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ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s coast guard says it rescued more than 1,000 migrants from the eastern Aegean Sea between Friday morning and Monday morning. The coast guard said it had rescued 1,161 people in 37 search-and-rescue operations off the islands of Samothraki, Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Agathonisi and Farmakonisi. Greece is …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Dutch retailer Royal Ahold NV, operator of U.S. supermarket chains Stop & Shop and Giant, has agreed to merge with its Belgian counterpart Delhaize Group, in a deal that creates a company that will serve more than 50 million customers a week across the Atlantic. The …

NIAMEY, Niger – Niger’s army says it has killed 15 Boko Haram Islamic extremists and captured 20 others. Army spokesman Col. Michel Moustapha Ledru said on state TV late Wednesday night that the army also destroyed ammunition, cars and motorcycles from the militants. He said Boko Haram members had attacked …