Mar 06 Greece clears wreckage days after deadly rail disaster By Costas Kantouris, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Recovery crews in northern Greece have cleared the final sections of wreckage from a deadly train collision from the tracks, as protests and political fallout from the country's worst ever rail disaster continue. Continue reading
Mar 06 Residents say Myanmar soldiers killed 17 people in 2 villages By Grant Peck, Associated Press A resident and members of Myanmar's anti-government resistance say soldiers have rampaged through several villages, raping, beheading and killing at least 17 people. Continue reading
Mar 06 Unions vow to shut down France's economy amid pension battle By Angela Charlton, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Unions are threatening to shut down France's economy this week in what they hope is their toughest riposte yet to President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age. Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: State Department gives news briefing as Tunisia works to allay concerns of discrimination By Associated Press State Department spokesman Ned Price held a briefing on Monday as Tunisia’s government seeks to allay growing international concerns about a surge of discrimination against sub-Saharan Africans. Continue reading
Mar 06 Humanitarian crisis persists for survivors in Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press The Feb. 6 earthquake killed close to 47,000 people in Turkey, destroyed or damaged around 214,000 buildings and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless — becoming Turkey’s worst disaster in its modern history. Continue reading
Mar 06 4 Americans kidnapped in northern Mexico border city By Associated Press The four had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday. The FBI San Antonio Division office said the vehicle came under fire shortly after it entered Mexico. Continue reading
Mar 06 Those who poisoned Iranian schoolgirls guilty of 'unforgivable crime', supreme leader says By Associated Press Monday's remarks were the first time Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all matters of state, has spoken publicly about the suspected poisonings. Continue reading
Mar 06 Ukraine vows to hold Bakhmut as Russia continues fight to capture the city By Mystyslav Chernov, Associated Press Less than a week ago, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian defenders might retreat from Bakhmut and fall back to nearby positions. But Zelenskyy’s office said Monday that he chaired a meeting in which the country’s… Continue reading
Mar 05 Estonian prime minister's Reform Party gains big victory in parliamentary election By Jari Tanner, Associated Press Voters in Estonia elected a new parliament Sunday with initial results suggesting the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, had won overwhelmingly with nearly all votes counted. Continue reading
Mar 05 German Chancellor Scholz warns of 'consequences' if China sends arms to Russia By Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says there would be “consequences” if China sent weapons to Russia for Moscow's war in Ukraine, but he's fairly optimistic that Beijing will refrain from doing so. Continue reading