Aid groups decry migrant camp conditions a year after fire
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A year ago on Thursday, Greece’s notoriously squalid refugee camp of Moria on the…
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Spanish wildfire kills 1 firefighter, forces evacuations
MADRID (AP) — Authorities in southern Spain say one firefighter has died and nearly 1,000 people have been evacuated as a worsening wildfire is…
Continue ReadingEasyJet rejects bid approach as it seeks to raise more money
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British airline easyJet said it has rejected an unsolicited takeover approach as it announced plans to…
Continue ReadingMerkel: Party was always aware it faced fight in German vote
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel says her party is fighting and was always aware that it wouldn’t…
Continue ReadingFlight takes about 200, including Americans, out of Kabul
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An estimated 200 foreigners, including Americans, have left Kabul on an international…
Continue ReadingGround zero rebuilding still unfinished, 20 years later
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Even after two decades, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex after its destruction…
Continue ReadingFrance pays emotional tribute to New Wave actor Belmondo
ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France paid tribute Thursday to screen legend Jean-Paul Belmondo, whom President Emmanuel Macron…
Continue ReadingThousands gather for Crete burial of composer Theodorakis
ATHENS Thousands of people have turned out on the southern Greek island of Crete to pay their final respects to Greek music great and politician…
Continue ReadingTheater kid turned militant stars in Israeli prison break
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — For nearly two decades, Israelis and Palestinians have watched Zakaria Zubeidi’s…
Continue ReadingIAEA: Science, objectivity key to Fukushima water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A key International Atomic Energy Agency official says objective, science-based monitoring is the…
Continue ReadingIndonesia, Australia urge Taliban to respect rights of women
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The foreign minister of Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, is…
Continue ReadingUnionist leader says Brexit deal could sink N Ireland govt
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The leader of Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party says the U.K.’s divorce deal…
Continue ReadingWest African bloc to send delegation to Guinea after coup
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A delegation of West African leaders is to go to Guinea to meet with the junta that toppled…
Continue ReadingPolish Senate rejects media bill affecting US-owned company
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Senate voted has rejected a media bill seen as targeting a U.S.-owned television…
Continue ReadingEurope’s central bank eases support, but it’s not a taper
BY DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says it is dialing back some of its massive emergency…
Continue ReadingSmoke alarms sound at International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — Smoke alarms went off at the Russian segment of the International Space Station in the early hours of Thursday, and the crew reported…
Continue ReadingFrance to offer free birth control to all women up to 25
PARIS (AP) — France will offer free birth control to all women up to age 25 starting next year. The health minister announced the measure on…
Continue ReadingRobinson, Pepi, US flip WCup qualifier, beat Honduras 4-1
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Antonee Robinson and Ricardo Pepi scored their first international goals after a…
Continue ReadingAustralia won’t allow UN climate goals in UK free trade deal
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has confirmed it has refused to allow climate change goals to…
Continue ReadingReport: Apartment building collapse in Egypt kills 3 lawyers
CAIRO (AP) — State-run media reported an apartment building collapsed in a city just outside Egypt’s capital, killing at least three people. The…
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