BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbia’s war crimes prosecutors have brought charges against eight suspects in the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica — Europe’s worst carnage since World War II, when some 8,000 Muslims were killed by Bosnian Serb troops. The prosecutor’s office said in a statement Wednesday that the men were charged …

LONDON – A British court has sentenced seven men to prison — one for 32 years — for raping and sexually abusing babies and young children and sharing the abuse online through pictures and live videos. At the sentencing Friday at Bristol Crown Court, Judge Julian Lambert said the men …

TCU’s resurgence has been fueled in part by quarterback Trevone Boykin. One of the nation’s most improved players, Boykin showed just how far he has come against an overmatched Texas Tech defense. Boykin threw for 433 yards and seven touchdowns on 22 completions Saturday in an 82-27 victory over the …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Trevor Lacey and Levi Randolph hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final 17 seconds and Alabama held on for a 59-56 victory over Arkansas on Thursday night. Lacey scored 14 points for the Crimson Tide (13-7, 5-2 Southeastern Conference), which held on for a fifth …