Jul 14 Emergency heat measures in place as Southern Europe swelters By Derek Gatopoulos, Ciarán Giles, Associated Press Countries in southern Europe are preparing emergency measures at the start of a heat wave that is expected to push temperatures to 45 degrees Celsius (113F) in some areas over the next few days. Continue reading
Jun 25 Greece’s conservative party wins majority in landslide election victory By Elena Becatoros, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Greece's conservative New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed to speed up reforms following his landslide victory Sunday that granted him a comfortable parliamentary majority to form a government for a second term. Continue reading
Jun 23 Around 350 Pakistanis were on migrant boat that sank off Greece and many still missing, official says By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Only 104 people, including 12 Pakistanis, were rescued and 82 bodies have been recovered. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 5:45 Deadly migrant boat disaster renews criticism of immigration policies in Greece By Malcolm Brabant It has been one week since an overloaded fishing trawler filled with hundreds of migrants sank off the southwest coast of Greece. The vessel left Libya and crossed the Mediterranean before becoming disabled. It drifted for hours before capsizing. Hundreds… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: Judge sets trial date for Trump documents case In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge in Florida set August 14 for former President Trump's classified documents case to go to trial, searing heat and soaring demand forced the Texas power grid operator to call for conservation and… Continue watching
Jun 18 Pakistan’s PM declares day of mourning for citizens who died in migrant boat disaster By Associated Press Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday declared a national day of mourning for citizens who died when the fishing trawler packed with migrants they were in sank off the Greek coast. Continue reading
Jun 17 Greek leader disputes criticism of rescue effort after deadly migrant shipwreck By Demetris Nellas, Associated Press Authorities continued to search Saturday for victims and survivors of a trawler that sank off the coast of Greece with as many as 750 migrants on board, as conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis blasted critics of the rescue operation. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 7:11 News Wrap: Pittsburgh synagogue shooter convicted of killing 11 In our news wrap Friday, the man who opened fire and killed 11 Jewish worshippers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018 was found guilty of all federal charges he faced, cleanup efforts are underway across several southern states… Continue watching
Jun 16 Greek coast guard defends response to shipwreck that may have killed up to 500 migrants By Derek Gatopoulos, Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press Patrol boats and a helicopter spent a third day scouring the area of the Mediterranean Sea where the packed fishing vessel capsized and sank early Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Supreme Court ruling upholds Indian Child Welfare Act In our news wrap Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld a law on adoptions of Native American children, a tropical cyclone blasted ashore in western India and southern Pakistan, rescuers searched the Mediterranean for a second day after a migrant boat… Continue watching