Russians, Ukrainian to face murder charges over downing of Flight MH17
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands – Three Russians and a Ukrainian will face murder charges for the deaths of 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 that was shot down over eastern Ukraine…
Trump launches re-election campaign, presents himself as outsider and victim
ORLANDO, Fla. – United States President Donald Trump has formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign by presenting himself as the same political insurgent who shook up the Washington establishment four…
Brazil Senate blocks Bolsonaro move to ease gun carrying
BRASILIA – Brazil’s Senate has overturned a decree signed last month by right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro that drastically expanded the number of people allowed to carry weapons in public. Bolsonaro…
‘Yesterday’ comedy movie gets Beatles’ seal of approval
LONDON – Imagine a world where The Beatles never existed? That is what British director Danny Boyle asks audiences to believe in his new movie “Yesterday.” The comedy, arriving in…
Netherlands set to prosecute suspects in MH17 airliner downing
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands – International investigators are set to launch criminal proceedings against suspects in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine nearly five years ago. The…
Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson advances on Britain’s top job
LONDON- Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson has taken a step closer to becoming Britain’s next prime minister, winning 40 percent of votes in the second round of a contest on a…
Venezuela frees jailed opposition lawmaker ahead of U.N. rights chief’s visit
CARACAS – Venezuela has freed opposition lawmaker Gilber Caro, who was detained in April in what allies said was a violation of his parliamentary immunity, the opposition-controlled National Assembly said…
Egypt’s ousted Islamist president Mursi dies after collapsing in court
CAIRO – Former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, the first democratically elected head of state in Egypt’s modern history, has died from a heart attack after collapsing in a Cairo court…
Iraqi Shi’ite cleric warns politicians to form government within 10 days
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has urged political blocs to pressure the prime minister to form a complete cabinet within 10 days, warning that his supporters would take…
Triple suicide attack kills at least 30 in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – At least 30 people were killed in a triple suicide attack in northeast Nigerian state of Borno, state emergency officials said on Monday – the biggest mass…
