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STOCKHOLM – A Syrian former rebel fighter who fled to Sweden has been charged with war crimes for abusing a captured member of President Bashar Assad’s forces. Swedish prosecutors said Monday it’s the first time they have filed war crimes charges in connection with the Syrian conflict. They said the …

MILAN – Ford Motor Co. is increasing its production by 40 percent at its plant in Valencia, Spain to 400,000 vehicles this year, amid continued signs of growth in the European car market. Ford said in a statement Wednesday that a new state-of-the-art body shop, part of total investments of …

NIAMEY, Niger – Fighters from Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Islamic militant group, attacked a town across the border in Niger overnight for the third time in several days, residents said Monday. The renewed violence comes as legislators in Niger prepare to vote on a plan to send troops to a regional …