(DHAKA, Bangladesh) — A woman buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building for 17 days was rescued Friday, a miraculous moment set against a scene of unimaginable horror where the death toll is more than 1,000 …
Attack Kills At Least 20 Nigeria Police Officers
(LAGOS, Nigeria) — An ethnic militia killed at least 20 police officers who launched a raid to try and arrest them in central Nigeria, a police commissioner said Wednesday.
The attack in Alakio, a village in Nasarawa state, saw the officers ambushed Tuesday when they tried to stop the gang that was forcing locals to take a blood …
Italy Court Upholds Berlusconi Tax Fraud Verdict
(MILAN) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi‘s tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence were upheld on the first appeal Wednesday in a case that could see him barred from public office for five years.
In Italy, defendants are legally considered innocent until all appeals are exhausted, and Berlusconi’s lawyers are expected …
Stephen Hawking Backs Boycott of Israeli Academics
(LONDON) — British physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major international conference in Israel in June, citing his belief that he should respect a Palestinian call to boycott contacts with Israeli academics.
The University of Cambridge released a statement Wednesday indicating that Hawking had told the Israelis last
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Exclusive: Dagestani Relative of Tamerlan Tsarnaev Is a Prominent Islamist
Last year, when Tamerlan Tsarnaev visited the Russian region of Dagestan, he had a guide with a deep knowledge of the local Islamist community: a distant cousin named Magomed Kartashov
Pakistani Government to Ban Air Conditioners
(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan’s prime minister has decided to ban the use of air conditioners by government offices to help cope with the country’s pervasive energy shortages.
A statement issued Wednesday from Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso’s office says the ban will go into effect on May 15 and will continue until the energy …
France Confirms 1st Case of New SARS-related Virus
(PARIS) — A 65-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized after contracting France‘s first case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, and French health authorities said Wednesday they are trying to find anyone who might have been in contact with him to prevent it from spreading.
It’s unclear how or where the man was infected …
7 dead, 2 missing After Ship Crashes in Genoa
(ROME) — Italian prosecutors placed the captain of the Jolly Nero cargo ship under investigation Wednesday for alleged manslaughter after his vessel slammed into the dock at Genoa’s busy port and toppled the control tower into …
U.K. Government Agenda to Focus on Immigration, Economy
(LONDON) — The British government says it will announce bills to tighten immigration controls, reform pensions and reduce red tape for business when it lays out legislative plans for the next year at the state opening of Parliament on Wednesday.
Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted that its agenda will contain “bills on growth, …
Belgium Says 31 Detained in $50m Diamond Heist
(BRUSSELS) — Police carried out a series of raids in Belgium and detained 31 people in three countries in connection with a spectacular $50 million diamond heist pulled off with apparent clockwork precision at Brussels Airport, a Belgian prosecutor said Wednesday.
One person was detained in France, six in Switzerland and 24 in …
India: Protesters Decry Verdict on 1984 Sikh Massacre
The Rakab Ganj Sahib Sikh temple in central New Delhi stands white and gleaming against the punishing May sun. Inside its spacious guesthouse is Jagdish Kaur, a stout 76-year-old woman, who has been waging battle for the past few …
Italy Cargo Ship Slams into Genoa Port, Kills 3
(ROME) — A cargo ship slammed into a control tower in the port in Genoa, toppling it into the harbor and killing at least three people, rescue officials said Wednesday.
Four others were hospitalized and a half-dozen people remained unaccounted for, including some feared trapped inside the submerged elevator of the control tower, …
Japan Pulls Back on Denials of WWII Sex Slavery
(TOKYO) — Japan has acknowledged that it conducted only a limited investigation before claiming there was no official evidence that its imperial troops coerced Asian women into sexual slavery before and during World War II.
A parliamentary statement signed Tuesday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged a document produced by a …
