South African president apologizes for scandal
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday apologized for a scandal over millions of dollars in state spending on his private residence and said he would abide by a Constitutional Court ruling that he should pay back some funds.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday apologized for a scandal over millions of dollars in state spending on his private residence and said he would abide by a Constitutional Court ruling that he should pay back some funds.
UK man convicted of plotting to attack US troops in Britain
LONDON (AP) — A British delivery driver was convicted Friday of planning to attack American military personnel in the U.K. in a plot inspired by the Islamic State militant group. A jury at London's Kingston Crown Court found Junead Khan guilty of preparing an act of terrorism. The 25-year-old's work for a pharmaceutical firm took him past several U.S. air bases in eastern England,...
LONDON (AP) — A British delivery driver was convicted Friday of planning to attack American military personnel in the U.K. in a plot inspired by the Islamic State militant group. A jury at London's Kingston Crown Court found Junead Khan guilty of preparing an act of terrorism. The 25-year-old's work for a pharmaceutical firm took him past several U.S. air bases in eastern England,...
Russian economy shrinks 3.7 percent in 2015
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's state statistics service says the country's economy contracted by 3.7 percent in 2015 compared with the previous year. Since the middle of 2014, Russia's economy has staggered because of Western sanctions connected to the annexation of Crimea and the Russia-backed separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, and by the sharp decline in world prices for oil,...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's state statistics service says the country's economy contracted by 3.7 percent in 2015 compared with the previous year. Since the middle of 2014, Russia's economy has staggered because of Western sanctions connected to the annexation of Crimea and the Russia-backed separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, and by the sharp decline in world prices for oil,...
Street protests, strike in France to reject labor reform
PARIS (AP) — Students and workers held street protests, some of them violent, across France on Thursday while train drivers, teachers and others went on strike to reject a government reform relaxing the 35-hour workweek and other labor rules.
PARIS (AP) — Students and workers held street protests, some of them violent, across France on Thursday while train drivers, teachers and others went on strike to reject a government reform relaxing the 35-hour workweek and other labor rules.
14 killed, many trapped in overpass collapse in India
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Rescuers in Kolkata dug through large chunks of debris from an overpass that collapsed while under construction Thursday, killing at least 14 people and injuring scores of others, officials said. A section of the overpass in the busy Bara Bazaar residential and shopping area in central Kolkata fell on vehicles and people moving underneath, trapping scores in their...
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Rescuers in Kolkata dug through large chunks of debris from an overpass that collapsed while under construction Thursday, killing at least 14 people and injuring scores of others, officials said. A section of the overpass in the busy Bara Bazaar residential and shopping area in central Kolkata fell on vehicles and people moving underneath, trapping scores in their...
US orders diplomatic, military families out of south Turkey
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department and Pentagon ordered the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel Tuesday to leave posts in southern Turkey due to "increased threats from terrorist groups" in the country. The two agencies said dependents of American staffers at the U.S. consulate in Adana, the Incirlik air base and two other locations must leave. The so-called...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department and Pentagon ordered the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel Tuesday to leave posts in southern Turkey due to "increased threats from terrorist groups" in the country. The two agencies said dependents of American staffers at the U.S. consulate in Adana, the Incirlik air base and two other locations must leave. The so-called...
UN chief urges countries to let in more Syrian refugees
BERLIN (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged governments around the world to let in more people from Syria and "counter fear-mongering" about refugees. Ban spoke at a one-day conference in Geneva meant to further efforts to resettle Syrian refugees. The U.N. refugee agency wants to find places abroad over the next three years for one-tenth of the 4.8...
BERLIN (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged governments around the world to let in more people from Syria and "counter fear-mongering" about refugees. Ban spoke at a one-day conference in Geneva meant to further efforts to resettle Syrian refugees. The U.N. refugee agency wants to find places abroad over the next three years for one-tenth of the 4.8...
Hungarian teachers hold walkout to protest education policy
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hundreds of teachers across Hungary have walked out of class for one hour, demanding changes to official policies, including cutting bureaucratic tasks, allowing greater choice in textbooks, more funds for education and reducing students' mandatory school time.
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hundreds of teachers across Hungary have walked out of class for one hour, demanding changes to official policies, including cutting bureaucratic tasks, allowing greater choice in textbooks, more funds for education and reducing students' mandatory school time.
Japan regulators OK costly ice wall at Fukushima plant
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese regulators on Wednesday approved the launch of an unprecedented refrigeration structure resembling giant popsicles that would form a huge underground frozen barrier around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactor buildings in a desperate bid to contain contaminated water. The Nuclear Regulation Authority said the structure, whose construction was completed last month,...
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese regulators on Wednesday approved the launch of an unprecedented refrigeration structure resembling giant popsicles that would form a huge underground frozen barrier around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactor buildings in a desperate bid to contain contaminated water. The Nuclear Regulation Authority said the structure, whose construction was completed last month,...
Police evacuate migrant camp near Paris subway station
PARIS (AP) — Police evacuated nearly 1,000 migrants Wednesday from a makeshift camp near a Paris subway station, and hundreds of people sought to cross from Turkey to Greece despite European efforts to slow down the arrivals.
