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Gas blast wrecks Mexico children's hospital, killing 3
January 30, 2015 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Injured and bleeding, mothers grasping infants in their arms fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers began smashing... more »»
Families plead for lives of IS hostages as swap hopes fade
January 30, 2015 TOKYO (AP) — A deadline of sunset Thursday for a possible prisoner swap purportedly set by the Islamic State group holding a Japanese journalist and a Jordanian military pilot passed with no sign... more »»
Gas blast wrecks Mexico children's hospital; 2 dead, 73 hurt
January 30, 2015 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers swung sledgehammers to break through... more »»
Youth who stormed Dutch broadcaster claimed to be hacker
January 30, 2015 HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) — A 19-year-old brandishing a fake weapon threatened a security guard to gain access to the headquarters of Dutch national broadcaster NOS and demand airtime Thursday... more »»
Gas blast wrecks Mexico children's hospital, at least 2 dead
January 30, 2015 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers swung sledgehammers to break through... more »»
Youth who stormed Dutch broadcaster claimed to be hacker
January 29, 2015 HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) — A 19-year-old brandishing a fake weapon threatened a security guard to gain access to the headquarters of Dutch national broadcaster NOS and demand airtime Tuesday... more »»
Simultaneous attacks in Egypt's Sinai kill 26
January 29, 2015 EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Militants struck more than a dozen army and police targets in the restive Sinai Peninsula with simultaneous attacks involving a car bomb and mortar rounds on Thursday,... more »»
New push on Capitol Hill for more oversight of US aid agency
January 29, 2015 WASHINGTON (AP) — Key U.S. more »»
Gas blast wrecks Mexico children's hospital, at least 2 dead
January 29, 2015 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers swung sledgehammers to break through... more »»
EU official expects clashes but no rash actions from Athens
January 29, 2015 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The first European official to visit Greece since the country elected a new left-wing government said Thursday that he expects clashes over how to lighten the country's... more »»
Ukraine: Russia-backed rebels overrun another town in east
January 29, 2015 ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's military conceded Thursday that its forces had been overrun by Russian-backed separatist forces in another town in their battle to hold onto a strategically... more »»
Families plead for lives of IS hostages as swap hopes fade
January 29, 2015 AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The father of a Jordanian fighter pilot and the wife of a Japanese journalist held by the Islamic State group pleaded for their loved ones' lives after a possible prisoner... more »»
Gas blast at Mexico children's hospital, at least 2 dead
January 29, 2015 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion on Thursday, and rescuers swung sledgehammers to break... more »»
EU to extend existing Russia sanctions over Ukraine
January 29, 2015 BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union extended by six months an existing set of sanctions against Russian and pro-Russia separatist officials because of the continued fighting in eastern Ukraine and... more »»
Italy lawmakers fail to elect new president in 1st round
January 29, 2015 ROME (AP) — Lawmakers failed to elect a new Italian president Thursday in balloting that tests Premier Matteo Renzi's ability to rally his fractured party behind a candidate that is also... more »»
Argentina buries prosecutor who accused gov't of cover-up
January 29, 2015 BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Family and friends paid final respects Thursday to the Argentine prosecutor who was found dead after alleging that President Cristina Fernandez agreed to protect those... more »»
Angry youths stone Nigerian leader's convoy; police fire gas
January 29, 2015 JALINGO, Nigeria (AP) — Youths angry at the Nigerian government's failure to fight Islamic extremists threw stones Thursday at President Goodluck Jonathan's electioneering convoy in the eastern... more »»
Jewish leader triggers alarm at Auschwitz, held by police
January 29, 2015 WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of Rome's Jewish community, whose grandparents were killed at Auschwitz, visited the former Nazi death camp to commemorate the 70th anniversary of its liberatio. more »»
Portugal approves citizenship plan for Sephardic Jews
January 29, 2015 LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Five centuries after burning thousands of Jews at the stake, forcing them to convert to Christianity or expelling them, Portugal is granting citizenship rights to their... more »»
Jordan seeks proof captive pilot alive before any IS trade
January 29, 2015 AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan on Thursday demanded proof from Islamic State militants that a Jordanian pilot they are holding is still alive, despite purported threats by the group to kill the... more »» |
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