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Greek Minister's Visit to Albania Greeted with a Protest

A visit by Greece's foreign minister to Albania was met with a protest Monday by the Cham community, which was expelled from northwestern Greece during World War II after Athens claimed they had collaborated with the country's German occupiers.

A few hundred supporters of the Party for Justice, Integration and Unity skirmished with police as they tried to block the entrance of the Foreign Ministry in the capital, Tirana, as Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias was to arrive.

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Sri Lanka Ammunition Blasts Destroy Hundreds of Homes

Flying shrapnel triggered by explosions at an ammunition depot on the edge of Sri Lanka's capital destroyed a hospital and hundreds of homes, sending thousands scrambling for cover, authorities said Monday.

At least one soldier burnt to death in the worst ammunition depot fire in Sri Lanka's history and nearly 50 people were treated for injuries or smoke inhalation, Colombo medical chief Palitha Mahipala said.

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US Now Hitting Islamic State Targets from Mediterranean Sea

The U.S. Navy's top admiral says the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman has begun launching airstrikes against the Islamic State group from the Mediterranean Sea.

That opens a new direction of attack against the militants in Iraq and Syria.

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Ricky Martin Visits Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon

Ricky Martin, the world-renowned singer and UNICEF goodwill ambassador, said that the word "refugee" had lost its value but that the international community should "open its heart."

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Diplomats Try to Revive Mideast Peace Process in Paris

U.S., European and Arab diplomats are meeting in Paris for a French-led effort to revive the Mideast peace process, despite skepticism from Israel.

France persuaded U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and foreign ministers and officials from nearly 30 other countries and international organizations to join Friday's meeting to try to prevent an escalation of Mideast violence.

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Clinton: Electing Trump Would be 'Historic Mistake'

Previewing a rancorous fall campaign, Hillary Clinton assailed Donald Trump on Thursday as a potential president who would lead America toward war and economic crisis. She portrayed her own foreign policy as optimistic, inclusive and diplomatic, born from long experience in public life.

There was nothing diplomatic in her remarks, a clear indication of how she'll take Trump on. Electing him, she said, would be "a historic mistake."

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UK's Cameron Says Leaving EU Would be 'Economic Self-harm'

Leaving the European Union would be an act of "economic self-harm," British Prime Minister David Cameron said during a televised grilling that saw him challenged on the emotive topic of immigration and accused of scaremongering about the impact of quitting the 28-nation bloc.

Three weeks before British voters decide whether to stay in the EU, Cameron on Thursday was pressed on the repercussions for immigration, security and the economy as he fielded questions from a journalist and audience members during a lively Sky News program.

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Protesters Punch, Throw Eggs at Trump Supporters in San Jose

A group of protesters attacked Donald Trump supporters who were leaving the presidential candidate's rally in San Jose on Thursday night. A dozen or more people were punched, at least one person was pelted with an egg and Trump hats grabbed from supporters were set on fire on the ground.

There were no immediate reports of injuries. Police stood their ground at first but after about 90 minutes moved into the remaining crowd to break it up and make arrests. At least four people were taken into custody.

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Rain Pummels France, Seine River Overflows Paris Embankments

The Seine River has overflowed embankments in Paris as floods hit or threaten cities and towns around France.

Paris City Hall closed roads along the shore of the Seine from the southwest edge of the city to the neighborhood around the Eiffel Tower as the water level has risen 4.3 meters (14 feet 1 inches) higher than usual.

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Egypt Leader: Christian Woman's Attackers will Face Justice

Egypt's president has vowed that those responsible for stripping an elderly Christian woman and parading her naked on the streets will be brought to justice.

The May 20 attack in the village of Karma in Minya province, south of Cairo, followed a rumor that the woman's son had an affair with a Muslim woman. The armed Muslim mob that assaulted the 70-year-old woman also looted and torched seven Christian houses.

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