No consensus on Syrian Arab League return after Saudi summit
BEIRUT (AP) — After meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss Syria’s political fate, a group of regional leaders promised to continue talks to reach a…
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More than 100 arrested as activists delay Grand National
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Grand National, one of the world’s most famous horse races, was delayed Saturday after animal rights…
Continue Reading Japan auteur Kitano’s latest samurai film headed to Cannes
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Takeshi Kitano’s new film, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival next month, is a samurai story…
Continue Reading Mediators propose deal in German public sector pay dispute
BERLIN (AP) — A panel mediating between German public sector employers and labor unions has put forward a compromise proposal to avert further…
Continue Reading Starving followers found at Kenyan pastor’s property; 4 die
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in coastal Kenya found 15 emaciated parishioners on the property of a church pastor, and four of the people died after…
Continue Reading Christian faithful celebrate ‘Holy Fire’ under restrictions
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Christian worshippers thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday to…
Continue Reading Guitarist Mark Sheehan of Irish band The Script dies at 46
LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s president has led tributes to Mark Sheehan, guitarist with Irish rock band The Script, after his death at the age of 46.…
Continue Reading Bus with musicians crashes in western India, killing 13
NEW DELHI (AP) — A passenger bus carrying dozens of members of a music troupe slid off a highway and fell into a gorge in western India on…
Continue Reading Macron’s unpopular pension plan enacted into French law
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise France’s retirement age from 62 to 64 has been enacted into law.…
Continue Reading Over and out: Germany switches off its last nuclear plants
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — “Nuclear power, no thanks!” What was once a slogan found on the bumper of many a German car…
Continue Reading China protests US sanctioning of firms dealing with Russia
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing is protesting U.S. sanctions against additional Chinese companies over their alleged attempts to evade U.S. export controls…
Continue Reading Kenya deploys first earth observation satellite into space
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s first earth observation satellite has been launched into space after two…
Continue Reading At least 42 people reported killed by rebels in Congo’s east
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A civil society organization in eastern Congo says a rebel group in Ituri province…
Continue Reading Sudan’s army and rival force battle, killing at least 56
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force battled fiercely in the capital and other areas, dealing a new blow to…
Continue Reading Japan, US agree to cooperate on geothermal energy
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Japan and the United States have agreed to cooperate on developing geothermal energy,…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe’s aspiring female artists still ‘frowned upon’
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A self-portrait shows Nothando Chiwanga covering her face with a yellow miner’s…
Continue Reading AP PHOTOS: Behind the scenes as Macron visits China
By THIBAULT CAMUS Associated Press A week ago, I traveled with a group of journalists assigned to cover French President Emmanuel Macron’s trip to…
Continue Reading Spanish industry kicks off EU green hydrogen race
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press PUERTOLLANO, Spain (AP) — In Spain, the dream of an emissions-free future for heavy industry starts…
Continue Reading Beijing strikes cautionary tone on protests in Hong Kong
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China’s senior official overseeing Hong Kong’s affairs says that protests are not the only way…
Continue Reading Chinese basketball investigates suspicious game result
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese basketball authorities have ordered an investigation into a championship-round game that ended with a last-minute,…
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