N. Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, ignoring UN ban
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea ignored U.N. resolutions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea on Friday, Seoul and Washington officials said, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered weapons tests linked to its pursuit of a long-range nuclear missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea ignored U.N. resolutions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea on Friday, Seoul and Washington officials said, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered weapons tests linked to its pursuit of a long-range nuclear missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.
The Latest: WFP practices for new airdrops of aid to Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria as U.N.-brokered peace talks in Geneva carry on into their fifth day Russia's Defense Ministry says its warplanes in Syria are flying in support of the Syrian army's offensive to try recapture ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group. Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi says Russian aircraft based in Syria are conducting...
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria as U.N.-brokered peace talks in Geneva carry on into their fifth day Russia's Defense Ministry says its warplanes in Syria are flying in support of the Syrian army's offensive to try recapture ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group. Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi says Russian aircraft based in Syria are conducting...
Palestinian shot, killed after attack on Israeli soldiers
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says a Palestinian tried to attack soldiers with a knife in the West Bank before being shot and killed by Israeli forces at the scene. The military says the Palestinian, brandishing a knife, charged the soldiers on Friday near Jerusalem at the Gush Etzion junction. The location has been the scene of many Palestinian attacks recently.
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says a Palestinian tried to attack soldiers with a knife in the West Bank before being shot and killed by Israeli forces at the scene. The military says the Palestinian, brandishing a knife, charged the soldiers on Friday near Jerusalem at the Gush Etzion junction. The location has been the scene of many Palestinian attacks recently.
Czech prime minister says summit deal reached
BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the migrant crisis in Europe (all times local): 3:25 p.m. The Czech prime minister says that the European Union and Turkey have reach a landmark deal to ease the migrant crisis and give Ankara concessions on better EU relations. Near the end of a two-day summit, Bohuslav Sobotka tweeted: "The deal with Turkey approved. All illegal migrants who reach Greece...
BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the migrant crisis in Europe (all times local): 3:25 p.m. The Czech prime minister says that the European Union and Turkey have reach a landmark deal to ease the migrant crisis and give Ankara concessions on better EU relations. Near the end of a two-day summit, Bohuslav Sobotka tweeted: "The deal with Turkey approved. All illegal migrants who reach Greece...
US Senators meet Polish president amid rising strains
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The United States has long been an indispensable Polish ally — a friend in the struggle to overthrow communism and join NATO, a steady partner in times of tension with other European countries, the ultimate guarantor of security against Russia.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The United States has long been an indispensable Polish ally — a friend in the struggle to overthrow communism and join NATO, a steady partner in times of tension with other European countries, the ultimate guarantor of security against Russia.
Putin: Russia can rebuild its Syria forces in 'a few hours'
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that Russia can again build up its forces in Syria "in a few hours" if necessary, and will continue striking extremist groups.
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that Russia can again build up its forces in Syria "in a few hours" if necessary, and will continue striking extremist groups.
Romania: court affirms prison term for chicken bribes
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court has upheld the prison sentence of a former Romanian lawmaker known as "the chicken baron" who was convicted of bribing voters with 60 tons of packaged, ready-to-fry meat. The top court of appeal rejected the appeal of Florin Popescu, who went on trial in 2014, a court official said Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court has upheld the prison sentence of a former Romanian lawmaker known as "the chicken baron" who was convicted of bribing voters with 60 tons of packaged, ready-to-fry meat. The top court of appeal rejected the appeal of Florin Popescu, who went on trial in 2014, a court official said Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not...
Kerry determines IS group committing genocide in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say Secretary of State John Kerry has determined that the Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria. The officials say Kerry will announce his finding on Thursday, meeting a congressional deadline just a day after the State Department said he would miss it. The delay was sharply criticized by...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say Secretary of State John Kerry has determined that the Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria. The officials say Kerry will announce his finding on Thursday, meeting a congressional deadline just a day after the State Department said he would miss it. The delay was sharply criticized by...
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...