Burkina Faso suspends Norwegian Refugee Council’s operations
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government has suspended the Norwegian Refugee Council aid group…
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Germany probes Turk over alleged spying on Gulen supporters
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they are investigating a Turkish man who was arrested in Dusseldorf on suspicion that he spied on supporters…
Continue ReadingSomalia opens nation’s 1st public oxygen plant amid pandemic
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia has opened the country’s first public oxygen plant as the Horn of Africa nation with one of the world’s…
Continue ReadingHurricane Sam to bring tropical storm conditions to Bermuda
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a Category 4 storm that is not expected to strike Bermuda but is forecast bring tropical storm conditions to the…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka lifts 6-week virus lockdown amid economic worries
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has lifted a six-week national lockdown as COVID-19 cases and deaths…
Continue ReadingIran holds military exercises near tense Azerbaijan border
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s national army has begun exercises near its border with Azerbaijan, putting on a display of military capabilities near…
Continue ReadingRomanian hospital blaze kills at least 7 COVID-19 patients
By STEPHEN MCGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities say a fire at a hospital in Romania’s port city of Constanta has killed…
Continue ReadingJapan princess to wed commoner next month despite dispute
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Mako and her fiancé are tying the knot next month but no wedding ceremonies are…
Continue ReadingMongolia-born sumo great Hakuho retires after knee injury
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Mongolia-born Hakuho was famous for his diligent training that led him to be the sumo grand…
Continue ReadingAbortion, Taliban in spotlight at Hollywood women’s event
By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Angelina Jolie, Rita Moreno and several other speakers at Variety’s Women…
Continue ReadingChina appoints new Xinjiang governor amid abuse accusations
BEIJING (AP) — China has appointed a new governor for Xinjiang where the ruling Communist Party is accused of carrying out mass detentions and…
Continue ReadingAustralia-EU trade talks delayed amid submarine deal fallout
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A round of free trade talks between the European Union and Australia has been postponed by one…
Continue ReadingSweden: Manhunt for tenant suspect in building explosion
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A manhunt is continuing Friday for the tenant in an apartment building that was rocked by an explosion and fire this week that…
Continue ReadingThree candidates advance in Hungary’s first national primary
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Three candidates aiming to unseat Hungary’s right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban in…
Continue ReadingMigrants on new route to Europe get trapped between borders
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press BIALYSTOK, Poland (AP) — A Syrian family seeking to escape the war in their homeland got trapped between borders…
Continue ReadingActivists, WHO in the frame as Nobel Peace guessing starts
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The annual Nobel Peace Prize, to be announced Oct. 8, shines the brightest of lights on the…
Continue Reading‘Anti-feminist’ vandals in Israel deface images of women
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is having a difficult time keeping images of women in public from being defaced.…
Continue ReadingStocks rebound but still close out worst week since winter
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer Stocks rebounded on Wall Street Friday but still ended with their worst weekly decline since February. The S&P…
Continue ReadingSick of weeds and trash piles, Rome to elect new mayor
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — After five years in office as Rome’s first populist mayor, Virginia Raggi is running for a…
Continue ReadingDubai’s Expo opens, bringing first world’s fair to Mideast
By AYA BATRAWY and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East’s first world’s fair has opened in…
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