Turkey says no need for concern over US sanctions warning
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s finance minister says said there was no reason for Turkish businesses to be concerned by a U.S. warning about…
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US Coast Guard cutter is denied port call in Solomon Islands
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. coast guard cutter conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal…
Continue ReadingSchool districts move to ease teacher stress, burnout
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — School districts around the country are starting to invest in programs aimed at addressing…
Continue ReadingAlways wanted to ‘hit the gas’: Blind Michigan judge drives
MT. MORRIS, Mich. (AP) — A blind Michigan judge went for a drive and a sheriff rode shotgun. As 100 people watched, Richard Bernstein of the…
Continue ReadingGermany promotes Baltic Sea’s ‘enormous’ energy potential
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says estimates show the Baltic Sea can produce “more…
Continue ReadingExplosive detonates in Baghdad, targets Australian diplomats
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A small homemade explosive has donated near Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone as…
Continue ReadingAngola’s president and ruling party poised for election win
By FERNANDO LIMA Associated Press LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Angola’s President Joao Lourenco appears set to win a second term and his MPLA party is…
Continue ReadingChina adds postscript to ‘Minions’ showing crime doesn’t pay
BEIJING (AP) — The latest “Minions” movie subtly reinforces a message for Chinese audiences that viewers in other countries won’t see: Crime…
Continue ReadingMore than an icon: Designer Elizabeth Emanuel recalls Diana
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Elizabeth Emanuel cradles the massive scrapbook across her chest before laying it gently on the…
Continue ReadingNorwegian mass-murderer sues Norwegian state — again
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in 2011, is once again suing the government,…
Continue ReadingAfter summer of chaos, Schiphol Airport reports net profit
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has reported a net profit of 65 million euros ($64.8 million) for the first six months of the year…
Continue ReadingGreek PM defends workings of intelligence service
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister has defended the workings of the country’s intelligence…
Continue Reading150 migrants moved from overcrowded Dutch asylum center
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Authorities have moved 150 migrants from an overcrowded asylum-seekers center in the…
Continue ReadingAfter Somalia hotel siege, a vow to tackle al-Shabab ‘snake’
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hell began at sunset. It was a Friday evening in Somalia’s capital. The patrons of the…
Continue ReadingSending suspect to China could cost New Zealand millions
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sending a murder suspect to face trial in China could end up costing New Zealand…
Continue ReadingFears of a radiation leak mount near Ukrainian nuclear plant
By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia…
Continue ReadingUS suspends Chinese airline flights in COVID-19 dispute
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. government is suspending 26 flights by Chinese airlines from the United States to China in a dispute over anti-virus…
Continue ReadingTurkish pop star jailed over joke about religious schools
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish pop star Gulsen has been arrested on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” over a joke she made about…
Continue ReadingRussia divestment promises by US states largely unfulfilled
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Driven by moral outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, U.S. governors and other top state…
Continue ReadingJudge to probe how former Australia PM gained secret powers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A retired judge has been appointed to investigate how former Australian Prime Minister…
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