BERLIN – The estate of the Germanwings co-pilot believed to have intentionally crashed Flight 9525 in March has been declared bankrupt after no heirs came forward. Insolvency attorney Joachim Glaeser said Friday that his filing this week in a court in Montabaur, co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’s hometown, was a procedural measure …

LONDON – A former Euroskeptic member of the European Parliament has been sentenced to five years in prison for fraudulently claiming almost 500,000 pounds ($777,000) in expenses. Ashley Mote was convicted of submitting bogus expenses claims and using the money to pay for his mortgage and legal battles over an …

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – Police have charged a man with trespassing, public drunkenness and indecent exposure after he was caught on a neighbor’s Pennsylvania farm in the nude, drinking beer among pigs. Police in Manor Township, Lancaster County, say 64-year-old Larry Henry told them, “I just like pigs” when they found …

NEW YORK – Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc. said Monday that it is in preliminary discussions with competitor OCI N.V. on a potential combination involving some of that company’s businesses. Deerfield, Illinois-based CF Industries said in a written statement that it would provide no further comment at this time. …

BEIJING – China’s Defense Ministry is accusing the U.S. of militarizing the South China Sea amid increasingly bold moves by Beijing to assert its claim to virtually the entire region. The remarks from spokesman Yang Yujun at a monthly news conference were prompted by comments last week from the head …

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton seems to be taking more questions from the media these days — but will the media continue to ask her questions about her State Department emails? During a press avail earlier this week — there wasn’t one question asked on that topic. And now we …

BEIRUT – The leader of the Hezbollah militant group says he is “proud” of U.S. sanctions targeting three members of the group. Speaking before a graduation event in southern Beirut Saturday, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah says such sanctions do not make the slightest difference to the group. The U.S. Treasury Department …

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Some buses in the capital of El Salvador have stopped running after two drivers were killed and rumors circulated that the Central American country’s “Mara” street gangs planned to burn buses. Authorities in San Salvador added supplementary service using government-owned buses Monday after some lines …

FORT PIERCE, Fla. – A family of treasure hunters has found more than $1 million worth of gold artifacts off the coast of Florida. Multiple media outlets reported Monday that boat captain Eric Schmitt and his family made the find June 17 about 15 feet deep in the Atlantic Ocean …

NEW DELHI – Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the southern Indian town of Rameswaram for the burial of former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, known as the father of the country’s military missile program. On Thursday his body, carried in a glass topped hearse, was driven from his …