German far-right group on trial for ‘terror plot’

BERLIN – The trial of 11 suspected members of a far-right "terror" group has begun in the German city of Stuttgart. The suspects, aged between...
Aerial view of Iran’s Natanz nuclear site. AP

Iran ‘to avenge Israeli attack’ on nuclear site

TEHRAN – Iran will “take revenge” for an attack on a key nuclear site for which it blamed Israel, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif...

Prince Harry arrives in UK for Prince Philip’s funeral

WINDSOR – Prince Harry, whose explosive interview alongside his wife Meghan plunged the royal family into its biggest crisis in decades, arrived back in...
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Conservative ex-banker elected prexy of Ecuador

QUITO – A conservative former banker, Guillermo Lasso, won Ecuador's presidential election following a run-off vote. His opponent, Andrés Arauz, conceded defeat hours after polls...

Marchers protest Romania’s COVID-19 restrictions

BUCHAREST – Marchers took to the streets Saturday to protest restrictive measures to fight the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). About 1,000 people converged...
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Prince Charles pays tribute to Prince Philip

WINDSOR – Britain’s Prince Charles paid a personal tribute on Saturday to Prince Philip, saying the royal family missed him enormously and that the...
Flowers are placed at the site where journalist Giorgos Karaivaz was murdered in Alimos, on the southern coast of Attica, Greece, 9 April 2021, Dimitris Lampropoulos/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Journalist shot dead in Greece

ATHENS – A veteran crime journalist was shot dead on Friday. Giorgos Karaivaz was shot at least six times with a silenced weapon by two...
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‘Lost golden city’ found in Egypt

GIZA – The discovery of a 3,000-year-old city that was lost to the sands of Egypt is one of the most important archaeological finds...
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Rioters ignore pleas for calm as violence flares in Ireland

BELFAST – Gangs of youths threw stones and fireworks at police here who hit back with water cannons as violence flared again on the...

Iran releases South Korean tanker, captain

SEOUL – A South Korean-flagged tanker and its captain detained in Iran in January have been released, the foreign ministry here said. Iran seized the...