Afghan president calls for Eid cease-fire, Taliban to reply
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has called for a conditional cease-fire with Taliban insurgents for the duration of the Eid al-Adha holiday.Read More
Italy bridge designer warned in 1979 of risk of corrosion
ROME (AP) — The Italian engineer who designed the Genoa bridge that collapsed and killed dozens warned four decades ago that it would require constantRead More
Italy threatens to return migrants to Libya in new standoff
ROME (AP) — Italy’s firebrand interior minister threatened Sunday to return to Libya 177 migrants who have been aboard an Italian coast guard ship forRead More
French audit warns 840 bridges may face risk of collapse
PARIS (AP) — An audit commissioned by the French government says about 840 French bridges are suffering from serious damage and at risk of collapseRead More
Quakes cut power, topple homes on Indonesia island; 3 dead
SEMBALUN, Indonesia (AP) — Multiple strong earthquakes cut power across the Indonesian island of Lombok, toppled buildings and killed at least three people as theRead More
Migrant spouse of pregnant woman detained on way to hospital
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California woman said Saturday that she had to drive herself to the hospital and give birth without her husband afterRead More
Women win primaries in record numbers, look to November
ATLANTA (AP) — Women are not just running for office in record numbers this year — they are winning. More women than ever before haveRead More
US says conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the U.S., the Trump administration declares in a major new policy statement thatRead More
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Kofi Annan, a charismatic global diplomat and the first black African to become United Nations secretary-general who led the world bodyRead More
Kendall teen found days after going missing in Paris
A South Florida teenager who went missing while visiting Paris, France, has been found safe. Tariq Aleem Shabazz, who lives with his family in theRead More