Orchard Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The Buffalo Bills have placed linebacker Kiko Alonso on the reserve/non-football injury list. Alonso underwent surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which he suffered earlier this offseason while working out in Oregon. The move was just a formality, as he is expected to …
Read More »More HRs lift Giants to rare sweep in Atlanta
Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – Brandon Crawford clubbed a pair of homers and drove in three runs to help the San Francisco Giants secure their first three-game sweep of the Braves in Atlanta in over 25 years with a 4-1 win Sunday at Turner Field. Crawford’s solo shot in the fourth …
Read More »Iraq violence kills at least 1,100 people in February, including 600 civilians
BAGHDAD – The U.N. mission to Iraq says violence in the country claimed the lives of at least 1,100 Iraqis in February, including more than 600 civilians. In a statement Sunday, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said 611 civilians were among 1,103 people killed last month. The rest …
Read More »Low inflation allows India's Reserve Bank to cut key lending rate
NEW DELHI – India’s central bank unexpectedly cut a key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the second such cut this year because of lower inflation. Wednesday’s cut brings the policy repo rate, at which commercial banks can borrow from the Reserve Bank of India, to 7.5 percent. The …
Read More »BP signs $12B deal to develop Egypt gas field set to come online in 2017
CAIRO – The U.K.-based energy company BP has signed agreements worth $12 billion to develop a major gas field in Egypt, which has been trying to attract foreign investment after four years of unrest. BP said in a statement Friday that the investment is “a vote of confidence in Egypt’s …
Read More »Mayor in eastern Germany resigns after far-right pressure, citing lack of support
BERLIN – A mayor in eastern Germany has resigned after far-right protesters angry about plans to house asylum seekers in the village threatened to march on his house. Markus Nierth says he stepped down as mayor of Troeglitz in Saxony-Anhalt, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Berlin, because local …
Read More »7 more Mexican federal police officers detained on extortion allegations in border city
MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities say they have detained seven more federal police officers in the northern border city of Matamoros in connection with an extortion investigation. A statement issued late Thursday by the National Security Commission says the seven were taken into custody Thursday at the Matamoros airport. On …
Read More »Son of former Iranian president gets 15-year prison sentence on corruption, security charges
TEHRAN, Iran – A spokesman for Iran’s judiciary says the son of influential former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to 15 years in prison over security and corruption charges. The spokesman did not offer the specific charges on which Mahdi Hashemi Rafsanjani was convicted. Instead, Gholam Hossein Mohseni …
Read More »Switzerland returning over $120 million frozen in Petrobras corruption investigation to Brazil
BERLIN – Swiss authorities say they are handing over to Brazil more than $120 million that were frozen as part of corruption probes involving state-run oil company Petrobras. The federal prosecutor’s office in Bern said Wednesday that it has opened nine investigations into alleged money laundering since last April, targeting …
Read More »10 dead in Mexico shootout include 5 federal police, 2 bystanders
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s federal police say gunmen have ambushed a convoy of officers, leading to a shootout in which 10 people died, including five officers and two bystanders. A police statement says the members of Mexico’s new gendarmerie special force were ambushed late Thursday while patrolling in the town …
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