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A 90-year-old Kenyan woman is proving you’re never too old to learn, by going back to primary school with six of her great-great-grandchildren. Priscilla Sitienei is believed to be the oldest primary school student in the world, the BBC reported this week. Determined to learn how to read and write …

VIENNA – With time for negotiations running short, the U.S. and Iran are discussing a compromise that would let Iran keep much of its uranium-enriching technology but reduce its potential to make nuclear weapons, two diplomats tell The Associated Press. Such a compromise could break the decade-long deadlock on attempts …

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Cameroonian officials say Boko Haram fighters who attacked a town in the far north killing nearly 100 people have retreated to Nigeria. Government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary said Friday that Cameroonian soldiers assisted by Chadian forces successfully chased hundreds of the Islamic extremists out of the town …

BRUSSELS – The European Union is providing 100 million euros ($113 million) in loans to Jordan to help it deal with the fallout from crises like the conflicts in neighboring Syria and Iraq. The EU’s top economics and financial affairs official Pierre Moscovici, said Tuesday that the loans will support …

BEIJING – China boosted its installed wind energy capacity last year to a record 19.81 million kilowatts as the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter tries to switch its power grid to cleaner energy sources. The National Energy Administration said Thursday that wind farms produced 153.4 billion kilowatt hours of electric …

YEREVAN, Armenia – The Armenian president says he has asked the country’s parliament speaker to withdraw his signature from a groundbreaking 2009 agreement with Turkey meant to restore ties between the two nations. President Serge Sarkisian said in a statement on Monday that Armenia would not ratify the agreement because …

TOKYO – Honda is adjusting production at two North American factories from Feb. 24 through March 2, cutting production by 5,000 cars due to a disruption in parts shipments caused by a protracted labor dispute at West Coast ports. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. spokeswoman Misato Fukushima said Friday that two …

BERLIN – Germany’s top security official has met with Jewish leaders, reassuring them their safety is a top priority. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Tuesday that even though the threat level for the Jewish community in Germany remains high, authorities are doing everything to provide the utmost protection. His …

WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s defense minister says Poland will help train Ukrainian military instructors in Ukraine, in a NATO response to Kiev’s request for military assistance. Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said Polish military instructors will train their Ukrainian counterparts in bases near the Ukrainian cities of Lviv and Kiev. The …

BERLIN – The U.N.’s human rights chief says his office has received reports that Boko Haram fighters fleeing advancing military forces murdered women and girls they had taken as “wives,” along with other captives. Zeid Raad al-Hussein told a special session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva Wednesday …