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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Balking at European Union rules, Hungary’s government says it will temporarily not take back any asylum seekers who registered in Hungary but moved elsewhere in Europe before their requests were resolved. According to the EU’s Dublin regulation, refugees can be sent back to the country where they …

BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbia has sharply criticized Hungary’s insistence on building a border fence to stop the flow of illegal migrants and has urged the EU to say whether it wants such structures on its territory. “I thought the Berlin wall had fallen,” Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said Thursday …

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says the Islamic State group now has a presence in three provinces but that the government is determined to drive it out. Zafar Hashimi, the Afghan president’s deputy spokesman, said Sunday that the group — which controls large areas of Iraq and Syria — …

BERLIN – German prosecutors say they’ve charged a 22-year-old German-Turkish dual national with murder and membership in a terrorist organization on allegations he fought with the radical Islamic State group in Syria. Prosecutors said Tuesday that Kerim Marc B., whose last name wasn’t given in accordance with German privacy laws, …

BAKU, Azerbaijan – A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced nine people to prison terms of up to 15 years on charges of fighting alongside the Islamic State group in Syria. The convicts have been in custody since their arrest in September by Azerbaijani authorities. Among those convicted Wednesday was Vugar …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A government-linked Saudi news website says that King Salman has ordered an investigation and trial against a pro-Muslim Brotherhood scholar and a television host after an episode that was critical of King Abdullah’s policies toward the outlawed Islamist group. Sabq news website, quoting unnamed Information …

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish Airlines says an Istanbul-bound plane carrying 134 passengers made an emergency landing at New Delhi after note with the word “bomb” was found in a toilet, the latest in a series of such incidents. The airline said Tuesday that a crew member discovered the note on …

MOSCOW – Russia has protested plans to demolish a Soviet war memorial in Poland and accused the Warsaw government of escalating its “war on monuments.” The Russian Foreign Ministry said at least 10 war memorials have been desecrated or demolished in Poland during the past year. Friday’s protest concerns a …

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – Pope Francis says he wasn’t offended by the “Communist crucifix” given to him by Bolivian President Evo Morales during his South American pilgrimage. The crucifix was a replica of one designed by a Jesuit priest, the Rev. Luis Espinal, who was tortured and killed by …

CAIRO – Egypt’s armed forces said they foiled an attempted attack Wednesday on a military post on a highway linking Cairo with the Red Sea coast that was claimed by Islamic State affiliates. The driver of a car carrying 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of dynamite refused to stop at the …