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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey is marking the centenary of its WWI naval victory over the Allied forces in the battle of Gallipoli. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday led commemorations at a stadium in Canakkale, northwest Turkey. Prayers were held in mosques for the soldiers who lost their lives in …

MEXICO CITY – About 40 buses blocked one of the main highways leading north out of Mexico City in a protest over the latest killing aboard a bus by thieves. Bus routes around Mexico City have become a favored hunting ground for bands of thieves who board buses, draw weapons …

FRANKFURT, Germany – Germanwings, a low-cost unit of Lufthansa, had recorded no accidents involving passenger deaths until one of its planes crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday, killing all 150 on board. Aviation accident databases such as aviation-safety.net showed no fatalities since the carrier was founded in 2002. Airline …