BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Slovakia is under fire for its preference to grant asylum to migrants who are Christians. Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland says in a Thursday statement on Twitter: “Refusing refugees on the grounds of their religion is blatant discrimination,” adding “Slovakia should reverse its position.” Slovakia, …
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BANGKOK – Bangkok city hall has rejected criticism from the national police chief, who said the probe into last week’s deadly bombing has been hindered by broken security cameras. The police chief said Monday that 15 out of 20 security cameras along the main suspect’s getaway path were broken, leaving …
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VIENNA – Authorities say a small plane has crashed at an air show in southern Austria, fatally injuring the pilot. The accident happened near the town of Freisach in the southern province of Carinthia on Sunday. Police spokesman Markus Dexl told the Austria Press Agency that the pilot lost control …
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BRUSSELS – Desperate to halt the flow of migrants fleeing conflict or poverty, some European countries have begun erecting fences and tightening border controls. But the crackdown, as people leave Greece and Italy to move deeper into the European Union, has raised questions about whether Europe’s passport-free area is viable. …
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HYDERABAD, India – Lightning has killed 22 people, mostly farm laborers working in fields, across the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The state’s chief minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, says the fatalities occurred Sunday evening when thunderstorms and rain lashed eight districts in Andhra Pradesh. A district cricket official says …
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PARIS – The French government is ending export subsidies for building coal plants abroad, as the country tries to clean up its environmental reputation before hosting landmark U.N. climate talks. Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced Thursday the immediate end to the coal credits, primarily used by French group Alstom, which …
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A joint statement issued by the U.S., U.K. and a dozen other Western nations on Thursday called out Iran’s attempts to “kill, kidnap and harass” foreign citizens by working with criminal networks abroad. The Western nations highlighted that dissidents, Jewish citizens and journalists, as well as current and former government …
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Denmark on Saturday reported more mysterious drone sightings — this time over military installations, including its largest military base — after incursions at airports grounded flights this week. The NATO country is still mulling how to respond. Denmark’s Armed Forces reported that more drones were observed overnight, according to Reuters. …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE — Dozens of Angel parents and families of fentanyl victims are calling for President Donald Trump to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, pointing to his unprecedented efforts to combat drug cartels, human trafficking and illegal immigration. In a letter sent Thursday to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, members of …
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The recently elected mayor of a town in western Germany was in critical condition on Tuesday after she was found in her home with multiple stab wounds to her neck and abdomen. Iris Stalzer, 57, a center-left Social Democrat who secured her mayor-elect standing late last month, dragged herself into …
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