The Associated Press BERLIN — A U.N. human rights panel has ruled for the first time that people fleeing the effects of climate change may be entitled to claim asylum, even as it dismissed an individual plaintiff’s case against his deportation from New Zealand. The U.N. Human Rights Committee published […]
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The Associated PressCaleb Jones HONOLULU–Hawaii’s governor says two police officers have died after a shooting in Honolulu on Sunday. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that officers had responded to an assault call when they encountered a male with a firearm, who then opened fire, striking two officers. “We grieve with HPD […]
The Associated PressMesfin Fekadu NEW YORK — It’s one sweet day for Mariah Carey: the pop diva, who has co-written 18 of her 19 No. 1 hit songs, will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Joining Carey for the 2020 class are the Neptunes (the duo of Pharrell […]
The Associated PressMari Yamaguchi TOKYO–An Australian journalist based in Japan says he is a victim of Japanese child custody laws that allow only one parent access to children of broken marriages, a day after he was convicted of trespassing at the apartment building of his estranged wife’s parents to try […]
THE ASSOCIATE PRESSAnne D’Innocenzio NEW YORK–The nation’s largest retail trade group says holiday sales increased 4.1%, near the top end of its forecast. The National Retail Federation had expected a range of 3.8% to 4.2% for the November and December period. The results offer a dose of optimism for the […]
The Associated PressYuras Karmanau KYIV, Ukraine–Ukrainian police said Thursday they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance by an unknown party before she was recalled from her post in May. The announcement came two days after Democratic lawmakers in the United States […]
The Associated PressQassim Abdul-ZahraAnd Ali Abdul-Hassan AIN AL-ASAD BASE, Iraq–U.S. troops cleared rubble and debris from a military base housing American soldiers in western Iraq today, days after it was struck by a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles in a major escalation between the two longtime foes. The Iranian attack […]
The Canadian PressVictoria Ahearn TORONTO–Animator Dean DeBlois, sound engineer Paul Massey, production designer Dennis Gassner, and filmmaker Meryam Joobeur will be among those representing Canada at this year’s Oscars. DeBlois, who hails from Aylmer, Que., got a nod for best animated feature this morning for “How to Train Your Dragon: […]
Noha ElhennawyTHE ASOCIATED PRESS CAIRO–Libya’s United Nations-supported government has welcomed Russian and Turkish calls for a ceasefire in the country’s ongoing civil war, though its rivals appeared cool to the intervention and refrained from endorsing the idea Thursday. The Tripoli-based government led by Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj released a statement […]
The Associated PressKantele Franko COLUMBUS, Ohio–A federal judge declined for now to compel a Michigan-based health system to advance legal costs for a doctor’s defence against murder charges in the deaths of 25 Ohio hospital patients. U.S. District Judge George Caram Steeh in Michigan concluded Wednesday it’s in the public […]
The Associated PressSamy Magdy KAUDA, Sudan–Sudan’s prime minister, accompanied by United Nations officials, embarked on a peace mission Thursday to a rebel stronghold, in a major step toward government efforts to end the country’s long-running civil conflicts. A crown of tens of thousands, including thousands of armed rebels, welcomed Abdalla […]
The Associated Press GOMA, Congo–A South African air force plane crash-landed and caught fire Thursday at the Goma airport in eastern Congo but there were no casualties, authorities said. The C-130BZ military aircraft was transporting 59 passengers and eight crew members from the U.N mission when its left engine caught […]
