SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea has decided to buy four military airborne refueling tankers from European aerospace giant Airbus…
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Italian navy begins deep-sea bid to recover bodies from shipwreck that killed as many as 800
ROME – The Italian navy says it is has begun deep-sea operations to recover bodies from a migrant shipwreck that…
Read MoreItalian coast guard: 700 migrants rescued from smugglers’ boats
ROME – The Italian coast guard says its ships, along with military vessels from Ireland and Britain, have helped to…
Read MoreUK teen arrested in joint inquiry with FBI into hoax bomb threats made against US facilities
LONDON – A British teen has been arrested as part of a joint investigation with the FBI into hoax bomb…
Read MoreFlooding hits Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi, 1 person dead
MOSCOW – A flood caused by heavy rains has swept Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi that hosted the 2014…
Read MoreWatchdog says journalists face ‘unprecedented’ threats in el-Sissi’s Egypt, at least 18 jailed
CAIRO – Journalists face unprecedented threats in President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s Egypt, a watchdog group said Thursday, with the highest number…
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Study focuses on slowing progression of Alzheimer’s
A study underway at 50 U.S. hospitals is taking an alternative approach in investigating how to slow the progression of…
Read MoreIsrael says it strikes Gaza rocket launcher after militants fired a rocket at Israel overnight
JERUSALEM – The Israeli military says it has carried out an airstrike on a rocket launcher in the Gaza Strip…
Read MoreFrance orders release of South Korean ferry tycoon’s daughter pending extradition decision
PARIS – A French appeals court has ordered the release of the daughter of a South Korean businessman believed to…
Read MoreBritain’s heaviest man dies after topping 900 pounds
Britain’s heaviest man—weighing more than 900 pounds—died over the weekend after being bedridden in his house for the last year.…
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