Category Archives: World
Jail in Philippine police station linked to drug war abuse
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine police relieved the chief of a police station and his staff on Friday after human rights representatives discovered a secret jail cell inside the station where a dozen...
Apr 28, 2017
German ban on full-face veils for public servants goes ahead
BERLIN - The German Parliament has approved a government proposal that would ban the wearing of full-face veils for public servants while they are at work. The bill was proposed last year by security ...
Apr 28, 2017
Germany passes controversial security agreement with Egypt
BERLIN - Germany’s Parliament has approved a measure for closer co-operation with Egypt on security issues to fight terrorism, which rights organizations say could make Germany complicit in Egyp...
Apr 28, 2017
China convicts Christian lawyer of subverting state power
BEIJING - A Chinese court has convicted a prominent Christian human rights lawyer on charges of subverting state power and sentenced him to three years in prison, with the sentence suspended for four ...
Apr 28, 2017
Iran summons Pakistani envoy over attack on borders guards
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that the country’s foreign ministry has summoned the Pakistani envoy to protest an attack on Iranian guards near the border wit...
Apr 28, 2017
Russian prosecutors seek 3 1/2 years for 'Pokemon Go' blogger
MOSCOW - Russian prosecutors requested a 3 1/2 year prison sentence Friday for a blogger charged with inciting religious hatred for playing “Pokemon Go” in a church. Prosecutors made the r...
Apr 28, 2017
Correction: May Day Protests story
CHICAGO - In a story April 28 about preparations for May Day protests, The Associated Press misidentified a Chicago pastor. He is Ron Taylor, not Don Taylor. A corrected version of the story is below:...
Apr 28, 2017
Reports: US troops deploy along Syria-Turkish border
BEIRUT - U.S. armoured vehicles are deploying in areas in northern Syria along the tense border with Turkey, a few days after a Turkish airstrike that killed 20 U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, a Syrian ...
Apr 28, 2017
Maine poet wins international prize for work about dementia
PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine poet’s endearing piece about her husband’s dementia has won an international poetry award. The Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2pF07pR ) that Lee Sharkey was ...
Apr 28, 2017
Arkansas governor dismisses calls for full execution probe
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas’ governor said Friday that he sees no reason for anything beyond a routine review of the state’s execution procedures after a condemned inmate lurched and conv...
Apr 28, 2017
