BAGHDAD – Authorities in Iraq say bombings targeting Shiite districts have killed 15 people in and around Baghdad. Police officials say a bomb exploded Sunday night near a cafe in the Shiite district of al-Obeidi on the eastern edge of Baghdad, killing four people and wounding 14 others. Another evening …
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ALGIERS, Algeria – Algeria’s Defense Ministry says that 102 extremists have been killed, arrested or have turned themselves in during the first half of the year. In a summary of action against terrorism, the official APS news agency quoted the ministry Tuesday as saying that large quantities of arms and …
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MADRID – Spanish authorities sent 16 water planes and helicopters to help fight five different forest fires Thursday as summer temperatures soared once again. The Environment Ministry said it sent five planes to combat a blaze near the southern towns of Gualchos and Lujar. Some 500 people had been evacuated …
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – A human rights activist says Ivory Coast has indicted about 20 members of the army that helped bring President Alassane Ouattara to power during a post-election conflict in 2011, the first time justice officials have moved against the president’s military allies. Florent Geel, Africa director for …
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BEIJING – China is urging the Philippines to ditch its attempt to solve South China Sea territorial disputes with an international tribunal and instead negotiate with Beijing directly, following the arbitration panel’s latest request for input from China. The Philippines has asked the tribunal in The Hague to declare China’s …
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BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say a car bomb has exploded at a crowded popular market in southwestern Baghdad, killing at least 18 people and wounding 36. A police official says the explosion took place Wednesday night in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of al-Bayaa. A hospital official corroborated the casualty figure. …
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VIENNA – Police say two British men in their 20s have died after their car broke through a guard rail on a high alpine road in Austria and tumbled 300 meters (nearly 1,000 feet) over steep terrain. Police spokeswoman Eva Wenzl says Friday’s accident apparently occurred as the two were …
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BANGKOK – Thailand’s beleaguered national airline will suspend flights to the U.S. as part of efforts to end years of losses. Thai Airways President Jarumporn Chotikasathein says the airline is suspending the unprofitable four roundtrip flights per week from Bangkok to Los Angeles, as well as to Rome. Flights on …
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THESSALONIKI, Greece – The former mayor of Greece’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, has been granted early release on compassionate grounds from prison, where he was serving a 12-year sentence for embezzling city funds. Authorities decided Tuesday that Vassilis Papageorgopoulos has a disability, mainly due to heart problems, and qualifies for early …
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GUATEMALA CITY – Police in Guatemala have detained five soldiers on abuse of authority charges after a video circulated on social media showing them beating two teenagers. Police spokeswoman Julia Barrera says the soldiers were detained Thursday on charges that included mistreatment of minors. The army filed a complaint about …
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