ATHENS, Greece – A government official says Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told senior aides to “forget about elections or a referendum,” whatever the outcome of the country’s talks with creditors. The official said Tsipras told four senior ministers Friday that his government, elected last January, has a fresh …
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LISBON, Portugal – The Portuguese government is recommending its staff try cycling in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and save money on gas. The government has reduced its vehicle fleet from more than 28,000 in 2010 to fewer than 27,000 last year and now intends to buy 1,200 …
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said during a televised speech Tuesday, “We kiss the hands of those who planned the attack” on Israel, a report says. Khamenei, who was wearing a Palestinian scarf and delivering his first broadcast remarks since Hamas launched attacks on Israel Saturday, also claimed Tehran …
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TORONTO – Canada’s largest airliner is immediately implementing a policy change to ensure two people are in the cockpit at all times in the wake of news that a co-pilot of the Germanwings jet barricaded himself in the cockpit and intentionally rammed the plane full speed into the French Alps. …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates’ budget carrier flydubai, in its fifth year of operation, has turned a profit of $68 million out of total revenue of $1.2 billion last year. The company’s earnings report released Wednesday shows flydubai’s profits were around 12 percent higher than in …
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ZANZIBAR, Tanzania – Tanzanian authorities say floods from a heavy 30-minute storm killed at least 42 people in an area close to Lake Victoria in Kahama district. Tanzania’s Meteorological Agency said Thursday rains from the storm left 900 people homeless and destroyed 160 houses in the deluge Tuesday night. Government …
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SANTIAGO, Chile – The president of Chile’s right-wing Democratic Union party is quitting the party over a campaign financing scandal. Lawmaker Ernesto Silva announced his resignation Wednesday. Ivan Moreira, another legislator who has admitted receiving “irregular” financing for his campaign, also quit. Two prominent Chilean businessmen and four associates are …
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia has issued a warning about a potential militant plot to kidnap Western oil workers. The warning, issued late Friday, said officials received information about a threat to kidnap the workers, including Americans, from oil fields in the kingdom’s Eastern province. …
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JERUSALEM – Exit polls from Israeli elections showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and its nationalist and religious allies deadlocked with the center-left Zionist Union, an Arab alliance and more dovish parties. The upstart centrist Kulanu party has emerged as the kingmaker in the elections, and could tip the …
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MEXICO CITY – The Mexican navy has detained 15 Cuban men found aboard a small, home-made boat just off the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. The navy said Thursday that the Cubans’ vessel was first sighted by a fishing boat. Navy personnel removed the Cubans from the craft Wednesday and …
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