Sex workers lack food for taking HIV drugs during COVID-19
July 4, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads in Africa, it threatens those who earn their living on the streets, including sex workers with HIV…
Families of Syria detainees hope for news amid US sanctions
July 4, 2020
Syrian families are hoping that newly imposed U.S. sanctions will force Damascus to reveal news about their loved ones who disappeared into government prisons during the country’s civil war…
Explosions rock 2 Somalia cities as 4 killed in Baidoa
July 4, 2020
Explosions have rocked two of Somalia’s largest cities…
Why No One Talks About Anymore
July 4, 2020
Benefits of Hiring a Family Lawyer
For a lot of people, the need for a lawyer is never a necessity until they find that there is a dire need for such services. For most of these people, the first lawyer they come across when in a legal battle is the lawyer they will choose without much consideration. With such a lawyer, you may end up with poor quality representation and you will have wasted your investment on such a lawyer.
The field of law is one that is huge and, therefore, you will find that different lawyers are specialized in different fields of law. Therefore, …
Why No One Talks About Anymore
July 4, 2020
Benefits of Hiring a Family Lawyer
For a lot of people, the need for a lawyer is never a necessity until they find that there is a dire need for such services. For most of these people, the first lawyer they come across when in a legal battle is the lawyer they will choose without much consideration. With such a lawyer, you may end up with poor quality representation and you will have wasted your investment on such a lawyer.
The field of law is one that is huge and, therefore, you will find that different lawyers are specialized in different fields of law. Therefore, …
Critics of US-Taliban deal say militants can’t be trusted
July 4, 2020
Intelligence alleging that Afghan militants might have accepted Russian bounties for killing American troops didn’t scuttle the U.S.-Taliban agreement or President Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw thousands more troops from the war…
Canada suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
July 3, 2020
Canada has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong after China imposed a new security law on the territory…
Paraguay controls coronavirus, while its neighbors struggle
July 3, 2020
Nearby South American countries are grappling with uncontrolled spread of the novel coronavirus, but Paraguay appears to be controlling the disease…
China strangles its world city
July 3, 2020
Not long ago, Hong Kong was seen as the city that would prefigure a more liberal, prosperous future for China.…
Heavy rain floods southern Japan; 2 dead, dozen missing
July 3, 2020
Heavy rain in southern Japan has triggered flooding and mudslides, leaving at least two dead, more than a dozen missing and others stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued…
4.9-magnitude quake hits near Puerto Rico; house damaged
July 3, 2020
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake has struck just southwest of Puerto Rico…
Iraq sets up border posts to try to prevent Turkish advance
July 3, 2020
Iraq is enforcing positions along the border with Turkey to try to prevent a Turkish military advance deeper into Iraqi territory after two weeks of airstrikes as Ankara continues to target Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq…
Judges allow extra investigations for defense at MH17 trial
July 3, 2020
Judges in the trial in absentia of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with involvement in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 have granted some requests for further investigations submitted by lawyers representing one of the Russian suspects…
Khashoggi murder trial begins in Turkey, without the accused
July 3, 2020
Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributing columnist, was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in 2018 by Saudi government agents sent from Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has refused to extradite the suspects.…
Philippine president signs widely opposed anti-terror law
July 3, 2020
The Philippine president has signed a widely opposed anti-terror law which critics fear could be used against human rights defenders…
Investigator says pilot impaired by fumes in Sydney crash
July 3, 2020
A crash investigator says a seaplane pilot was impaired by carbon monoxide fumes from engine exhaust when he flew off course and crashed into a river near Sydney in 2017 with the loss of six lives…
Holidays to test Thailand’s easing of virus restrictions
July 3, 2020
Thai authorities are urging vigilance as the country celebrates its first long holiday weekend after lifting most restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus…
33 villagers killed in attacks in central Mali this week
July 3, 2020
A local official says armed men who identified themselves as jihadists killed at least 33 people in attacks on farming villages in Mali’s central Mopti region this week…
How has the pandemic affected global poverty? Here’s what’s happening — and what may follow.
July 3, 2020
The World Food Program says it needs to reach more people than ever before.…
Philippines warns China of ‘severest response’ over drills
July 3, 2020
The Philippine foreign secretary has warned China of “the severest response” if ongoing Chinese military exercises in the disputed South China Sea spill over to Philippine territory…
New Iraqi leader tries to rein in Iran-backed militias, but task proves daunting
July 3, 2020
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s raid on Kataib Hezbollah was the boldest move yet against the armed groups.…
AP Interview: Barcelona mayor wants Columbus statue debate
July 3, 2020
While statues are being torn down in the United States, Britain and Belgium, depictions of colonial-era figures have not become a major source of protests in Spain, which once ruled over one of the largest empires in history after conquering much of the Americas…
EU says Iran has triggered nuclear deal dispute mechanism
July 3, 2020
The European Union’s top diplomat says that Iran has triggered a mechanism in the international nuclear deal citing concerns that Britain, France and Germany are not upholding it…
Messages claiming Iran nuclear site fire deepen mystery
July 3, 2020
An online video and messages purportedly claiming responsibility for a fire that analysts say damaged a centrifuge assembly plant at Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear site has deepened the mystery around the incident…
Prospect of a coronavirus vaccine unites anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and hippie moms in Germany
July 3, 2020
Health experts worry that even if a vaccine works, refusals could bring a resurgence.…
Beijing names hard-liner who crushed protests to head Hong Kong security agency
July 3, 2020
Zheng Yanxiong is known for putting down an anti-corruption uprising in neighboring Guangdong province.…
Myanmar leader blames joblessness for deadly mining tragedy
July 3, 2020
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expressing sadness over a landslide at a jade mining site in the country’s north that took at least 166 lives, blaming the tragedy on joblessness…
Some Canadian businesses want to let Americans back in. Most Canadians don’t.
