Turkey deports British academic accused of terror propaganda
A British scholar was deported from Turkey Wednesday after he said he was found with invitations to Kurdish New Year celebrations. Chris Stephenson, a computer sciences lecturer at Bilgi University in Istanbul, said he was detained Tuesday at a courthouse where he had gone to support three scholars charged with making terrorism propaganda.
A British scholar was deported from Turkey Wednesday after he said he was found with invitations to Kurdish New Year celebrations. Chris Stephenson, a computer sciences lecturer at Bilgi University in Istanbul, said he was detained Tuesday at a courthouse where he had gone to support three scholars charged with making terrorism propaganda.
Air India jet evacuated in bomb scare at Bangkok airport
Passengers and crew of an Air India jetliner were evacuated using emergency slides at Bangkok's international airport, and authorities searched the plane for explosives after an apparent bomb hoax Wednesday, officials said. The scare was prompted by an anonymous call received by the national carrier's office in India, warning of an explosive aboard flight 332 en route from the Indian...
Passengers and crew of an Air India jetliner were evacuated using emergency slides at Bangkok's international airport, and authorities searched the plane for explosives after an apparent bomb hoax Wednesday, officials said. The scare was prompted by an anonymous call received by the national carrier's office in India, warning of an explosive aboard flight 332 en route from the Indian...
North Korea sentences US tourist to 15 years in prison
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion on Wednesday, weeks after authorities presented him to media and he tearfully confessed that he had tried to steal a propaganda banner. Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia undergraduate, was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial in...
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion on Wednesday, weeks after authorities presented him to media and he tearfully confessed that he had tried to steal a propaganda banner. Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia undergraduate, was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial in...
Bomb hits government bus in northwestern Pakistan, kills 15
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A bomb ripped through a bus carrying Pakistani government employees in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, killing 15 people, police said.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A bomb ripped through a bus carrying Pakistani government employees in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, killing 15 people, police said.
Women with Zika two years ago had 1 percent birth defects risk
LONDON (AP) — Women who got pregnant during a Zika outbreak in Tahiti two years ago had about a 1 percent chance of having a baby with an abnormally small head, according to a new study published Tuesday. It's a surprisingly low risk that experts say might not match the threat of the epidemic now spreading explosively in the Americas.
LONDON (AP) — Women who got pregnant during a Zika outbreak in Tahiti two years ago had about a 1 percent chance of having a baby with an abnormally small head, according to a new study published Tuesday. It's a surprisingly low risk that experts say might not match the threat of the epidemic now spreading explosively in the Americas.
The Latest: Refugees say they were beaten in Macedonia
VIENNA (AP) — The latest developments on the mass migration into Europe (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Refugees who bypassed a border fence to enter Macedonia say Macedonian forces beat and gave them electric shocks before driving them back to Greece. Syrian Molham al-Masri, 21, says he was among the hundreds of people from the congested Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek side of the border...
VIENNA (AP) — The latest developments on the mass migration into Europe (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Refugees who bypassed a border fence to enter Macedonia say Macedonian forces beat and gave them electric shocks before driving them back to Greece. Syrian Molham al-Masri, 21, says he was among the hundreds of people from the congested Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek side of the border...
Police say 6 skiers killed in Italian Alps avalanche
MILAN (AP) — An avalanche struck high in the Italian Alps on Saturday, killing six backcountry skiers and injuring another as a swath of snow hundreds of meters (yards) wide cascaded down. Helicopters ferried both survivors and the bodies back to the valley floor from the avalanche site, located not far below Monte Nevoso's 3,358-meter (11,017-foot) peak. The mountain is close to the...
MILAN (AP) — An avalanche struck high in the Italian Alps on Saturday, killing six backcountry skiers and injuring another as a swath of snow hundreds of meters (yards) wide cascaded down. Helicopters ferried both survivors and the bodies back to the valley floor from the avalanche site, located not far below Monte Nevoso's 3,358-meter (11,017-foot) peak. The mountain is close to the...
Kosovo presidential office attacked with Molotov cocktail
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo police say a Molotov cocktail has been thrown at the offices of the country's president. A police statement Saturday says masked attackers in the early morning threw the explosive and then broke the windows of an office used by outgoing President Ahtifete Jahjaga's staff. It was the latest in a string of attacks on public buildings with Molotov...
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo police say a Molotov cocktail has been thrown at the offices of the country's president. A police statement Saturday says masked attackers in the early morning threw the explosive and then broke the windows of an office used by outgoing President Ahtifete Jahjaga's staff. It was the latest in a string of attacks on public buildings with Molotov...
Ceausescu family home opens to public in Romania after 26 years
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The official residence of the Ceausescu family has been opened to the Romanian public 26 years since the hated pair were overthrown. Three hundred people were allowed to visit the Spring Palace in Bucharest's upscale Primaverii district for free on Saturday.
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The official residence of the Ceausescu family has been opened to the Romanian public 26 years since the hated pair were overthrown. Three hundred people were allowed to visit the Spring Palace in Bucharest's upscale Primaverii district for free on Saturday.
Baby found hidden in carry-on bag on Air France flight
A passenger on an Air France flight Monday said he knew something was amiss when a woman's carry-on bag started moving around by itself.
