Former Iran president Rafsanjani dies in blow to moderates
DUBAI – Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has died at the age of 82, a big blow to moderates and reformists deprived now of their most influential supporter in…
At least four killed in Palestinian truck attack in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM – A Palestinian has rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers on a popular promenade in Jerusalem, killing four of them in an attack that Prime Minister…
Iraqi forces reach Tigris in Mosul as suicide bombs hit Baghdad
Iraqi special forces battling Islamic State have reached the eastern bank of the Tigris river in Mosul for the first time in a three-month, US-backed offensive to capture the city…
West Africa leaders to continue Gambia mediation: Liberia president
ACCRA – West African leaders are still pursuing mediation to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in Gambia where President Yahya Jammeh refused to accept defeat in an election last…
Gun was given back to Florida shooting suspect last month
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police in Alaska took a handgun from the man accused of killing five people at Fort Lauderdale’s airport on Friday, but they returned it to him…
French military to boost defenses against cyber attacks: minister
PARIS – France is no less vulnerable than the United States to cyber attacks from foreign countries and the French military will boost its resources to defend against them, the…
Former PM Soares who ushered in democracy in Portugal dies at 92
LISBON – Portugal’s former president and prime minister Mario Soares, who was a central figure in the country’s return to democracy in the 1970s after decades of rightist dictatorship, has…
Thousands demonstrate in Paris over murder of Kurdish militants
PARIS – Several thousand people have demonstrated in Paris to demand justice and a speedier investigation into the 2013 murder of three Kurdish activists. Sakine Cansiz, a founder of the…
Four ordered held without bail over Chicago torture shown on Facebook
CHICAGO – Four African-Americans accused of attacking an 18-year-old white man with special needs while making anti-white racial taunts in an assault broadcast on Facebook were ordered held without bail…
Florida shooting: Five dead at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport
A gunman with a US military identification has opened fire at a baggage carousel at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, killing five people before being taken into custody, officials and witnesses…
