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JUBA, South Sudan – Officials of media unions and associations in South Sudan say they have started a 24-hour news blackout to demand a full investigation into the killing of a newspaper reporter and assurances of safety for journalists working in the war-torn nation. Peter Julius Moi was shot twice …

LONDON – A Sudanese migrant accused of walking the entire length of the 31-mile (50-kilometer) Channel Tunnel from France to Britain has pleaded innocent to charges in a court appearance. Abdul Rahman Haroun, 40, denied causing an obstruction to an engine or carriage when he appeared at Canterbury Crown Court …

BEIRUT – The television station of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group and activists say a 48-hour cease-fire has started in a Syrian border town and two Shiite villages in northern Syria. The town of Zabadani, near the Lebanese border, and the villages of Foua and Kfarya have been the scene of bloody …

ANKARA, Turkey – Officials and media reports say three attacks or clashes between Turkish security forces and Kurdish rebels have killed five people and injured 24 others in southeast Turkey. The Tunceli governor’s office said Saturday the rebels of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, attacked government buildings in the …

PARIS – European authorities are giving France an extra 5 million euros ($5.6 million) to aid migrants who have clustered in a filthy camp in the port city of Calais in hopes of sneaking across the English Channel to Britain. European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans announced the funding Monday …

BERLIN – German exports soared in July, outpacing an import rise to widen the country’s trade surplus as a weaker euro helped bolster trade outside the eurozone. The Federal Statistical Office said Tuesday exports rose 2.4 percent to 103.4 billion euros ($115.25 billion), adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations. Imports …

NEW DELHI – Police are investigating a complaint made by two women from Nepal that a Saudi Arabian diplomat raped them repeatedly in his home near New Delhi. The women working as maids in the diplomat’s house were rescued after a non-governmental organization tipped off police. Police have registered a …

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Brandon Radcliff ran for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and Louisville had two interceptions and two safeties in a 28-6 victory over Syracuse on Friday night, the Orange’s third straight loss. The Cardinals (5-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) moved to 4-0 against Syracuse under Bobby Petrino. With …

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Jalen Whitlow ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more as Kentucky ended a five-game losing streak with a 48-14 homecoming rout of Alabama State on Saturday night. Whitlow overcame shoulder and ankle injuries to run for an 88-yard TD on the game’s second play and …

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Seantrel Henderson listens to his weaknesses from the NFL’s pre-draft scouting report on the offensive tackle, and there are no signs of any discomfort or anger. “Underachiever traits,” the report reads. “Suspect maturity, dependability and decision-making.” The criticisms are nothing new. Henderson was dealing with them …