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BEIJING – China’s imports sank again in February in a new sign of weakness in the world’s second-largest economy. Customs data on Sunday showed imports shrank 20.5 percent compared with a year earlier. Combined with January’s 19.9 percent decline, that brought the contraction in imports so far this year to …

NIAMEY, Niger – Niger’s police spokesman says that military operations in the country’s east have killed at least 500 of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamic extremists. Capt. Adili Toro said Wednesday the provisional count of 513 killed since Feb. 8 does not take into account land and air operations launched Sunday …

YANGON, Myanmar – A crowded ferry has capsized in northwestern Myanmar after being slammed by huge waves, killing at least 21 people with nearly 50 others missing. The government says rescuers pulled 167 people from the sea and brought them to safety. The Ministry of Information says the Aung Tagun …