ATHENS, Greece – Greece and its bailout creditors are working on the final details of a new multi-billion euro rescue loan, with a view to having the country’s parliament approve it later this the week. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Economy Minister George Stathakis held new talks with officials from …
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CAIRO – The Islamic State group’s radio station says its Egyptian affiliate killed a Croatian hostage, the first word from the extremist group a day after a gruesome image of his beheading circulated online. Al-Bayan radio station said Thursday that “soldiers of the Caliphate” killed Tomislav Salopek, “whose country is …
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HAVANA – The blazing Caribbean sun rose Saturday on a U.S. flag flying over Havana for the first time in 54 years and people discussing political reform with an openness that once would have been unimaginable in Cuba. Speaking before the raising of the Stars and Stripes at the newly …
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BAMAKO, Mali – A spokesman for a Tuareg separatist group says fighting has broken out between its supporters and government-allied militias in Mali’s north, despite a peace accord. Almouzamil Ag Mohamed, spokesman for the Coordination of Azawad Movements, said that they were dislodged from their positions in Edjerer in the …
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. political chief is calling the Syrian government’s airstrikes on the Damascus suburb of Douma that killed some 100 people a war crime. Jeffrey Feltman told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that Sunday’s attack “would be yet one more war crime for which those responsible …
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THESSALONIKI, Greece – Police in Greece say they have arrested 78 anti-mining protesters, mostly foreigners, involved in clashes outside a Greek gold mine. Police said about 1,000 protesters marched toward the mining operation in the northern region of Halkidiki. Many started pelting the police force with rocks and bolts and …
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TOKYO – A senior Japanese official says the government is prepared to “take appropriate measures,” if necessary, to quell volatility in the financial markets. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday that Japan’s economy remains “on track for a moderate recovery.” But he acknowledged that recent swings in share prices …
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AMSTERDAM – The long-awaited conclusions of an international investigation into the cause of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 will be published Oct. 13. The Dutch Safety Board, which is leading the civil investigation into the plane crash in eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board on …
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VICTORIA, British Columbia – British Columbia’s Ministry of Environment says a barge has tipped in Victoria’s harbor, dumping as many as 20 vehicles into the water. The ministry says the barge was being loaded by metal recycling company Schnitzer Steel in an area of the harbor just north of the …
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PARIS – A top EU official says the bloc must work faster to set up special migrant processing centers in Greece and Italy, acknowledging that European countries have acted too slowly to handle the huge waves of migrants this year. The “hot spot” centers aim to help authorities quickly identify …
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