Public workers strike in Tunisia, signaling national crisis
By FRANCESCA EBEL and BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A nationwide public sector strike in Tunisia is poised to paralyze…
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Beyoncé announces new album ‘Renaissance’ to drop July 29
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé has revealed the title and release date for her next studio album, with the 16-track…
Continue ReadingFeds taking first steps toward revising race, ethnic terms
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The federal government is taking preliminary steps toward revising racial and ethnic classifications that have not…
Continue ReadingHezbollah members get life terms for Lebanese leader’s death
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at an international tribunal have sentenced two members of the militant Hezbollah group to life…
Continue ReadingIran allows exchange stores to trade in foreign currency
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Central Bank has issued a directive allowing licensed exchange offices to resume buying and selling foreign currency,…
Continue ReadingQatar Airways posts record $1.5B profits ahead of World Cup
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways, one of the Mideast’s largest carriers known for on-board…
Continue ReadingUK sanctions Russian Orthodox head; decries forced adoption
LONDON (AP) — Britain has announced a new round of sanctions against Russia. Those targeted include Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox…
Continue ReadingHurricane Blas prompts port closure in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Blas whirled off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Thursday, prompting a precautionary port closure in a region…
Continue ReadingRich nations hit brakes on climate aid to poor at UN talks
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Rich countries including the European Union and the United States have pushed back against efforts…
Continue ReadingProduction at bedeviled baby formula factory halted by storm
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Severe weather has forced Abbott Nutrition to pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that had just…
Continue ReadingEU beefs up disinformation code amid Russia fake news fears
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is beefing up its code of practice on disinformation by enlisting more tech…
Continue ReadingRevlon, beauty icon in crowded market, files for bankruptcy
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Revlon, a cosmetics maker that broke racial barriers and dictated beauty trends for…
Continue ReadingItalian surgeon gets conditional sentence in Sweden case
STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Italian surgeon who made headlines in 2011 for carrying out the world’s first stem-cell windpipe transplants at Sweden’s…
Continue ReadingBuffalo supermarket gunman in court on hate crime counts
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white man who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket made his first…
Continue ReadingKyiv Diary: European leaders bear witness to war’s horror
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Before the ceremony and the serious meetings about war, the European leaders witnessed the…
Continue ReadingSwiss indict Turkish-Swiss man over alleged jihadist murder
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors said Thursday they have issued an indictment for murder and other charges…
Continue ReadingNigeria police free 35 teenage girls from prostitution ring
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say that at least 35 teenage girls have been rescued after being held…
Continue ReadingThousands march in Bangladesh over comments about Islam
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of people have marched in Bangladesh’s capital to demand the governments of Bangladesh and India officially…
Continue ReadingRussian economy ‘won’t be as it was,’ central banker says
By IRINA TITOVA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The head of the Russian Central Bank is warning that the country’s…
Continue ReadingEuro rescue fund to get new chief as its old glory fades
BRUSSELS (AP) — Finance ministers from the 19 countries that share the euro currency could decide Thursday on a successor to lead Europe’s…
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