MADRID – Spain’s Constitutional Court has struck down a decree by a regional government that tried to protect people in economic difficulty by allowing empty houses owned by banks to be temporarily confiscated for use as homes. The country’s top court ruled Tuesday in favor of an appeal by Spain’s …
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HONG KONG – Hong Kong regulators are investigating a leading Chinese solar panel maker owned by billionaire Li Hejun after its shares took a sudden and unexplained plunge. The Securities and Futures Commission’s announcement Thursday came a day after Li was quoted in Chinese state media saying there was no …
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SINGAPORE – China vigorously defended its South China Sea land reclamation projects in the face of persistent criticism from U.S. leaders at an international security summit Saturday as the standoff in the Asia-Pacific region shows few signs of abating. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other officials sharply condemned the …
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KINSHASA, Congo – Officials say at least six people are dead following an attack on the largest airport in eastern Congo. Government spokesman Lambert Mende says that heavily armed gunmen broke into the Goma airport early Tuesday. Mende said two Congolese soldiers were killed during the attack, and four assailants …
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Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide at the construction project in northern India. All of the construction workers are safe, police officer Prashant Kumar said, adding that they have been supplied with oxygen and water. …
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Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh changed his tune Monday on at least one thing as he is suspended from games for the rest of the regular season over the school’s sign-stealing scandal. Harbaugh mentioned his about-face on chickens during his press conference. He had reportedly called chickens a “nervous bird” …
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A French court issued a warrant for Syria’s president and senior Syrian officials for allegedly using banned chemical weapons against civilians, marking the first non-International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for a head of state. The warrant, which applies to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and two …
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Justice Ministry on Friday added Mikhail Kasyanov, who was President Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister but then became one of his opponents, to its register of “foreign agents.” Russian law allows for figures and organizations receiving money or support from outside the country to be designated …
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NFL journeyman Tim Boyle will have another chance to show whether he is the right man for the New York Jets starting quarterback job down the stretch. Despite a shaky performance in the Black Friday game, Boyle is slated to retain the starter title for the Jets upcoming game against …
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The main opposition candidate in Madagascar said Monday he has filed lawsuits with the country’s highest court seeking to have the results of this month’s national election canceled and incumbent President Andry Rajoelina’s victory declared invalid, claiming fraud. Rajoelina, 49, was announced Saturday as the winner of the Nov. 16 …
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