Month: October 2021

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least seven people were killed and over a dozen wounded in an explosion at a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, a hospital official said. It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion, which came a week after a bombing claimed by

PARIS (AP) — French schools are paying tribute to a teacher beheaded by a radical Islamist last year after he showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class. Samuel Paty was murdered on Oct. 16 last year near his school in a northwest Paris suburb by an 18-year-old of Chechen origin who had

MADRID (AP) — A second 4.5-magnitude earthquake in two days has rattled the Spanish island of La Palma. The two quakes were the strongest to hit the Canary Island off northwest Africa since the volcano erupted on Sept. 19. Rivers of molten rock that scientists described on Friday as “a true lava tsunami” forced the

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya say a man who had confessed to killing a dozen children and escaped from detention this week has been killed by a mob. Area Assistant County Commissioner Cornelius Nyaribai confirmed the killing of Masten Wanjala on Thursday. The killing near his home in Bungoma county came a day

BEIJING (AP) — Shortly ahead of sending a new three-person crew to its space station, China has renewed its commitment to international cooperation in the peaceful use of space. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson says sending humans into space was a common cause of mankind and China would continue to extend the depth and breadth of

ROME (AP) — Protests erupted in Italy on Friday on of Europe’s most stringent anti-coronavirus measure went into effect, requiring all workers, from magistrates to maids, to show a health pass to get into their place of employment. Police were out in force, schools were closing early and embassies issued warnings of possible violence amid

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking steps to address the economic risks from climate change. It’s issuing a 40-page report Friday on government-wide plans to protect the financial, insurance and housing markets and the savings of American families. The mortgage process, stock market disclosures, retirement plans, federal procurement

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say five juveniles overpowered two guards at a detention center and escaped Thursday night. A spokesman for Baton Rouge police told news outlets that four of the juveniles took off in a vehicle and the fifth ran away. The inmate who ran has been captured. The other

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s prime minister is urging former King Juan Carlos I to offer a public explanation of his suspected financial wrongdoings. The 83-year-old former monarch has been the target of official investigations in Spain and Switzerland. One of them involved possible kickbacks in a high-speed railway contract in Saudi Arabia. Sánchez told broadcaster

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong and mainland authorities have seized about $540,000 worth of smuggled Australian lobsters believed to be bound for the mainland, after China restricted imports of the crustacean amid escalating tensions with Australia. Hong Kong authorities say its customs and Chinese law enforcement agencies confiscated about