TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two journalists were kept under detention in Tunisia on Wednesday, following a raft of arrests targeting government critics including lawyers and the press that has drawn concern from the country’s international allies. Authorities in the north African country this week unleashed a new campaign of repression against perceived opponents of President
CANNES, France (AP) — Only recently has George Miller realized just how influential his medical education was to the world of “Mad Max.” Miller was briefly a doctor before finding filmmaking and his twin brother, whom he attended university with, remained one. As a resident at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, Miller saw people in
Nguyen Van Son struggled to hold back tears as he stood outside the vast burnt carcass of a shopping complex that was engulfed in flames three days earlier in Warsaw. The 42-year-old Vietnamese trader had his entire livelihood inside — unsold clothing in three shops, equipment in two nail salons and a large sum of
Ekonomija | 14.05.2024 | access_time 20:05 Bela kuća objavila je danas da znatno povećava carine na kineske proizvode, u ukupnoj vrednosti od 18 milijardi dolara, da bi zaštitila američke firme i radnike od konkurencije koju Vašington ocenjuje kao nelojalnu. Nove carine odnose se na deset industrijskih sektora smatranih “strateškim”, kao što su poluprovodnici, retki minerali
PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, according to his Facebook profile. Reports on TA3, a Slovakian TV station, said that Fico, 59, was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of
A fire at a marina in northwestern Croatia destroyed 22 boats early Wednesday and caused huge damage but no injuries. An investigation was underway to determine what caused the fire at the marina in Medulin. A fire at a marina in northwestern Croatia destroyed 22 boats early Wednesday and caused huge damage but no injuries.
An Afghan military helicopter crashed on Wednesday in Ghor province in western Afghanistan, killing at least one person, the Taliban defense ministry said. The crash of the MI-17 was caused by a technical problem, according to a statement. (Production by Fazel Rahman Faizi) An Afghan military helicopter crashed on Wednesday in Ghor province in western
Crowds packed the narrow streets of Hong Kong’s tiny Cheung Chau island for an ancient festival on Wednesday. One of the main traditions is a parade of children in costume and make-up, carried on poles. Crowds packed the narrow streets of Hong Kong’s tiny Cheung Chau island for an ancient festival on Wednesday. One of
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Chances of restarting formal talks to mend Cyprus’ decades-long ethnic division appeared dimmer Wednesday as the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots told a U.N. envoy that he saw no common ground with Greek Cypriots for a return to negotiations. Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said that he conveyed to the
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A radical Sunni scholar whose criticisms of Saudi Arabia’s government and the West drew praise from the l ate al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden should be immediately tried or released from a yearslong arbitrary detention by the kingdom, independent experts working with the United Nations said Wednesday. Safar bin
