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A Mexican prosecutor said Thursday that Veracruz state's clandestine graves were of such an industrial scale that backhoes or bulldozers were probably used in creating them, and so many bodies were dumped that officials aren't digging in some places because they don't have enough space to hold the remains.

A new United Nations report is casting a shadow on peace efforts in Colombia, drawing attention to the killings of dozens of rights activists and warning that armed groups are occupying drug territories as the nation's largest rebel group starts demobilizing.

A massive statue recently unearthed in Cairo and thought to depict one of the country's most famous pharaohs may be of another ancient Egyptian ruler, the country's antiquities minister said Thursday.

On the heels of the British parliament's move this month to prohibit forcing women to wear high heels at work, some Canadian officials are making strides in enacting similar legislation.

Cuba is offering Colombia 1,000 medical school scholarships to support a peace accord in which the South American country's largest rebel army will relinquish its weapons.

Pirates who seized a Comoros-flagged oil tanker released the ship Thursday without conditions, according to a Somali official.

A heavily-armed student was arrested after a shooting at a high school in southern France injured several people including the principal on Thursday, officials said.

Paris police say a letter bomb exploded at the French office of the International Monetary Fund, lightly injuring one person.

In what's being described as a first, lawmakers have approved giving human rights to a river.

A heavily-armed student was arrested after a shooting at a high school in southern France wounded at least three people including the principal on Thursday, officials said.

Justice is blind, and it’s apparently bald, too.

In the thriller "Kompromat," a political earthquake is shaking Britain and the European Union, a populist tide is sweeping the West and a resurgent Russia is pulling invisible strings around the world.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is free to officially notify the EU that the UK intends to leave after the Queen granted the Brexit bill royal assent.

Volcanic rocks and steam injured at least 10 people – including tourists and scientists – following an explosion on Sicily’s Mount Etna on Thursday, Italian media reported.

Two American snowshoers are believed to have died in an avalanche near Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Canadian police said Wednesday.

According to trial testimony, the suspect appeared to be put at ease when the victim's remains were found.

According to trial testimony, the suspect appeared to be put at ease when the victim's remains were found.

The attack was reported by three of the victim’s friends who were there and watched the whole thing unfold.

Germany's finance minister is denouncing trade protectionism ahead of a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and a summit where global finance officials are expected to tussle over how strongly to support free trade.

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte is meeting with leaders of other political parties in his first effort to form a new government after his party's win in Wednesday’s election -- while far-right populist politician Geert Wilders vowed on Twitter to keep fighting on behalf of his party.