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PARIS – Dozens of gravesites in a small-town cemetery in northern France have been vandalized, days after massive destruction at a Jewish cemetery in the country. France’s Interior Ministry said crucifixes were overturned and gravesites disturbed. The vandalism in Tracy-sur-Mer, a tiny town next to the D-Day landing beaches, was …

TOKYO – North Korean authorities are barring foreigners from this year’s Pyongyang marathon, a popular tourist event, due to ongoing Ebola travel restrictions. Nick Bonner, co-founder of Beijing-based Koryo Tours, a tour agency that specializes in North Korea travel, said more than 400 foreign runners had signed up with his …

BERLIN – German judges are seeking a European Union court’s advice on whether a teacher at a Greek school in Germany can claim back pay cuts caused by Greece’s austerity drive. The Greek citizen, who worked at a Greek government-backed school in Nuremberg, has claimed compensation of more than 20,000 …