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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. …