DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to an Iranian women’s rights activist signaled international support for democracy efforts in the Islamic Republic, and hope that the country might change from the inside. That was 20 years ago and the winner, Shirin Ebadi, faced harassment that ultimately forced her to flee
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians on Friday marched in anger to bury a 19-year-old killed by Israeli fire after Jewish settlers rampaged through a flashpoint town in the occupied West Bank the night before.The youth’s death, coming as tensions escalate during the Jewish holiday season, marked the latest in a surge in Israeli-Palestinian fighting
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army rescued more than 100 migrants Friday after their boat developed technical problems in the Mediterranean off the coast of the northern city of Tripoli, state-run National News Agency reported. No one was hurt in the incident.The agency said the boat that was carrying 125 people, all of them Syrians
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear special appeals from the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her convictions in six corruption cases where she was found guilty of abusing her authority and accepting bribes, a legal official said.The 78-year-old Suu Kyi, who was arrested when the army toppled
Savez ekoloških organizacija Srbije (SEOS) najavio je protest za utorak, 10. oktobra, ispred zgrade Vlade, u Beogradu, sa zahtevom da se obustave radovi na izgradnji vidikovca na Kablaru, čijem je početku u sredu prisustvovala premijerka Ana Brnabić.SEOS smatra da ti radovi nusu u skladu sa zakonom, niti sa zdravim razumom.Kako je danas saopštio, SEOS je
Član Predsedništva Stranke slobode i pravde (SSP) Branko Miljuš ocenio je da su moguće uvođenje sankcija Srbiji i iseljavanje Srba sa Kosova i Metohije, direktna posledica pogrešne politike Aleksandra Vučića. Miljuš je za televiziju Nova S ocenio da su građani Srbije “uplašeni”, da su “u strahu od neizvesnosti” a da je Vučić “postao sinonim za nesigurnost i
Potpredsednica Dveri Tamara Milenković Kerković ocenila je danas da se Srbija sa nasiljem neće obračunati sve dok je Srpska napredna stranka na vlasti, a povodom tragedije u Niškoj Banji u kojoj je trinaestogodišnji dečak u tuči nožem ubio svog vršnjaka.”Nemušte promene u obrazovnim zakonima, imenovanje penzionisane profesorke iz SPS-a za ministra prosvete i najnovije izvrgavanje ruglu srpske
Predsednica Vlade Srbije Ana Brnabić izjavila je danas da misli da je sastancima u Granadi “predsednik Aleksandar Vučić uspeo da ukloni neposrednu opasnost od uvođenja sankcija Srbiji”, ali da su pritisci na Beograd “i dalje ogromni”.”Mislim da je najvažnija poruka danas i zaista verujem da je juče u Granadi Vučić uspeo da obezbedi da Srbija bude
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike killed a 10-year-old boy and injured two dozen other people Friday in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials said, a day after a strike in the same region killed at least 51 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in months.Associated Press reporters
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares mostly rose Friday in cautious trading ahead of an update on the U.S. jobs market. Tokyo was the only major market to decline, with other benchmarks moderately higher. U.S. futures and oil prices were little changed. Markets in China were closed for a holiday. They will reopen on Monday. Investors
