UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. human rights chief is warning that an explosion of violence is close in Burundi, sparked by the president’s decision to seek a third term and a crackdown especially by the youth wing of his ruling party, which has carried out dozens of recent killings. Zeid …
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CAIRO – Italy’s Embassy in Egypt says it is suspending all consular services in Cairo, a day after its consulate was hit by a car bomb that killed a passer-by and blasted a gaping hole in the historic building. In a statement Sunday, Italy says diplomats were working to restore …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The government of Puerto Rico has confirmed that it failed to make a $58 million debt payment that was due Saturday, a significant escalation of the debt crisis facing the U.S. island territory. Puerto Rican officials had warned on Friday that they would not make …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey says it “rejects and condemns” a statement by the head of the Arab League who criticized the country for conducting air strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. A Foreign Ministry statement on Wednesday called on Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi to “support the fight …
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BERLIN – Swiss police say they’ve identified the remains of two Japanese climbers who went missing 45 years ago, several months after their bones were found on a glacier under the Matterhorn mountain. Valais canton (state) police said Thursday that a climber found the remains in September. They were taken …
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CAIRO – An Egyptian security official says a leading member of the hard-line group Gamaa Islamiya has died in prison. Interior Ministry official Maj. Gen. Hassan el-Sohagi said on Sunday that Essam Derbala died of natural causes. A statement from Gamaa Islamiya’s political party accused Egyptian authorities of “assassination.” It …
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BAGHDAD – Security officials in Iraq say two bombings have torn through different neighborhoods in the country’s eastern Diyala province, killing at least 42 people. Officials say the deadlier of the two attacks happened near the provincial capital, Baquba, where a car bomb tore through a marketplace, killing 35 people …
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CAIRO, Egypt – Egypt’s health minister says 17 more people have died due to an “unprecedented” heat wave, raising this week’s death toll to 76. Health Minister Adel el-Adawy said Thursday that the deaths are mostly among the elderly, and include eight patients of a psychiatric hospital. El-Adawy says 1,205 …
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TORONTO – A Pan Am Games manager says in a lawsuit she was sexually harassed by David Peterson, the former Ontario premier and chairman of the competition’s organizing committee. Ximena Morris filed her claim in Ontario Superior Court on Thursday. The 34-year-old woman contends that when she complained to human …
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TOKYO – The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has launched an unmanned transport vehicle carrying water, parts and other supplies to the International Space Station. The vehicle was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on Wednesday night following weather-related delays. Space enthusiasts traveled to the area to watch …
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