Address of Russian hacking suspect is a spy agency unit: records show
MOSCOW – One of the Russians accused by US officials of conducting cyber attacks around the world is registered at an address in Moscow that has been identified by the…
Ethiopian PM pushes for unity after months of ethnic violence
HAWASSA – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has told members of his ruling coalition that “an attack on one is an attack on all” as he pushed for unity after…
Trio wins chemistry Nobel for work on antibody drugs, smart enzymes
STOCKHOLM/LONDON – Two Americans and a Briton have won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for harnessing the power of evolution to generate novel proteins used in everything from environmentally…
Pope opens bishops meeting in febrile atmosphere of sex abuse scandals
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has opened a gathering of bishops at a time of crisis in the Catholic Church over sex abuse, with one bishop boycotting the meeting and…
French police recapture “jailbreak king” after months on the run
PARIS – A gangster who escaped from a French prison by helicopter with the help of an armed commando team has been captured by police in a tower-block apartment, ending…
China condemns US for S.China Sea freedom of navigation operation
BEIJING – China has expressed anger after a US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that…
Scale of Indonesian quake disaster emerges as rescuers fan out
PALU – The extent of the devastation caused by an earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi should become clearer, as rescuers push into remote areas that have…
Police, protesters clash for Catalan referendum anniversary
BARCELONA – Riot police have charged in to break up a demonstration in front of Catalonia’s regional parliament, after thousands marched in Barcelona to mark the first anniversary of an…
UN agency, worried about safety, pulls some international staff out of Gaza
JERUSALEM – The United Nations agency that supports Palestinian refugees has withdrawn some of its international staff from the Gaza Strip, saying it was concerned for their safety, a statement…
Germany uncovers terrorist group which attacked foreigners in Chemnitz
KARLSRUHE – German police have detained six men suspected of forming a far-right militant organisation which assaulted foreigners in the eastern city of Chemnitz and planning attacks on politicians and…
