This entire village was wiped out ‘in just 10 seconds’ in Morocco’s devastating earthquake
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Tinzert, Atlas Mountains, Morocco (CNN) — Rajaa Acherhri was known as the village math genius. At six years old, she…
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This entire village was wiped out ‘in just 10 seconds’ in Morocco’s devastating earthquake
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Tinzert, Atlas Mountains, Morocco (CNN) — Rajaa Acherhri was known as the village math genius. At six years old,…
Continue ReadingBosnian police arrest 5 ex-Serb troops suspected of participating in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian police have arrested five people who are suspected of participating in a July 1995 genocide in…
Continue ReadingLatvia grows worried over a surge of migrants attempting to cross from Belarus
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia is growing worried over the increasing number of migrants attempting to cross over into the…
Continue ReadingPolice round up migrants in Serbia and report finding weapons in raid of a border area with Hungary
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police in Serbia say they rounded up hundreds of migrants and found weapons during a raid along the country’s border…
Continue ReadingWith European countries hungry for workers, more Ukrainians are choosing Germany over Poland
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A report says Poland is losing large numbers of Ukrainian refugees from its workforce as…
Continue ReadingMaps and photos show the impact of the Morocco earthquake
By Rob Picheta, Krystina Shveda, Henrik Pettersson, Lou Robinson, Amy O’Kruk and Clint Alwahab, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 3,000 people are dead,…
Continue ReadingFamilies ask full appellate court to reconsider Alabama transgender care ban
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama families with transgender children asked an appellate court Monday to review a…
Continue ReadingAuthor Sandra Cisneros receives Holbrooke award for work that helps promote peace and understanding
NEW YORK (AP) — Author Sandra Cisneros is this year’s winner of the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, honoring…
Continue ReadingRubiales summoned by Spanish judge investigating his kiss of player at Women’s World Cup
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The former president of Spain’s soccer federation been ordered to give testimony to a…
Continue ReadingCourt renews detention of 5 Israelis in Cyprus police custody after U.K. woman accuses them of rape
PARALIMNI, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court extended the detention of five Israelis for another six days after a British woman accused them of…
Continue ReadingThese highly trained scientists and doctors were making history. Reporters kept asking them sexist questions
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — As Sally Ride prepared to make history as the first American woman in space, it should have been a moment…
Continue ReadingSpain strips deceased former Chilean President Pinochet of a Spanish military honor
MADRID (AP) — Spain is stripping deceased former Chilean leader Gen. Augusto Pinochet of a Spanish military honor bestowed on him more than 40…
Continue ReadingAhead of High Holidays, US Jewish leaders stress need for security vigilance as antisemitism surges
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Ahead of the High Holidays that begin this week, a network of Jewish security experts and religious leaders hosted…
Continue ReadingPakistan court orders 5 siblings of girl found dead near London put into child protection center
By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court has ordered the five siblings of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead…
Continue ReadingWhen do the Jewish High Holidays start? The 10-day season begins this week with Rosh Hashana
The Associated Press Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, starts at sundown on Friday, Sept. 15, and continues through the evening of Sunday, Sept. 17.…
Continue ReadingEU lawmakers approve a deal to raise renewable energy target to 42.5% of total consumption by 2030
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — European Union lawmakers endorsed a deal Tuesday to raise the share of renewables in the bloc’s energy mix, another…
Continue ReadingIsraeli academics and artists call on Biden and UN to shun Netanyahu during his upcoming US visit
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli academics and artists have urged U.S. President Joe Biden and United Nations Secretary-General António…
Continue ReadingHurricane Lee swirls through open waters on a path to Atlantic Canada
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee is whirling north of Puerto Rico as a Category 3 storm, with forecasters noting it would remain in open…
Continue ReadingSweeping study finds 1,000 cases of sexual abuse in Swiss Catholic Church since mid-20th century
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A sweeping study of sex abuse by priests and others within the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland…
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