Czech Republic president swears in new coalition government
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — A new coalition government has taken office in the Czech Republic and faces the coronavirus…
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Officials: 22 die in Istanbul from bootleg alcohol poisoning
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Istanbul governor’s office says at least 22 people have died in Istanbul after drinking bootleg alcohol. At least…
Continue ReadingGerman business confidence slips again amid COVID fears
BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows business confidence in Germany has dropped for the sixth month in a row amid concern over the latest…
Continue ReadingBriton ordered held by Sweden court in deadly ship collision
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A British national has been ordered held in pre-trial custody suspected of being drunk on the British freighter that…
Continue Reading2,500 Myanmar villagers flee army troops into Thailand
By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Fighting between Myanmar government forces and ethnic guerrillas has sent about 2,500…
Continue ReadingRussia sets out tough demands for security pact with NATO
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and LORNE COOK Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to…
Continue ReadingOver Ethiopia’s objections, UN rights body examines conflict
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s main human rights body is opening a special session to discuss rights violations in…
Continue ReadingAustria to allow tightly limited right to assisted suicide
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s parliament has approved legislation that will allow chronically or terminally ill people to stipulate their will to die…
Continue ReadingGermany: Merkel’s party chooses conservative Merz as leader
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Members of Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union, the party of former Chancellor…
Continue ReadingChina vows to respond after US enacts Xinjiang sanctions
BEIJING (AP) — China has said it will take unspecified “necessary measures” to safeguard its institutions and enterprises after the U.S.…
Continue ReadingPope at 85: Gloves come off as Francis’ reform hits stride
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is celebrating his 85th birthday. It’s a milestone made even more remarkable…
Continue ReadingPressure on PM Johnson after UK Tories suffer election upset
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has suffered a stunning defeat in a…
Continue Reading4 children die after intense fire rips through London home
LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a 27-year-old woman on suspicion of child neglect after four children died in a fire that ripped through…
Continue ReadingAfghans push through snowy Alps toward new lives in Europe
By JOHN LEICESTER and DANIEL COLE Associated Press CLAVIERE, Italy (AP) — When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August, some Afghans…
Continue ReadingAfghan currency slides, prices surge as economy worsens
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — The value of Afghanistan’s currency is tumbling, exacerbating an already severe…
Continue ReadingUS stocks end lower, marking 3rd losing week in the last 4
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, marking their third losing week in the last four. Banks,…
Continue ReadingBiden acknowledges $2T bill stalled, but vows it will pass
By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping…
Continue ReadingPower of one: Manchin is singularly halting Biden’s agenda
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite months of being courted and cajoled, Sen. Joe Manchin is still not a…
Continue ReadingAcross services, troops face discipline for refusing vaccine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say all of the military services have now begun disciplinary actions and…
Continue ReadingA fragile partnership in Iraq tries to prevent IS revival
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press LHEIBAN, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s central government and the Kurdish autonomy zone have formed a fragile security…
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