Iran arrests over 260 including three Europeans at ‘Satanist’ meeting, Tasnim says
DUBAI – Iranian security forces have arrested more than 260 people, including three European nationals, at a “Satanist” gathering west of the capital Tehran, the semi-official new agency Tasnim reported…
Russian guided bombs kill two, injure 13 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Russian guided bombs killed at least two people and injured 13 others in the northeastern Ukraine’s city of Kharkiv on Friday, local officials said. Read More
Man who murdered UK pensioner in revenge for Gaza jailed for at least 45 years
LONDON – A Moroccan man who stabbed a passer-by to death on a British street in what he later told police was revenge for Israeli action in Gaza was jailed…
Turkey opposition chief cool to constitution talks with Erdogan
ANKARA – Turkey’s main opposition leader, boosted by sweeping local election gains in March, said he is “far off” opening talks with Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party over a new constitution…
Vatican urges caution over weeping Madonnas and other supposed apparitions
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican issued new guidelines on Friday recommending a cautious approach to supposed supernatural events such as weeping Madonnas and blood-dripping crucifixes that have for centuries whipped…
Aid trucks begin moving ashore via Gaza pier, US says
GAZA – Aid trucks began moving through a temporary U.S.-built pier off the Gaza Strip on Friday, amid growing international pressure to get more supplies into the besieged coastal enclave,…
Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide
THE HAGUE – Israel on Friday defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive at the International Court of Justice after South Africa asked judges to order it to halt…
Slovak doctors to discuss moving PM Fico to Bratislava on Monday, reports say
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia – Slovak doctors will meet on Monday to assess Prime Minister Robert Fico’s health and discuss the possibility of transporting him from Banska Bystrica to the capital…
Slovak doctors to discuss moving PM Fico to Bratislava on Monday, reports say
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia – Slovak doctors will meet on Monday to assess Prime Minister Robert Fico’s health and discuss the possibility of transporting him from Banska Bystrica to the capital…
Kenyan lawyers seek contempt ruling over govt plan to deploy police to Haiti
NAIROBI – Kenyan lawyers and their opposition party have asked a court to hold the government in contempt over plans to deploy police to Haiti, their filing showed. Read More