BERLIN (AP) — Police say three Hungarians have died after the car they were in collided with a bus on a snowy Alpine pass in Austria. Police said the 25-year-old driver appeared to have lost control of his car on the snow-covered road near Leogang, in central Austria, on Saturday. His 29- and 36-year-old passengers
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — At least 43 migrants perished when their overcrowded wooden boat smashed into rocky reefs just off southern Italy at dawn Sunday, the Italian Coast Guard said. “As of now, 80 persons were recovered alive — some of whom succeeded in reaching the shore after the shipwreck —
Continue Reading By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian president’s office says a high-level Palestinian delegation will meet with top Israeli officials in Jordan. The meeting on Sunday is an attempt to reduce surging tensions in the region ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Israel said the prime minister’s national security adviser
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s currency has fallen to a new record low, plunging to 600,000 to the dollar for the first time. The effects of nationwide anti-government protests and the breakdown of the 2015 nuclear deal continued to roil the economy. Iranians have formed long lines in
Continue Reading By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s currency has fallen to a new record low, plunging to 600,000 to the dollar for the first time. The effects of nationwide anti-government protests and the breakdown of the 2015 nuclear deal continued to roil the economy. Iranians have formed long lines in
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN Two people have been arrested in the shooting that wounded nine children at a Columbus, Georgia, gas station earlier this month, police announced Friday. The suspects were identified as 35-year-old D’Angelo Robinson, Sr., and an unnamed 15-year-old male, who were both taken into custody on aggravated assault charges, according to a
Continue Reading By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Egypt’s parliament speaker is heading a Mideast delegation on a visit to Syria for talks with President Bashar Assad. Sunday’s visit follows a mini-summit in Baghdad the previous day that affirmed the Arab League’s intentions of bringing Syria back into the region’s fold. Speaker Hanafy el-Gebaly is
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will help kick off the latest and longest-ever session of the U.N.’s top human rights body on Monday, with Iran’s foreign minister, a senior Russian envoy, and the top diplomats of France and Germany among scores of leaders set to take part. The
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — The Italian coast guard and firefighters have recovered more than 30 bodies after a wooden migrant boat broke apart in rough seas Sunday near the southern coast of Italy’s mainland, authorities reported. State TV quoted the local prefect’s office as saying that by late morning 33 bodies had been recovered and 58
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Megan Piphus Peace has always found magic in puppets. The self-trained ventriloquist and puppeteer grew up watching the sock puppets on “Lamb Chop’s Play-Along,” the hand puppets of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” and the muppets of “Sesame Street.” As a child, the characters seemed so alive, and it was only later that
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Police in Hong Kong filed murder charges against the former in-laws of a model, days after her body parts were found in a refrigerator. Hong Kong model Abby Choi’s father-in-law and his eldest son are being charged with murder, while her mother-in-law faces one count of perverting the course of justice,
Continue Reading ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police say a bus has overturned in the west of the country, killing one person and injuring several. The accident happened shortly before midnight on Saturday. The bus with Albanian license plates slid to the side of the road, hit the road barrier and overturned. The bus was carrying nine
Continue Reading By Lucy Kafanov, CNN For four days this week, home for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was a pitch-black room. There were no phones, no television, no lights or distractions. Just Rodgers, alone with his thoughts, in a cabin built specifically for prolonged isolation in the dark. When the four-time NFL MVP announced plans
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Rescue officials say an undetermined number of migrants have died and dozens have been rescued after their boat broke apart off southern Italy. Italian state radio says the coast guard has recovered about 30 bodies in rough waters in the Ionian Sea off Calabria. A spokesperson for firefighters, whose rescue boats were
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Tom Cruise was honored for his nearly three decades of work as a producer, and “ Everything Everywhere All at Once ” solidified its status as the frontrunner for the best picture Oscar by taking the top prize at Saturday night’s Producers Guild of
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Tom Cruise was honored for his nearly three decades of work as a producer, and “ Everything Everywhere All at Once ” solidified its status as the frontrunner for the best picture Oscar by taking the top prize at Saturday night’s Producers Guild of
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italian state radio says the coast guard has spotted about 30 bodies after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas off the southern coast of Italy’s mainland. Quoting unidentified port authorities near the coastal town of Crotone, in Calabria, RAI state radio said the ship was carrying more than 100 migrants
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN Duncan Enright never imagined he’d get death threats over a plan to reduce grinding city traffic. But it is exactly what happened to the local politician in the UK, who found himself deluged with abusive messages on social media and by email over his involvement in a proposed traffic filtering trial
Continue Reading CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says that an Australian-based archaeologist and two Papua New Guinea nationals have been released from captivity after being taken hostage by an armed group in a remote part of Papua New Guinea several days ago. The academic, Bryce Barker, and the other hostages were reportedly held
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson and Jake Kwon, CNN A group of hostages being held for ransom by armed criminals in a remote region of Papua New Guinea have all now been freed, the country’s Prime Minister James Marape said Sunday. “We apologize to the families of those taken as hostages for ransom, it took us a
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