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MANILA, Philippines — The skipper of a Philippine ferry which flipped over in a lake in an accident that killed 27 passengers decided to sail despite knowing that his boat was filled beyond capacity, the coast guard chief said Friday.…

FRANKFURT, Germany — The German economy is still failing to grow, figures showed Friday, as the country that should be the industrial powerhouse for all of Europe struggles with high energy prices, rising borrowing costs and a lagging rebound from…

BERLIN — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany on Friday urged members of the country's main opposition conservative bloc to break down a “firewall” meant to isolate his party, which is at record levels in polls. The 10-year-old…

ATHENS, Greece — Authorities are maintaining an exclusion zone around an air force base in central Greece where wildfires have triggered powerful explosions at an ammunition depot. The blasts late Thursday at the 111th Combat Wing base facilities — among…

BEIJING — Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to the Philippines. The storm plowed into the eastern province of Fujian on Friday morning after bringing heavy rains and gale-force winds to parts of Taiwan, especially the…

NIAMEY, Niger — The general who led a coup in Niger defended the takeover on state television Friday and asked for support from the nation and international partners, as concerns grew that the political crisis could set back the country's…