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BUCHAREST, Romania – A Romanian court has sentenced a former Bucharest district mayor to eight years in prison for illegally selling the city’s real estate at a price far below its market value. The Bucharest Court of Appeal announced the sentence Friday against Cristian Poteras and four town hall employees, …

LISBON, Portugal – Portuguese labor groups are vowing to keep up their fight against the government’s privatization plans for public transport, as Lisbon subway staff walked off the job for the 43rd time in four years. Workers at the Lisbon bus company Carris and national railroad company Comboios de Portugal, …

ZURICH – The Latest on FIFA developments: ___ 9 a.m. (0700 GMT, 3 a.m. EDT) FIFA President Sepp Blatter has cancelled another speaking engagement as he avoids appearing in public for a second day. FIFA says Blatter will not give a scheduled speech to open Thursday’s session of a soccer …