Costa Rica re-establishes ties with Cuba

The president of Costa Rica announced Wednesday that he is re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba more than 47 years after one of his predecessors severed them. “The time has arrived for direct and open dialogue, for official and normal relations that should permit us to tackle our agreements and our disagreements, talking with ourselves openly and with sincerity,” President Oscar Arias said in a written statement

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N. Ireland: Vigils for slain soldiers and policeman

People across Northern Ireland attended vigils Wednesday to show their anger over the murder of two soldiers and a police officer. The vigils came as police questioned two men over the murder of Constable Stephen Paul Carroll, who was gunned down on duty Monday night. The men, aged 17 and 37, were arrested separately “as a result of searches in the area,” said a police spokeswoman

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Police officer killed in Northern Ireland shooting

A police officer was killed in a shooting in Northern Ireland late Monday, just two days after two British troops were killed at a military base there, authorities said. Police said the officer was shot in the head in Craigavon, a town southwest of Belfast. The victim and a fellow officer were responding in a police car to a call of unknown origin when the shooting occurred, police said.

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