DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A European aid worker who was arrested two months ago in Central African Republic over spying allegations has begun a hunger strike to protest the conditions of his detention, his family and the Portuguese honorary consul told The Associated Press. Martin Joseph Figueira, a consultant for the American nongovernmental organization FHI
Search teams rescued nine crewmembers, mostly Indians, and were searching for seven others after an oil tanker capsized this week off the coast of Oman, the Indian Navy said Wednesday. The tanker, the MT Prestige Falcon, capsized in the Arabian Sea late Monday about 25 nautical miles (29 miles) southeast of Oman’s Ras Madrakah area
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid said Wednesday that a Spanish court has given a suspended eight-month prison sentence to a person who racially insulted soccer stars Vinícius Júnior and Antonio Rudiger in the comments section of a popular Spanish sports news website. The club said that the offender, whose name was not given, was found
Lionel Messi faced calls on Wednesday to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina’s players after they won the Copa America. An Argentinean government official said Messi, who is the team captain, and the president of the country’s soccer federation, Claudio Tapia, should apologize after a video was shared on social media showing members of
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean land mines could be swept into South Korea by flooding, South Korea’s military warned Wednesday, after the North has recently placed tens of thousands of additional deadly explosives along the rivals’ heavily fortified border. North Korea’s minelaying is part of construction at the border that’s been going on
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was expected to face a disciplinary hearing with the African National Congress party on Wednesday, after campaigning against the organization he once led as head of a new political party in national elections in May. The hearing could lead to Zuma, 82
Asian stocks were mostly lower Wednesday even as investors wagered that the Federal Reserve will come ahead with a cut to interest rates, while Australia’s benchmark hit a new record. U.S. futures fell and oil prices advanced. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index gave up early gains to shed 0.4% to 41,097.69. Reports said the
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission did not allow the public enough access to information about COVID-19 vaccine purchase agreements it secured with pharmaceutical companies during the pandemic, the EU general court said Wednesday. The decision came a day ahead of a vote at the European Parliament at which European Commission President Ursula von der
Politika | 17.07.2024 | access_time 09:25 Foto: Beta/Milan Obradović Ministar građevinarstva, saobraćaja i infrastukture Goran Vesić negirao je danas da je novom uredbom Vlade Srbije oživljen projekat “Jadar”, navodeći da se njome samo izvršava nedavna odluka Ustavnog suda čime je popunjena pravna praznina i da svi započeti postupci mogu da se završe u skladu sa
Politika | 17.07.2024 | access_time 08:35 Foto: Beta/Milan Obradović Potpredsednice beogradskog odbora Stranke slobode i pravde (SSP) Tijana Šerbula ukazala je danas da nije normalno da država daje 150 miliona evra “za klimatizaciju” svetske izložbe Ekspo 2027 i za Nacionalni stadion, a da nema klima uređaja u porodilištima. “Javile su nam se majke iz Smedereva
