LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Iran’s foreign minister is criticizing Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen but says the focus at nuclear talks between his nation and six world powers remains on reaching a deal. Mohammad Javad Zarif leads the Iranian delegation at the talks. He said Friday that Iran condemns the air attacks …
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WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s electoral authorities say that the votes in the May presidential election will be counted by hand and calculator because of a lack of a reliable electronic system. The decision by the State Electoral Commission follows a major computer malfunction that largely delayed the vote count in …
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BERLIN – German prosecutors say they have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State group. The federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement late Saturday that a 24-year-old man identified as Nils D. was arrested in Dinslaken in western Germany and his apartment was raided. The suspect allegedly traveled …
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JOHANNESBURG – Satellite images show widespread destruction in two Nigerian towns that were recently attacked by Islamic extremists, an international human rights group said Wednesday. Amnesty International said it will release early Thursday detailed images of Baga and Doron Baga, taken before and after the attack earlier this month, that …
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LONDON – Britain’s Home Secretary Theresa May has urged fresh action to combat anti-Semitism amid fears in the Jewish community following the terror attacks in Paris. May said Sunday the hostage siege on the Jewish supermarket was a chilling reminder of anti-Semitic prejudice. Speaking at a commemoration for attack victims, …
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Staying hidden behind sea ice and large waves, sailors aboard a navy patrol boat from New Zealand sneaked up on three suspected poaching ships, then took photos and video of the fishermen hauling in prized fish in banned nets from the ocean near Antarctica. Seemingly caught …
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WARSAW, Poland – Polish authorities say they are working to find a solution to help the more than 500,000 Poles who hold Swiss franc loans, the payments of which are spiking after a recent surge in the franc. Officials described details of the plan Wednesday after protesters in several cities …
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TOKYO – The news of the purported killing of journalist Kenji Goto by Islamic State militants rushed through Japan early Sunday morning, shocking and saddening people in a nation that has embraced pacifism and where many were not emotionally prepared to cope with the hostage crisis: ___ “It could have …
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LONDON – A closely watched survey is indicating that the 19-country eurozone economy started 2015 on a far more solid footing than previously thought. Financial information company Markit says its purchasing managers’ index, a gauge of business activity, rose to a six-month high of 52.6 in January from the previous …
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CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela will fold an occupied supermarket chain into the state food distribution system. President Nicolas Maduro announced Friday that the 35 locations of the Dia a Dia grocery chain will be assimilated into the state grocery agency starting this weekend. Maduro did not say if the change …
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