UN hails landmark conviction of senior Syrian official
By CHRISTOPH NOELTING and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German…
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPH NOELTING and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German…
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is investigating after an 80-year-old Palestinian with U.S. citizenship died of a heart attack after being detained by…
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor has freed a suspect held in custody since Wednesday morning over the 2012 slayings of a British-Iraqi family and a…
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN A Harris County, Texas, deputy pursuing a robbery suspect in his vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle…
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The emirate of Ajman is warning its government employees that they will be penalized for coming into contact for…
Continue ReadingStacker compiles a list of 50 essential civil rights speeches using resources including BlackPast, TED, and additional media and educational sources.…
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — A general strike by public transportation and labor unions has paralyzed Lebanon as the nation suffers through one of the…
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry says troops that are part of a Russia-led security alliance are…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press Novak Djokovic was included in the draw for the Australian Open — but he’s still waiting to learn if he can…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s natural gas crisis isn’t letting up. Prices are high. Reserves that…
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French teachers expressed anger at the way the French government is handling the virus situation…
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer There’s one word that always grabs the world’s attention in sports: scandal. Figure skating has had its share…
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN New York firefighters battled a fire with “great volumes of smoke” nearly 36 years ago at the same Bronx…
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — A doctor in Texas became the first person to be charged under a landmark U.S. law designed to add…
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN It was supposed to be a quick get-to-know-you — but a snap Covid lockdown forced a Chinese woman to stay with her blind date…
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA THOMAS and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Italy is marking the 10th anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise ship…
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has received its first supply of Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 pills to…
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Continue ReadingAmid concerns of in-person learning cancellations as Omicron cases continues to surge, a school district in Texas is hoping to address the teacher…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A key concern when Beijing was bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games was the lack of a robust winter sports tradition in the…
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