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...
Noted French cardinal at center of priest pedophilia case
One of France's best-known cardinals must defend charges that he failed to denounce a priest allowed to keep his job despite admitting to acts of pedophilia. The Conference of Bishops of France said on Saturday that there would be "complete cooperation" by Cardinal Philippe Barbarin.
One of France's best-known cardinals must defend charges that he failed to denounce a priest allowed to keep his job despite admitting to acts of pedophilia. The Conference of Bishops of France said on Saturday that there would be "complete cooperation" by Cardinal Philippe Barbarin.
Abused dog rescued from South Korea adopted by Phoenix family
Warning: some of the details of this story may be difficult to hear. In the United States dogs are considered a part of many people's families, but in others they are considered something to eat.
Warning: some of the details of this story may be difficult to hear. In the United States dogs are considered a part of many people's families, but in others they are considered something to eat.
Mexico government says it won't pay for Trump wall
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has made its first direct response to Donald Trump's pledge to build a wall along the two countries' border — and make Mexico pay for it. "I say it emphatically and categorically: Mexico, under no circumstance is going to pay for the wall that Mr. Trump is proposing," Mexican Treasury Secretary Luis Videgaray said late...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has made its first direct response to Donald Trump's pledge to build a wall along the two countries' border — and make Mexico pay for it. "I say it emphatically and categorically: Mexico, under no circumstance is going to pay for the wall that Mr. Trump is proposing," Mexican Treasury Secretary Luis Videgaray said late...
Report: North Korea readying nukes
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his country's nuclear weapons made ready for use at a moment's notice, the official state news agency reported Friday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his country's nuclear weapons made ready for use at a moment's notice, the official state news agency reported Friday.
Cuba announces breakthrough cancer drug
It's a medical breakthrough that could literally save millions of live, and it could be coming to the United States in a few years.
It's a medical breakthrough that could literally save millions of live, and it could be coming to the United States in a few years.
Macedonian police reopen border for a trickle of refugees
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Macedonian authorities have briefly opened their border with Greece to refugees heading for central Europe, allowing in a few score. About 10,000 people remain camped at the crossing, awaiting their turn.
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Macedonian authorities have briefly opened their border with Greece to refugees heading for central Europe, allowing in a few score. About 10,000 people remain camped at the crossing, awaiting their turn.
Police rescue 87 women forced to work as prostitutes in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico City say police have rescued 87 women, including three minors, who were being forced to work as prostitutes at illegal bars in a densely populated, poor district of the capital. A statement from the city prosecutor's office said Sunday that the raids were triggered by citizen complaints about four underground bars in one part of the Iztapalapa...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico City say police have rescued 87 women, including three minors, who were being forced to work as prostitutes at illegal bars in a densely populated, poor district of the capital. A statement from the city prosecutor's office said Sunday that the raids were triggered by citizen complaints about four underground bars in one part of the Iztapalapa...
10 deaths, 26 injuires after bus crashes on mountain road in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Mexico say eight adults and two children were killed when a bus carrying a group of evangelical Christians went off a mountain road and crashed down about 45 meters (about 150 feet) into a ravine. All but three of the other 29 people on board suffered injuries. Civil protection director Alonso Gomez in the Durango state town of Gomez Palacio...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Mexico say eight adults and two children were killed when a bus carrying a group of evangelical Christians went off a mountain road and crashed down about 45 meters (about 150 feet) into a ravine. All but three of the other 29 people on board suffered injuries. Civil protection director Alonso Gomez in the Durango state town of Gomez Palacio...
Supermarket that only sells expired food now open
"Is that milk past its 'sell-by' date? Drink it anyway." So proclaimed the headline of a recent op-ed for the Los Angles Times on the topic of whether "expired" food is OK to eat.
"Is that milk past its 'sell-by' date? Drink it anyway." So proclaimed the headline of a recent op-ed for the Los Angles Times on the topic of whether "expired" food is OK to eat.
Two deaths, Canadian probe cause huge Toyota SUV recall
DETROIT (AP) — An investigation by Canadian safety regulators into a crash that killed two people touched off a global recall of nearly 2.9 million Toyota SUVs, according to U.S. government documents posted on Thursday. Last week Toyota announced the huge recall because the rear seat belts can be cut in a severe crash. If that happens, the belts won't restrain passengers.
DETROIT (AP) — An investigation by Canadian safety regulators into a crash that killed two people touched off a global recall of nearly 2.9 million Toyota SUVs, according to U.S. government documents posted on Thursday. Last week Toyota announced the huge recall because the rear seat belts can be cut in a severe crash. If that happens, the belts won't restrain passengers.
Spain's Socialists sign 1st pact to support bid to form govt
MADRID (AP) — Spain's Socialist party signed an agreement Wednesday with liberal newcomer party Ciudadanos to support the Socialists' bid to form a government next week, but they are still way short of a majority.
MADRID (AP) — Spain's Socialist party signed an agreement Wednesday with liberal newcomer party Ciudadanos to support the Socialists' bid to form a government next week, but they are still way short of a majority.
Austria wants a full stop to migrant influx along Balkans
VIENNA (AP) — Austria wants not only to crimp the influx of migrants pouring into Europe but to fully stop it, its interior minister declared Wednesday as she convened a meeting of ministers from Western Balkan nations. Greece — which was not invited — blasted the gathering as "hostile." Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner's comments reflect Austria's defiance of...
VIENNA (AP) — Austria wants not only to crimp the influx of migrants pouring into Europe but to fully stop it, its interior minister declared Wednesday as she convened a meeting of ministers from Western Balkan nations. Greece — which was not invited — blasted the gathering as "hostile." Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner's comments reflect Austria's defiance of...