Int’l envoy reacts angrily to Bosnia voting law accusations
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The international envoy tasked with overseeing a 1995 peace agreement for Bosnia has raised eyebrows with angry…
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In call with Israeli PM, Scholz condemns Holocaust denial
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told Israel’s Prime Minister that he condemns any attempts to…
Continue ReadingAfrica CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigma
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The head of Africa’s public health agency says he’s “really pleased” that the…
Continue ReadingGermany lowers natural gas tax to ease burden on consumers
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the government will temporarily lower taxes on natural gas to ease the financial pressure on…
Continue ReadingMorocco: 13 migrants sent to prison for Spain crossing bid
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan court has sentenced 13 migrants to two and a half years in prison over a mass attempt to scale the border fence…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka hopes to reach initial agreement with IMF for help
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s central bank chief hopes the government can reach a preliminary…
Continue ReadingMali accuses France of colluding with Islamic extremists
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s foreign minister is accusing France of having colluded with the Islamic extremists that…
Continue ReadingHong Kong political activists plead guilty amid crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a…
Continue ReadingDisqualified for disabilities, railroad workers fight back
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015, he underwent…
Continue ReadingEthiopia calls WHO chief’s comments on Tigray “unethical”
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government is criticizing as “unethical” the statement by the World Health…
Continue ReadingFEMA declares new strategy to engage Native American tribes
By TERRY TANG Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed a new strategy to better engage with hundreds of Native American…
Continue ReadingTrains paralyzed again in UK as unions stage more strikes
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of train workers in Britain have staged a fresh round of strikes that is paralyzing rail…
Continue ReadingSudan: Seasonal floods kill 77 people, destroy 14,500 homes
CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese official says that the death toll from seasonal floods has risen to 77 with 14,500 homes destroyed. Brig. Gen. Abdul-Jalil…
Continue ReadingHurricane winds, fierce storms leave 8 dead in France, Italy
By SYLVIE CORBET and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Violent thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds in France and Italy have left at…
Continue ReadingNorway’s central bank enacts big rate hike to tame inflation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank has raised its key policy interest rate by half a percentage point, saying “inflation has been…
Continue ReadingDesigner Armani and guests flee wildfire on Sicilian island
MILAN (AP) — Firefighters worked Thursday to put out the remnants of two wildfires on a Sicilian island that forced fashion designer Giorgio Armani…
Continue ReadingWildfires in Algeria kill at least 37, including family of 5
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s civil protection agency says wildfires raging in the country’s east have killed at least 37 people…
Continue ReadingIndian woman condemns release of her convicted rapists
By SHONAL GANGULY and ALTAF QADRI NEW DELHI (AP) — A Muslim woman who was gang raped while pregnant during India’s devastating 2002 religious…
Continue ReadingUnification Church followers decry ‘biased’ Japanese media
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of Unification Church followers have rallied in South Korea protesting…
Continue ReadingPolice: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 21
By RAHIM FAIEZ and EBRAHIM NOROOZI Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban police spokesman in Afghanistan’s capital says the toll…
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