Guatemalans bury dead after volcano eruption; nearly 200 missing
EL RODEO – Stunned Guatemalans near the Fuego volcano have buried relatives and friends killed in its most violent eruption in four decades, after dangerous flows of ash, rocks and…
HBO gives go-ahead to ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel
LOS ANGELES – HBO says it is moving ahead with a prequel for its hit television series “Game of Thrones,” the first green light for five potential spinoff projects for…
US celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dead of suicide at 61: CNN
US celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN’s food-and-travel-focused “Parts Unknown” television series, has hanged himself in a French hotel room, CNN said, in the second high-profile suicide of a…
Austria plans to shut down mosques, expel foreign-funded imams
VIENNA – Austria’s right-wing government plans to shut down seven mosques and expel up to 40 imams in what it said was “just the beginning” of a push against Islamist…
Singapore’s foreign minister heads to N.Korea ahead of Trump-Kim summit
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan is set to arrive in Pyongyang today, the Singapore government says, days before it plays host to the leaders of North…
China calls for public’s help to catch overseas graft suspects
BEIJING – The Chinese government says it has launched a new website to encourage people to offer information on 50 corruption suspects who have fled overseas, even providing information about…
Designer Kate Spade suffered depression for years, husband says
The husband of fashion designer Kate Spade has broken his silence on her death, saying she suffered from depression for years and that the couple had been living separately for…
Iran stands ground on nuclear inspections as France warns of red line
VIENNA/PARIS – Iran will not cooperate more fully with atomic inspectors until a standoff over its nuclear deal is resolved, its UN envoy said, as one signatory warned Tehran against…
Scores more homes destroyed by lava flow on Hawaii’s Big Island
PAHOA – A growing river of molten rock flowing from a fissure at the foot of Kilauea Volcano is believed to have demolished scores of additional homes and filled in…
Germany unsure whether G7 leaders will agree on communique summit
BERLIN – European states will present a united front on issues from Iran to trade and climate change at a Group of Seven summit starting on Friday but it is…
