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Exit poll: Greece's anti-bailout Syriza party wins election
January 25, 2015 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The anti-bailout Syriza party won a decisive victory in Greece's national elections on Sunday, according to projections by state-run TV's exit poll, in a historic first for ... more »»
Greece: Govt official admits electoral defeat by Syriza
January 25, 2015 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A senior official in Greece's governing conservatives has conceded defeat to the radical left Syriza party in Sunday's national elections. more »»
Ukraine: Phone calls prove rebels attacked city, killed 30
January 25, 2015 KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president said Sunday that intercepted radio and telephone conversations prove that Russia-backed separatists were responsible for firing the rockets that pounded... more »»
Greece: Exit poll shows anti-bailout party winning election
January 25, 2015 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The anti-bailout Syriza party has won a decisive victory in Greece's national elections, according to projections by state-run TV's exit poll, in a historic first for a... more »»
Greece exit poll shows anti-bailout party winning election
January 25, 2015 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek state TV exit poll was projecting that anti-bailout party Syriza had won Sunday's parliamentary elections — in a historic first for a radical left-wing party in... more »»
Boko Haram attacks northeastern Nigerian city, dozens killed
January 25, 2015 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — In fierce fighting Sunday that killed more than 200 combatants, Nigerian troops clashed with Islamic extremists who attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeastern... more »»
Egypt: 13 killed in clashes between Islamists, police
January 25, 2015 CAIRO (AP) — Supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist President fought street battles with police in Cairo and other cities on Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the country's 2011 uprising, as... more »»
South Africa shaken by anti-immigrant riots
January 25, 2015 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African authorities have re-established order — for now — in Soweto and other Johannesburg townships, after a week of looting of foreign-owned shops and violence in whic... more »»
Central African Republic: Militia kidnaps sports minister
January 25, 2015 BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A minister in Central African Republic's transitional government was kidnapped Sunday by armed men believed to belong to the Christian anti-Balaka militia... more »»
30 Filipino police commandos killed in clash with rebels
January 25, 2015 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — More than 30 police commandos were killed in a clash with Muslim insurgents Sunday in the southern Philippines in the biggest single-day combat loss for Filipino forces... more »»
Zambia: Edgar Lungu sworn in as new president
January 25, 2015 LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Edgar Lungu was sworn in as Zambia's new president Sunday. "I am humbled eternally and debted to you all, my fellow citizens," said Lungu at the inauguration ceremony. more »»
Kerry in Nigeria to warn against postelection violence
January 25, 2015 LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. more »»
French arrests raise question: Is free speech for all?
January 25, 2015 LONDON (AP) — When cartoonists at a French publication that had poked fun at the Prophet Muhammad were shot dead, millions around the world felt it as an attack on freedom of speech. more »»
WHO mulls reforms to repair reputation after bungling Ebola
January 25, 2015 GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is debating how to reform itself after botching the response to the Ebola outbreak, a sluggish performance that experts say cost thousands of lives. more »»
After dove debacle, Vatican makes balloons new peace symbol
January 25, 2015 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Dove lovers, rejoice. Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace Sunday in St. more »»
Indonesian rescuers fail again to lift fuselage of AirAsia
January 25, 2015 PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — The second attempt to lift the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia jetliner failed Sunday as the wreckage sank back to the ocean floor when a rope linking the lifting... more »»
Japan stunned by video claiming death of 1 of 2 IS hostages
January 25, 2015 TOKYO (AP) — From the prime minister to ordinary people, Japanese were shocked Sunday at a video purportedly showing one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been... more »»
Auschwitz survivor recalls Nazi evil, liberation 70 years on
January 25, 2015 SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The tattoo on her left arm has become unreadable but the habit of reading it aloud in Polish remains strong, seven decades after it first scarred her skin. more »»
Obama 'deeply concerned' about latest violence in Ukraine
January 25, 2015 NEW DELHI (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration is "deeply concerned" about the latest deadly flare-up in eastern Ukraine, but he says he won't change how he's handling the... more »»
Anti-bailout party the favorite as Greeks cast critical vote
January 25, 2015 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece voted Sunday in an early general election that could alter the course of the country's struggle with crippling debts, with a radical left party poised to win by... more »» |
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