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CARACAS, Venezuela – A Venezuelan police officer who killed a 14-year-old boy during an anti-government protest in February has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. The public prosecutor’s office announced Friday that 23-year-old officer Javier Mora had admitted to responsibility in the death of Kluiverth Roa. Roa died after …

PARIS – French police have opened an internal investigation into police actions in the northern city of Calais, after a video was released online that appears to show mistreatment of migrants. The national police said Tuesday that its internal affairs division has opened an investigation “to quickly determine the circumstances …

MOSCOW – A Russian organization that has restored a Soviet-era forced labor camp as a memorial for the victims of political repression is facing legal action it says is aimed at pressuring the group out of existence. Viktor Shmyrov, director of the Perm-36 association, said Friday it will next week …