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MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s congress approved on Thursday a reform that lets some foreign agents carry arms inside the country, a significant change in a nation that has historically said the practice would violate its sovereignty. Under the law, foreign customs and migration agents will be allowed to carry guns …

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says at least 52 people have been killed in a massive landslide in a remote part of northeastern Badakhshan province. Shah Waliullah Adeeb, the provincial governor, says the landslide happened in Khawhan district, near the border with Tajikistan, early on Tuesday. He says the …

TIRANA, Albania – Albania has passed legislation that gives victims of the country’s former Communist regime access to the previously classified files of the hated Sigurimi secret police. The law that was approved Thursday with an 84-22 majority also stipulates that former Sigurimi members will be excluded from the civil …