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Pakistan: Armed men rob, harass prominent right activist
April 20, 2018 ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prominent Pakistani rights group says armed men have raided the house of one of its editors, harassing her and stealing her laptop, two hard drives and two cell phones, as well... more »»
German town braces for neo-Nazi concert on Hitler's birthday
April 20, 2018 BERLIN (AP) — A small town in Germany's far east braced Friday for the arrival of hundreds of neo-Nazis planning to attend a music festival timed to coincide with Adolf Hitler's birthday. more »»
The Latest: Gaza ministry says 445 protesters wounded
April 20, 2018 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Latest on the crisis along the Israel-Gaza border (all times local): 6:55 p.m. more »»
Afghan authorities: 3 protecting voter registration killed
April 20, 2018 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three police protecting voter registration centers in two Afghan provinces were killed by militants over a two-day period this week, authorities said Saturday. more »»
Turkish lawmakers approve early elections called by Erdogan
April 20, 2018 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's parliament has approved holding the country's presidential and parliamentary elections a year-and-half early, a change President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said is needed... more »»
Germany: Truck tips over, floods field with fish
April 20, 2018 BERLIN (AP) — Oh sprat! A tractor-trailer tried to take a turn and toppled over, tipping its entire load of fish onto a German farmer's fiel. more »»
UK lawmakers form group to combat 'malign' Russian influence
April 20, 2018 LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers set up a special group Friday to focus on Russian election interference and disinformation campaigns, saying more must be done to understand the extent of Moscow's... more »»
Rights group: Lebanon evicting Syrian refugees from towns
April 20, 2018 BEIRUT (AP) — Local officials in Lebanon are throwing Syrian out of their towns in a violation of their rights as refugees and residents, a human rights group said in a new report released Friday. more »»
UN health agency: Hungarian scientist exposed to Ebola
April 20, 2018 LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has coordinated shipment of an experimental Ebola vaccine and drugs to treat a laboratory scientist in Hungary who was exposed to the... more »»
The Latest: Israeli defense minister shrugs off video threat
April 20, 2018 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Latest on the crisis along the Israel-Gaza border (all times local): 5:05 p.. more »»
Islamic State group to give up last pocket in Syrian capital
April 20, 2018 BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants agreed to give up their last pocket in Damascus on Friday, state media reported, as the government seeks to retake the entire Syrian capital and its... more »»
The Latest: Officials say 83 Palestinians wounded in protest
April 20, 2018 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Latest on the crisis along the Israel-Gaza border (all times local): 4:50 p.m. more »»
Croatia's president honors victims of WWII camp
April 20, 2018 ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's president on Friday visited the site of a World War II concentration camp and honored its victims. more »»
UK Supreme Court declines appeal from parents of ill toddler
April 20, 2018 LONDON (AP) — Britain's Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from a mother and father who want to take their terminally ill toddler to Italy for treatment. more »»
Police remove students from occupied Paris university site
April 20, 2018 PARIS (AP) — French police removed students from a Paris university building Friday that had been occupied for a month to protest admission changes that also are causing turmoil at other campuses. more »»
Israeli fire in new Gaza border protest kills 2 Palestinians
April 20, 2018 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians joined the fourth weekly protest on Gaza's border with Israel on Friday, some burning tires or flying kites with flaming rags dangling from... more »»
The Latest: Officials say 2nd Palestinian killed in protest
April 20, 2018 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Latest on the crisis along the Israel-Gaza border (all times local): 3:45 p.m. more »»
Zimbabwe's Mugabe summoned over alleged diamond looting
April 20, 2018 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean parliamentary committee is summoning former leader Robert Mugabe to explain past comments on alleged diamond looting — the first time a public institution has... more »»
South Africa's leader cuts short UK visit after protests
April 20, 2018 MAHIKENG, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's president has cut short a visit to Britain to return home and deal with violent protests in a provincial capital. more »»
Evacuation in Slovakia after unexploded WWII bombs found
April 20, 2018 BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak authorities have started evacuating people in a town near the southern border with Hungary after four unexploded World War II bombs were foun. more »» |
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