Greek man confesses to rape, murder of US scientist
ATHENS – Greek police believe they have found the man who
raped and murdered an American biologist whose body was discovered on the
island of Crete...
Mumbai building collapse kills 10
NEW DELHI – At least 10 people have been killed and many
remain trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in the Indian city of
Mumbai, officials...
Portugal suspends visas for Iranians
LISBON – Portugal has suspended the issuance of entry visas for Iranian
nationals for unspecified security reasons, Foreign Minister Augusto Santos
Silva said on Tuesday, adding...
Salvadoran accused of abortion faces hefty sentence
SAN SALVADOR – A young woman who gave birth to
a baby in an outhouse toilet in El Salvador was back in court Monday facing...
Monsoon floods displace millions in India
NEW DELHI – Heavy monsoon rains
in India’s northeast Assam state displaced more than a million people from
their homes and flash floods killed at least...
Lawmakers blast Trump’s racist attacks
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump doubled down on his
attacks against four minority U.S. congresswomen on Monday and dismissed
concerns that his comments were racist, prompting...
India halts space mission hour before launch
NEW
DELHI – The launch of India’s second lunar mission has been halted less than an
hour before the scheduled blast-off, due to a technical problem.
The...
Monsoon rains kill 30 people in Nepal
KATHMANDU – Flash floods and landslides in
Nepal triggered by monsoon rains killed 15 people and injured 12 overnight
while another 18 have gone missing, officials...
Puerto Rican top officials resign over group chat scandal
SAN JUAN –
Two of Puerto Rico’s top government officials resigned on Saturday following
the publication of a bombshell group chat in which Governor Ricardo Rossello
and...
Trump scrapped Iran nuclear deal ‘to spite Obama’
WASHINGTON – Donald
Trump abandoned the Iran nuclear deal to spite Barack Obama, according to a
leaked memo written by the UK’s former ambassador to the...