TIRANA, Albania – An Albanian man has been convicted of murdering four people during a nightclub brawl in Tirana, and has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. A Tirana judge ruled Tuesday that 25-year-old Konstandin Xhuvani can’t be granted parole or pardon, and should serve the entire term in …

LONDON – A global energy agency says the oil market has further to drop as supplies from the U.S. show no sign of slowing. The International Energy Agency, a watchdog that represents the world’s main oil-importing nations, says in a monthly report that the recent stabilization in oil prices is …

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungarian trade unions say they’ll try to launch a referendum to overturn a new rule banning most stores from opening on Sundays. Istvan Gasko, president of the Democratic League of Independent Trade Unions, said the government had held only “pretend negotiations” before making the decision, which affects …

An Al Shabaab leader who was connected to the 2013 West Gate Mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Somalia, the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday. Adnan Garar was a key operative responsible for coordinating Al Shabaab’s external operations, which target Americans and other Western interests. …

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Authorities in Honduras say they have arrested the wife of a prominent Honduran businessman who is accused of drug trafficking and charged her with money laundering. Ricardo Castro of the attorney general’s office says Ena Elizabeth Hernandez was detained Saturday while trying to visit her husband, Jose …

BANGKOK – A tour bus carrying Chinese tourists has plunged off a road on the Thai island of Phuket, killing three and injuring 16. Police Col. Noppadon Thiraprawat says the bus was traveling downhill, lost control and fell into an embankment Wednesday in Chalong district. He says the three Chinese …

MARSEILLE, France – German prosecutors say the co-pilot of the Germanwings passenger plane that crashed in the French Alps had received treatment for suicidal tendencies. Duesseldorf prosecutors say that Andreas Lubitz received psychotherapy “with a note about suicidal tendencies” for several years before becoming a pilot. Prosecutors’ spokesman Ralf Herrenbrueck …

CAIRO – Egypt has scheduled long-awaited parliamentary elections. The vote will be staggered over seven weeks, starting March 21 and ending May 7. Thursday’s announcement came from the head of the Supreme Election Committee, Ayman Abbas. He says the date for candidates to come forward has yet to be set. …

BRUSSELS – France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen says Europe must examine whether its immigration and security policies or economic austerity are partly to blame for the attacks in France. Addressing the European parliament in Strasbourg Monday, Le Pen said: “Is the total opening of our national borders the real …

BRUSSELS – European Union lawmakers have condemned Turkey for cracking down on media freedom, saying the government’s response to corruption allegations raises questions about its commitment to democracy. Parliamentarians said Thursday in a resolution that Ankara’s actions have “cast serious doubts on the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, and …