NEW DELHI (AP) — Police say they have arrested three people after at least 11 died of suspected food poisoning following a ceremony to celebrate the construction of a new Hindu temple in southern India. Police officer Musharraf says that more than 130 sick people are recovering from poisoning in various hospitals in Chamarajnagar district […]
Read More ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey says it will continue to defend itself against terrorists after its strikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq sparked criticism from Baghdad. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said Saturday that Turkey expected neighboring Iraq to fulfill its responsibilities in combatting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. He says Turkey will […]
Read More PARIS (AP) — A strong police presence deployed in Paris on Saturday for planned demonstrations by the “yellow vest” protesters, with authorities repeating calls for calm after protests in previous weekends turned violent. Security forces in riot gear were positioned around central train stations and along the famed Champs-Elysees boulevard, where shops were closed and […]
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Published on 15.12.2018 at 09h54 by AFP Former Ethiopian president Girma Woldegiorgis died on Saturday, two weeks short of his 95th birthday, state media reported. Girma was president of Ethiopia for twelve years between 2001 to 2013, a largely ceremonial role. His death was reported by the Ethiopia Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) and other state media. […]
Read More WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Warsaw Ghetto Museum should be an ambitious state-of-the art facility —”the major Holocaust museum in Poland” — when it opens in 2023, its newly appointed chief historian said Friday. The Polish government announced plans in March to create a museum dedicated to the Jews who were imprisoned in the Warsaw […]
Read More BERLIN (AP) — The insolvency administrator for bankrupt airline Air Berlin has sued its former largest shareholder, Gulf airline Etihad, for 2 billion euros ($2.26 billion) in damages, a Berlin court said Friday. The suit alleges United Arab Emirates-based Etihad failed to live up to its financial obligations by withdrawing funding from the struggling airline, […]
Read More BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker lashed out at the leader of Hungary on Friday for spreading fake news, after EU leaders called for measures to tackle the deliberate spread of disinformation in time for European elections in five months. “Fake news are not only to be found in the camp of the […]
Read More RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel arrested dozens of Hamas activists in the West Bank, and a Palestinian was killed in clashes with troops, as the Israeli military pressed ahead on Friday with a crackdown following a pair of deadly shootings blamed on Hamas militants. The Palestinian Health Ministry said that Mahmoud Nakhla, 18, was […]
Read More BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s finance minister says that the Moody’s Investors Service report that downgraded the country’s status shows the urgency of forming a new Cabinet and implementing economic reforms. Ali Hassan Khalil’s comments Friday came a day after Moody’s changed Lebanon’s government issuer ratings outlook from stable to negative and assigned it the rating […]
Read More BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led fighters captured the last town held by the Islamic State group on Friday, after three months of ferocious battles in the militants’ single remaining enclave in eastern Syria, activists and Kurdish officials said. The fall of Hajin marks an end to the extremist group’s hold over any significant urban area, […]
Read More MILAN (AP) — The Mediterranean island nation of Malta needs better checks and balances to address the way the prime minister’s powers currently eclipse other institutions, experts from Europe’s top human rights body said on Friday. The critical assessment issued by the Council of Europe’s advisory body — known as the Venice Commission and comprised […]
Read More THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch appeals court on Friday upheld a prison sentence of nearly 11 years for a man convicted of cyberbullying dozens of young women and gay men around the world. Amsterdam Appeals Court confirmed the maximum 10 years and eight months sentence imposed in March last year on the man […]
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