A passenger on an Air France flight Monday said he knew something was amiss when a woman's carry-on bag started moving around by itself.
Warming friendship: A man and a penguin forge a bond over thousands of miles
A Chinese proverb says that when you save a life, you’re forever responsible for it. And so it goes with a widowed fisherman, living on a remote beach in Brazil and his small but loyal feathered friend.
A Chinese proverb says that when you save a life, you’re forever responsible for it. And so it goes with a widowed fisherman, living on a remote beach in Brazil and his small but loyal feathered friend.
Iran insists its missile tests do not violate nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the missile tests carried out by the country's Revolutionary Guard this week do not violate Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers or a U.N. Security Council resolution. According to ministry spokesman, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the missiles were "conventional defensive instruments and they were merely...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the missile tests carried out by the country's Revolutionary Guard this week do not violate Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers or a U.N. Security Council resolution. According to ministry spokesman, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the missiles were "conventional defensive instruments and they were merely...
China to reform university programs to emphasize skills
BEIJING (AP) — China's education minister says some of the country's universities should gradually reform their curricula to produce graduates with technical skills that better match the needs of the labor market. Yuan Guiren said Thursday at a news conference on the sidelines of the annual national congress that most of the more than 2,500 Chinese universities and colleges focus...
BEIJING (AP) — China's education minister says some of the country's universities should gradually reform their curricula to produce graduates with technical skills that better match the needs of the labor market. Yuan Guiren said Thursday at a news conference on the sidelines of the annual national congress that most of the more than 2,500 Chinese universities and colleges focus...
Brazilian man hides in gas tank to try to sneak into US
CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — A man has been charged with trying to sneak a Brazilian man into the United States from Mexico by hiding him in the gasoline tank of an SUV. Jonathan Pantoja allegedly brought the 38-year-old inside the modified tank of a 2001 Toyota Sequoia early Tuesday at a crossing in Calexico, California. Customs and Border Protection says an imaging device spotted anomalies...
CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — A man has been charged with trying to sneak a Brazilian man into the United States from Mexico by hiding him in the gasoline tank of an SUV. Jonathan Pantoja allegedly brought the 38-year-old inside the modified tank of a 2001 Toyota Sequoia early Tuesday at a crossing in Calexico, California. Customs and Border Protection says an imaging device spotted anomalies...
Indian man hangs himself after killing 14 family members with butcher's knife
A 35-year-old man has murdered 14 family members with a butcher knife, including seven children, according to a report.
A 35-year-old man has murdered 14 family members with a butcher knife, including seven children, according to a report.
Chinese woman dies in elevator with power improperly cut off
BEIJING (AP) — The discovery of a woman's corpse in an elevator in the Chinese city of Xi'an has led to the detention of an elevator maintenance crew who improperly cut off power to the elevator a month ago without checking if anyone was inside In a statement posted Saturday, the Gaoling district government said two maintenance workers turned off the power source on Jan. 30 to the...
BEIJING (AP) — The discovery of a woman's corpse in an elevator in the Chinese city of Xi'an has led to the detention of an elevator maintenance crew who improperly cut off power to the elevator a month ago without checking if anyone was inside In a statement posted Saturday, the Gaoling district government said two maintenance workers turned off the power source on Jan. 30 to the...
Afghan Taliban refuse peace talks with government
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban said Saturday they will not participate in a peace process with the Afghan government until foreign forces stop attacking their positions and leave the country. A statement emailed to The Associated Press by spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgents "reject" peace talks and that reports of their participation were "rumors."
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban said Saturday they will not participate in a peace process with the Afghan government until foreign forces stop attacking their positions and leave the country. A statement emailed to The Associated Press by spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgents "reject" peace talks and that reports of their participation were "rumors."
Syria rebels battle IS for control of Iraq crossing
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents were battling the Islamic State group for control of a key border post with Iraq on Saturday, a day after the U.S.-backed fighters seized control of the crossing, activists said.
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents were battling the Islamic State group for control of a key border post with Iraq on Saturday, a day after the U.S.-backed fighters seized control of the crossing, activists said.
Governor asks Greece to declare state of emergency
A regional governor called on the Greek government Saturday to declare a state of emergency for the area surrounding the Idomeni border crossing where thousands of migrants are stranded due to border restrictions along the route toward western Europe.
A regional governor called on the Greek government Saturday to declare a state of emergency for the area surrounding the Idomeni border crossing where thousands of migrants are stranded due to border restrictions along the route toward western Europe.
1st president of independent Slovakia hospitalized
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — An official says the first president of independent Slovakia has been hospitalized. The 85-year-old Michal Kovac is in a stable and non-life threatening condition, according to Petra Stano Matasovska, the spokeswoman for Bratislava's University Hospital. But she declined Saturday to give any further details. Kovac has been hospitalized in the past, mostly...
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — An official says the first president of independent Slovakia has been hospitalized. The 85-year-old Michal Kovac is in a stable and non-life threatening condition, according to Petra Stano Matasovska, the spokeswoman for Bratislava's University Hospital. But she declined Saturday to give any further details. Kovac has been hospitalized in the past, mostly...