UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesman says the U.N. chief considers the slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks 100 years ago “atrocity crimes,” but he isn’t supporting Pope Francis’ description of the killings as “the first genocide of the 20th century.” Turkey denies the killings were genocide and accused …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal investigation into the recent sickening with a toxic pesticide of a U.S. family vacationing in the Virgin Islands found that the chemical has also been improperly used in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. Officials said documents suggest methyl bromide …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s prime minister said a ceremony would be held in Istanbul to commemorate Armenians killed a century ago by Ottoman Turks and again issued condolences to their descendants. However, in a message released Monday, Ahmet Davutoglu stopped short of calling the slaughter of Armenians genocide and criticized …
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JERUSALEM – The Israeli military says Palestinian militants fired a rocket from Gaza that exploded in Israel without causing injuries or damage. The military said it was the first rocket fired at Israel this year. Gaza militants have fired thousands of rockets at Israel over the years. Rocket fire has …
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NIAMEY, Niger – Niger’s government says its military has retaken control of the island of Karamga in Lake Chad after an attack by Boko Haram on its positions there. In a statement Monday, Niger’s government said its security and defense forces have cleared the enemies from the island. Suspected Nigerian …
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Copenhagen’s public transport agency says it has ordered the immediate removal of posters opposing Israeli settlements on the capital’s city buses after getting “a considerable amount of complaints.” Movia, owned by eastern Denmark local authorities, said Thursday the campaign by the Danish Palestinian Friendship Association was “unnecessarily …
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BERLIN – A spokesman for Germany’s Interior Ministry says there is no evidence that the Russian bikers who entered Germany on Sunday were part of the nationalist Night Wolves group. The pro-Kremlin Night Wolves have declared their intention to commemorate the Russian and Allied defeat of Nazi Germany 70 years …
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – The head of Denmark’s intelligence agency has announced his resignation hours before a government report on the police force’s handling of two fatal shooting attacks in February. Jens Madsen, chief of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service since January 2014, says in a statement it has been …
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SKOPJE, Macedonia – Authorities in Macedonia say police have clashed with an armed group in the northern town of Kumanovo, and parts of the town have been sealed off. Macedonia’s state-run news agency MIA reported that four police officers were injured by gunfire, and three of them were taken to …
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BAGHDAD – Iraqi police officials say attacks on Shiite pilgrims across the Iraqi capital killed more than a dozen people and wounded at least 40. The largest of the attacks happened in central Baghdad when a suicide bomber attacked pilgrims buying food and drinks on their way back from the …
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