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TUNIS, Tunisia – Tunisia’s powerful Islamist party has said that it won’t back the country’s new coalition government in an upcoming confidence vote. The nationalist Nida Tunis party defeated the Islamist Ennahda Party in parliamentary elections in October and on Friday presented its new coalition government. The coalition, however, includes …

LONDON – The British government says files from three judge-led inquiries — two of them into killings by police — have been lost in the mail. The Justice Ministry said Thursday that two discs containing documents were reported missing Jan. 8 “having been dispatched by post.” It said “intensive searches” …

BRUSSELS – The European Union is insisting on an independent investigation after Macedonia’s opposition leader was accused of plotting a coup and prevented from leaving the country. EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said Monday that the 28-nation bloc demands “an independent and transparent investigation in case of any wrongdoing.” Macedonia, once …