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PARIS – A 250-year-old book by the Enlightenment anti-establishment writer Voltaire is climbing best-seller lists in France weeks after the attacks by French-born Islamic extremists that left 20 people dead, including the gunmen. The “Treatise on Tolerance” is a cry against religious fanaticism and stemmed from Voltaire’s conviction that religious …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The African Union has joined regional and international organizations in threatening South Sudan’s warring factions with sanctions. The African Union’s Peace and Security Council said Saturday it will impose sanctions on all parties in South Sudan who continue to undermine the cessation of hostilities agreement. The …

MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities have issued an alert for five states over the theft of a container of hazardous radioactive material used for industrial inspection in the country’s southeast. The container was reported stolen from a truck in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco on April 13, the Interior …