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Pope in Caucasus: Let displaced Georgians return home
September 30, 2016 TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Georgia on Friday and immediately backed the government's demand that Georgians displaced by a 2008 war with Russia be allowed to return home, as... more »»
The Latest: Activists: Aleppo airstrikes kill at least 12
September 30, 2016 BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Syria (all times local): 6:45 p.. more »»
The Latest: UN rights council to form panel on Syria abuses
September 30, 2016 BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Syria (all times local): 6:30 p.m. The U.N. more »»
Pope in Caucasus backs return of displaced Georgians
September 30, 2016 TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Georgia on Friday and immediately backed the government's demand that Georgians displaced by a brief 2008 war with Russia be allowed to return home... more »»
Deutsche Bank shares tank as concern grows over stability
September 30, 2016 BERLIN (AP) — Worries over the financial stability of Deutsche Bank returned to the fore Friday, sending shares in Germany's biggest bank to a record low and rekindling broader concerns about... more »»
Netherlands summons Russian envoy over MH17 probe criticism
September 30, 2016 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has summoned Russia's ambassador to complain about Russian criticism of the Dutch public prosecutor's office over the probe into the 2014 downing of... more »»
EU nations approve ratification of climate change pact
September 30, 2016 BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's environment ministers on Friday approved the ratification of the landmark Paris climate change pact, paving the way for the agreement to take effect in... more »»
Literature Nobel to be announced Oct. 13, later than usual
September 30, 2016 STOCKHOLM (AP) — The panel that awards the Nobel Prize in literature says this year's winner will be announced on Oct. 13, a week later than in previous years. more »»
Nobel Prize for Colombia peace deal or UN climate pact?
September 30, 2016 STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Guessing the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize is notoriously hard because the secretive Norwegian Nobel Committee isn't dropping any hints, except that 376 people and... more »»
The Latest: Russia says Syria involvement justified
September 30, 2016 BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Syria (all times local): 2:30 p.m. more »»
Mother of black man shot by police speaks of her anguish
September 30, 2016 EL CAJON, Calif. more »»
Obama: Peres won his wars but understood the need for peace
September 30, 2016 JERUSALEM (AP) — President Barack Obama hailed Shimon Peres Friday as a man who showed the world that justice and hope are at the heart of the Zionist ideal and saw "all people as deserving of... more »»
The Latest: Ex-President Peres brought to rest in Jerusalem
September 30, 2016 JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the funeral of Israel's former President Shimon Peres (all times local): 12:00 p.m. more »»
Obama arrives in Israel for Shimon Peres memorial service
September 30, 2016 TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Barack Obama flew to Israel Friday to pay his respects to Shimon Peres, the former leader whose six decades of work shaping this tiny nation into a powerful and... more »»
Israelis, world leaders gather for Peres funeral
September 30, 2016 JERUSALEM (AP) — Shimon Peres was being laid to rest on Friday in a ceremony attended by thousands of admirers and dozens of international dignitaries — in a final tribute to a man who personifie... more »»
Syrian monitor: Russian airstrikes killed 9,300 in past year
September 30, 2016 BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian opposition monitoring group that tracks Syria's civil war says a year of Russian airstrikes have killed more than 9,000 people in the war-torn country. more »»
Kidnappers free Pakistani media group executive
September 30, 2016 ISLAMABAD (AP) — An executive at a leading Pakistani media group says that a director who was abducted earlier this week has been freed by his captors and has arrived safely in Islamabad. more »»
Russia, Syria geopolitics frame pope's Caucasus trip
September 30, 2016 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' trip to Georgia and Azerbaijan will be filled with religiously symbolic encounters with Catholics, Orthodox, Muslims and Jews. more »»
Pakistan militant group jumps to prominence with attacks
September 30, 2016 ISLAMABAD (AP) — One of Pakistan's most vicious militant groups has dramatically stepped up its attacks over the past month, striking mosques, Christians and security forces in attacks that have... more »»
Duterte 'happy to slaughter' drug suspects; mentions Hitler
September 30, 2016 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised his bloody anti-crime war rhetoric to a new level Friday, comparing it to how Hitler massacred millions of Jews and saying... more »» |
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