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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – European Union foreign ministers have unblocked Bosnia’s stalled membership bid by agreeing to implement a pre-accession agreement with the troubled Balkan nation seven years after it had been reached. Monday’s decision comes less than a month after Bosnia’s parliament adopted an EU-required economic and social reform plan …

KINSHASA, Congo – Congo will expel the African activists arrested over the weekend following a U.S.-sponsored event to encourage greater participation in politics. The activists — from Senegal and Burkina Faso — are members of movements that have led large-scale protests in their countries in recent years against presidents attempting …

TRIPOLI, Libya – Security officials from both sides of the Libyan conflict say army troops are battling militias west of the capital, Tripoli. Meanwhile, the Libyan army says it’s carrying out airstrikes on multiple targets. Libyan army spokesman Ahmed al-Mesmari says airstrikes Saturday targeted Matiga base — Tripoli’s only functioning …