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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s parliament has failed to elect its new speaker after two rounds of voting that were being watched for an early indication of the Turkish parties’ strength in the coalition-building process. Ismet Yilmaz, the ruling party’s candidate and the defense minister in the outgoing government, came first …

SAO PAULO – Brazilian police say six men were shot to death in a low-income working class district on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. Authorities say gunmen barged into a bar Wednesday morning and opened fire, immediately killing three men. The gunmen then shot and killed three more men outside …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Denmark’s Parliament on Friday elected Pia Kjaersgaard, retired leader of the anti-immigration Danish People’s Party, as its speaker, a largely ceremonial post. First elected to the 179-seat Folketing in 1984, Kjaersgaard became deputy speaker three years ago. In 1995, she co-founded the party that became Denmark’s second …