July 3, 2020
Surveys show Canadians support border restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus, amid a sense they’ve handled the pandemic better than the United States.…
Turkey: pilots, others, on trial for helping Ghosn escape
July 3, 2020
A private airline official, four pilots and two flights attendants are on trial in Istanbul, accused of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan to Lebanon, via Turkey…
Former world leaders warn against Israel annexation plan
July 3, 2020
A group of former world leaders is urging European leaders to keep pressuring Israel against annexation of parts of the West Bank, warning against complacency after Israel made no move to take over the territory on July 1…
Botswana investigates ‘mysterious deaths’ of 275 elephants
July 3, 2020
Botswana says it is investigating a staggeringly high number of elephant carcasses — 275 — found in the popular Okavango Delta area of the southern African nation in recent weeks…
Turkey: Saudi suspects tried in absentia for Khashoggi death
July 3, 2020
A Turkish court is trying in absentia two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi…
PM Modi visits military base close to China amid standoff
July 3, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made an unannounced visit to a military base in remote and picturesque Ladakh region bordering China where the soldiers of the two countries have been facing off for nearly two months…
Italy slams Egypt’s stance on killing as ‘punch in the face’
July 3, 2020
The president of the lower house of Italy’s Parliament has slammed Egypt’s stance in a probe to bring to justice the torturers and killers of an Italian doctoral student who disappeared in Cairo…
Ethiopia’s PM accuses dissidents of taking up arms in unrest
July 3, 2020
Ethiopia’s prime minister says dissidents he recently extended an offer of peace have “taken up arms” in revolt against the government in a week of deadly unrest that followed the killing of a popular singer…
English pubs are reopening — they won’t be the same
July 3, 2020
Pubs in England can reopen on Saturday for the first time since they were closed on March 20 as part of the coronavirus —lockdown…
South Africa’s hospitals bracing for surge of virus patients
July 3, 2020
South Africa’s reported coronavirus cases are surging…
Experts find early ocher mine in Mexican underwater caves
July 3, 2020
Experts and cave divers in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have found ocher mines that are some of the oldest on the continent, which could explain why ancient skeletons were found in the narrow, twisting labyrinths of now-submerged sinkhole caves…
Mexican border states raise new concern about Americans bringing coronavirus south
July 3, 2020
With rising coronavirus numbers in Southern California, Texas and Arizona, leaders in Sonora and Tamaulipas are seeking tighter border restrictions and pleading for Americans not to cross.…
Canada health official says MLB season exemption not assured
July 3, 2020
A top Canadian government health official says the Toronto Blue Jays aren’t guaranteed to get an exemption for the regular season…
AP Photos: Virus puts a stop to the big top in Bolivia
July 3, 2020
The Jumbo Circus had just pitched its blue and yellow tent on a lot in El Alto, a swollen, sprawling suburb of Bolivia’s capital, when the new coronavirus struck.…
First coronavirus then Trump order split Indian families
July 3, 2020
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending applications for H-1B and other high-skilled work visas from abroad, he said it will protect jobs amid high U.S. unemployment because of the pandemic…
‘We feel absolutely abandoned’: Russia’s economic crisis swallows families that once seemed secure
July 3, 2020
Charities and aid groups are seeing something new: families never before in financial trouble seeking help, food and even a place to live.…
Germany disbands elite military unit after reports of right-wing extremism
July 2, 2020
About 135 pounds of explosives and 48,000 rounds of ammunition are missing.…
Visa lottery winners feel cheated by Trump’s visa ban
July 2, 2020
Each year the United States offers up to 55,000 visas in a lottery to civilians who are from countries underrepresented in the U.S. population…
Marseille, the site of Europe’s last plague, has escaped the worst of this one
July 2, 2020
As France emerges from its coronavirus lockdown and life returns to almost-normal, Marseille considers itself lucky.…
Only verified intelligence? A look at presidents’ briefings
July 2, 2020
The White House says President Donald Trump was never briefed on intelligence that Russia had put a bounty on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan because there wasn’t corroborating evidence…
New mass grave unearthed in Iraq’s north from brutal IS rule
July 2, 2020
Iraqi authorities have uncovered a new mass grave site left by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq this week, believed to contain more than 100 bodies…
Sweden: Iran to compensate Ukraine plane crash victims
July 2, 2020
Sweden says Iran has agreed to start talks on compensating families of the foreign victims of the Ukrainian passenger plane shot down outside Tehran in January…
Putin’s term-limit win suggests stagnation, not strength
July 2, 2020
“Who is there to replace him today?” Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a close Putin ally, said. “There’s no political leader like that on a global scale.”…
