MOSCOW – A Kremlin aide says Russia and France have agreed on a refund amount for an undelivered French warship. Vladimir Kozhin, an adviser to President Vladimir Putin, said Thursday in remarks carried by the RIA Novosti news agency that the two countries have completed their talks on how much …
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ROME – The principality of Monaco has signed an accord with Italy aimed at ending banking secrecy, days after Switzerland and Liechtenstein inked similar pledges to exchange financial information with Rome. The accords are key instruments in the Italian government’s quest to fight tax evasion, a chronic problem plaguing the …
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A newspaper says six Saudi nationals were behind al-Qaida’s abduction of the kingdom’s diplomat in Yemen, who was released this week after three years in captivity. The state-linked Saudi Okaz newspaper reports Wednesday that the six militants are on the kingdom’s most-wanted terrorist list but did …
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BAGHDAD – Authorities in Iraq say two bombings have killed seven people in the capital, Baghdad. Police officials say one bomb exploded Saturday near a small restaurant in Baghdad’s mainly Shiite southeastern district of Zafaraniyah, killing four people and wounding 13. Later, police say a bomb blast missed a passing …
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NEW DELHI – The Indian government has fired its top foreign ministry official, replacing her with its current ambassador to the United States. S. Jaishankar took over as India’s new foreign secretary on Thursday, describing his elevation as “a big responsibility.” The government on Wednesday cut short Sujatha Singh’s tenure …
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CAIRO – Here is a look at the major events in the arrest and trial of three Al-Jazeera English journalists imprisoned in Egypt for over a year: Dec. 29, 2013: Security forces storm into a five-star hotel suite in Cairo and arrest Canadian-Egyptian Mohammed Fahmy, Australian Peter Greste and Egyptian …
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KATHMANDU, Nepal – A former U.S. Marine who lost his right leg after an explosion while serving in Afghanistan is attempting to scale Mount Everest to inspire others like him to take up challenges. Charlie Linville is set to scale the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) summit next month using his specially designed …
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SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea formally approved a plan on Wednesday to salvage a ferry that sank last year, killing 304 people in one of the country’s deadliest disasters in decades. Raising the Sewol is one of the demands of bereaved families, who hope to discover more details about …
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CAIRO – Egypt executed six men Sunday convicted by a military court over a gunfight last year at a suspected bomb factory, as explosives planted outside of courthouses wounded two people following the death sentence given to ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The six executed men were convicted of killing …
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At least 127 people were killed and 700 others were injured in what has become China’s deadliest earthquake in nine years. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Gansu and Qinghai provinces in northwestern China. After the quake, residents were forced out of their homes to spend the night in freezing …
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