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Former comedian appointed Slovenia's premier designate
August 17, 2018 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A former comedian whose party finished second in Slovenia's parliamentary election was appointed prime minister designate on Friday. more »»
Benjamin Smith is new CEO of Air France-KLM, unions worried
August 17, 2018 PARIS (AP) — Air France-KLM has named Benjamin Smith, formerly a top executive at Air Canada, as its new CEO, sparking union fears Friday that he would cut back on wages and work conditions. more »»
Knives and guns: Serb-Russian youth camp closed after outcry
August 17, 2018 BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — After a public outcry, police on Friday closed a summer youth camp on a mountain in western Serbia organized by Russian and Serbian far-right groups. more »»
The Latest: Germany seeks refugee who may have been with IS
August 17, 2018 BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local): 3:40 p.m. more »»
Woman whose family perished in Greek fire files lawsuit
August 17, 2018 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A woman whose family perished in a deadly Greek forest fire filed a criminal lawsuit Friday against seven officials, including Greece's interior minister, asserting they... more »»
UN rights chief condemns Bosnian Serb decision on Srebrenica
August 17, 2018 BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations' human rights chief is condemning the Bosnian Serb legislature's decision to revoke support for a report acknowledging the 1995 massacre of thousands of Bosnian... more »»
Survivor, shaken, describes plunge off bridge in Italy
August 17, 2018 GENOA, Italy (AP) — One survivor of the Genoa bridge collapse was in his car as it plunged from the bridge along with falling sections of highway 45 meters (150 feet) to the ground. more »»
Indians gather as former premier Vajpayee is cremated
August 17, 2018 NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of Indians gathered Friday as the funeral pyre was lit for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a Hindu nationalist who was respected across the political... more »»
The Latest: Italy bridge survivor describes 'unreal silence'
August 17, 2018 GENOA, Italy (AP) — The Latest on this week's bridge collapse in Italy's Genoa (all times local): 12:15 p.m. more »»
Crews remove major rubble 3 days after Italy bridge collapse
August 17, 2018 GENOA, Italy (AP) — Excavators began clearing large sections of the collapsed highway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa on Friday, searching for people still missing three days after the deadly... more »»
US threatens more sanctions, keeping alive Turkish crisis
August 17, 2018 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and the United States exchanged new threats of sanctions Friday, keeping alive a diplomatic and financial crisis that is threatening the economic stability of the NAT... more »»
Spain remembers terror attacks that killed 16 in Catalonia
August 17, 2018 BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona on Friday marked the first anniversary of terror attacks that killed 16 people, though the divisive local issue of whether to pursue the region's independence... more »»
Merkel, Putin share a headache: Donald Trump
August 17, 2018 FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia's President Vladimir Putin will have plenty to talk about when they meet Saturday — thanks in no small part to U.S. more »»
Indians pay homage to former PM Vajpayee before cremation
August 17, 2018 NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people are paying homage to India's former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as his body is taken to his Hindu nationalist party's headquarters before cremation on... more »»
Plane skids off rainy Manila runway, rips off engine, wheel
August 17, 2018 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A plane from China veered off a runway at Manila's airport while landing in a downpour near midnight then got stuck in a muddy field with one engine and wheel ripped of... more »»
Judge finds conspiracy to kill Kim with VX, women to testify
August 17, 2018 SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AP) — Two women accused in the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother were told Thursday to make their defense after a Malaysian judge found evidence... more »»
US officials: Ex-IS fighter accepted in US as refugee
August 17, 2018 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An Iraqi man accused of killing for the Islamic State entered the U.. more »»
India's Vajpayee, who set off nuke race and peace, has died
August 17, 2018 NEW DELHI (AP) — Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a Hindu nationalist who set off a nuclear arms race with rival Pakistan but later reached across the border to begin a... more »»
The Latest: Indonesian to testify when murder trial resumes
August 17, 2018 SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AP) — The Latest on the murder trial of two Southeast Asian women in the assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother (all times local): 2.35 p.m. more »»
Turkish finance chief tries to reassure investors on crisis
August 17, 2018 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's finance chief tried to reassure thousands of international investors on a conference call Thursday, in which he pledged to fix the economic troubles that have seen... more »» |
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