PARIS (AP) — Police evacuated nearly 1,000 migrants Wednesday from a makeshift camp near a Paris subway station, and hundreds of people sought to cross from Turkey to Greece despite European efforts to slow down the arrivals.
Polish leader goes to US summit, no talks planned with Obama
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president is traveling to Washington for a security summit but has no meeting scheduled with President Barack Obama. Observers in Poland say controversial government policies may be the reason. President Andrzej Duda's schedule, released Tuesday, includes no meetings with Obama or any key U.S. politicians.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president is traveling to Washington for a security summit but has no meeting scheduled with President Barack Obama. Observers in Poland say controversial government policies may be the reason. President Andrzej Duda's schedule, released Tuesday, includes no meetings with Obama or any key U.S. politicians.
South Korea says North Korea fired short-range projectile
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a short-range projectile from an area near its eastern coast on Tuesday, South Korean officials said, in what appears to be another weapons test seen as a response to ongoing military drills between Washington and Seoul. The projectile was fired near the North Korean port city of Wonsan and flew about 200 kilometers (125 miles) before crashing...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a short-range projectile from an area near its eastern coast on Tuesday, South Korean officials said, in what appears to be another weapons test seen as a response to ongoing military drills between Washington and Seoul. The projectile was fired near the North Korean port city of Wonsan and flew about 200 kilometers (125 miles) before crashing...
EgyptAir Hijack Latest: More people leave plane in Cyprus
CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on the hijacked EgyptAir plane that has landed in Larnaca in Cyprus. (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Local TV footage from the scene in Larnaca airport has shown that seven more people left the hijacked EgyptAir plane, with one man climbing out of the cockpit window and the sliding off the plane.
CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on the hijacked EgyptAir plane that has landed in Larnaca in Cyprus. (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Local TV footage from the scene in Larnaca airport has shown that seven more people left the hijacked EgyptAir plane, with one man climbing out of the cockpit window and the sliding off the plane.
Flames cause United Arab Emirates skyscraper to crumble
A fire raced up a high-rise tower in the United Arab Emirates city of Ajman late Monday, the latest in a series of skyscraper blazes in the Gulf nation that is home to the world's tallest building. Images shared on social media showed bright yellow flames spreading up the side of the building as chunks of burning material tumbled to the ground.
A fire raced up a high-rise tower in the United Arab Emirates city of Ajman late Monday, the latest in a series of skyscraper blazes in the Gulf nation that is home to the world's tallest building. Images shared on social media showed bright yellow flames spreading up the side of the building as chunks of burning material tumbled to the ground.
Soccer hooligans clash with police in Brussels
More than 300 soccer hooligans clad in black have clashed with riot police after rallying in central Brussels.
More than 300 soccer hooligans clad in black have clashed with riot police after rallying in central Brussels.
2 more Americans are Brussels victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two more Americans have been identified as killed in the attacks on Brussels, the State Department confirmed Sunday, bringing to four the total number of U.S. citizens confirmed as victims. The State Department said, "We express our deepest condolences" to those who lost loved ones in the attack, but declined to identify them publicly. Officials have said...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two more Americans have been identified as killed in the attacks on Brussels, the State Department confirmed Sunday, bringing to four the total number of U.S. citizens confirmed as victims. The State Department said, "We express our deepest condolences" to those who lost loved ones in the attack, but declined to identify them publicly. Officials have said...
Death toll from Easter bombing in Pakistan reaches 70
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a massive suicide bombing targeting Christians gathered on Easter in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore rose to 70 on Monday as the country started observing a three-day mourning period following the attack.
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a massive suicide bombing targeting Christians gathered on Easter in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore rose to 70 on Monday as the country started observing a three-day mourning period following the attack.
Syrian troops drive Islamic State out of historic Palmyra
Syrian state media and an opposition monitoring group say government forces backed by Russian airstrikes have driven Islamic State fighters from the historic central town of Palmyra, held by the extremists since May. Government forces have been on the offensive for nearly three weeks to try to retake the town, which is home to famed Roman-era ruins and was once one of Syria's top tourist...
Syrian state media and an opposition monitoring group say government forces backed by Russian airstrikes have driven Islamic State fighters from the historic central town of Palmyra, held by the extremists since May. Government forces have been on the offensive for nearly three weeks to try to retake the town, which is home to famed Roman-era ruins and was once one of Syria's top tourist...
Scotland police probe killing of Muslim shopkeeper who posted Easter message to Christians
A popular shopkeeper who wished Christians a happy Easter on Facebook was stabbed to death in what police in Scotland say was a “religiously prejudiced” attack carried out by a fellow Muslim, it was reported Saturday.
A popular shopkeeper who wished Christians a happy Easter on Facebook was stabbed to death in what police in Scotland say was a “religiously prejudiced” attack carried out by a fellow Muslim, it was reported Saturday.
North Korea releases video threatening strike on DC, if provoked
North Korea released a disturbing video Saturday threatening a nuclear strike on Washington.
North Korea released a disturbing video Saturday threatening a nuclear strike on Washington.