Wildfire prompts evacuations in Canary Islands
TEJEDA, Spain – A wildfire
in the Canary Islands led to the evacuation of a small town in Gran Canaria
island on Saturday, and officials said...
Italy’s Salvini agrees to let 27 minors off migrant ship
ROME – Italy’s hard-line interior minister buckled under
pressure Saturday and agreed to let 27 unaccompanied minors leave a migrant
rescue ship after two weeks at...
4 UK men arrested in huge Australia drug bust
CANBERRA – Six people
including four British men have been arrested in Australia and New Zealand in
one of the region’s largest-ever drug seizures.
Australian police said...
Dead Irish girl’s family wants thorough probe in Malaysia
JAKARTA – Malaysian police should accept an offer by
French authorities to help investigate the death of an Irish girl whose naked
body was found near...
Pakistan celebrates Independence Day
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Prime
Minister Imran Khan used an address celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday
to criticize India for its actions in the disputed Kashmir region...
California lawmaker wants corruption trial postponed
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, who is
facing corruption charges, wants his Sept. 10 trial postponed while his
attorneys appeal a San Diego...
Ebola drugs trial show ‘90% survival rate’
BRAZZAVILLE – Ebola may soon be a "preventable and
treatable" disease after a trial of two drugs showed significantly
improved survival rates, scientists have said.
Four drugs...
5 Russian nuclear engineers buried after rocket explosion
MOSCOW – Thousands of people attended the funerals Monday
of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by an explosion as they tested a new
rocket engine, a...
5 children killed in Pennsylvania fire
WASHINGTON – A day care
center where children could stay overnight as their parents worked was ravaged
Sunday by a fire that killed five and sent...
Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM – Muslim
worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site
during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.
Palestinian medics said...