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PARIS – The Paris prosecutor’s office says a formal terror investigation has been opened after the arrest this week of a computer science student who authorities say planned an attack on a church and is suspected in the shooting death of a woman. The 24-year-old student, an Algerian identified as …

KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says South Sudan is supporting and hosting Sudanese rebels inside its territory, and has warned Juba to disarm them or face repercussions. In a speech to pro-government militias in South Darfur state quoted Tuesday by the official Sudanese Media Center, al-Bashir says that …

BEIJING – Manufacturing in China barely grew in April, continuing sluggish recent performance in the world’s second biggest economy. Data compiled by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing showed Friday that the manufacturing purchasing managers’ index came in at 50.1 in April, …