UNITED NATIONS – The new U.N. envoy for Yemen is on his way to the region for “intensive consultations,” while the U.N. tries to organize a conference on the crisis as soon as possible on neutral ground. The U.N. says Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed started Wednesday in Paris, meeting the …
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CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico – Police in northern Mexico have seized nearly $2.9 million in cash that was apparently in transit to a criminal gang. A statement from the security coordination agency in the Gulf coast state of Tamaulipas, which borders Texas, says 86 bundles of U.S. dollars and two more …
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JUBA, South Sudan – South Sudan’s parliament has passed a bill that relief organizations say could restrict their work as the country faces a worsening humanitarian crisis. The Non-Governmental Organization bill, passed unanimously on Tuesday, requires international aid agencies, civic organizations and volunteer groups to have 80 percent of their …
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PRISTINA, Kosovo – Kosovo police say they have launched raids in several households across the country, including the families of ethnic Albanians involved in last week’s deadly clashes with police in neighbouring Macedonia. Police spokesman Baki Kelani confirmed several raids were underway Friday. The raids follow accusations from Macedonian leaders …
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KIEV, Ukraine – A Ukrainian military spokesman says two Russian soldiers captured in the war-torn east of the country are on their way to the capital, Kiev. Ukrainian officials said Sunday two Russians were wounded and taken prisoner near the front line in the Luhansk region. Russia has vehemently denied …
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ALGIERS, Algeria – The Algerian Defense Ministry says its forces have killed three more militants just east of the capital Algiers, bringing the total slain over the past two days to 25. Acting on intelligence tips, the Algerian army ambushed a meeting of militants in the Boukram forest in Boumerdes, …
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BEIRUT – Activists and state media say Syrian troops who had been besieged for nearly a month in a hospital compound in the country’s northwest managed to withdraw. State TV says the troops pulled out of the compound in the town of Jisr al-Shughour and reached government-held areas as other …
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PARIS – In a rare ceremony, France is honoring four people who resisted the Nazis during World War II by inducting them into Paris’ Pantheon mausoleum. The highly symbolic two-day event is aimed at uniting the French against extremism and anti-Semitism after deadly attacks earlier this year. French President Francois …
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ZURICH – The FIFA election is won and done. Sepp Blatter’s problems, however, are far from over. The prize for the 79-year-old president of soccer’s governing body is four more years in office and some big issues ahead. American and Swiss federal investigations, which rocked FIFA this week, could yet …
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ABUJA, Nigeria – A spokesman says Nigeria’s new president will visit Chad and Niger, making the countries whose troops help fight Boko Haram a priority on his first official travels outside the country. Spokesman Garba Shehu says President Muhammadu Buhari will fly to Niger on Wednesday and Chad on Thursday. …
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