Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanon resumes contacts with IMF over bailout program
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's Finance Ministry said Monday it has resumed "interactions" with the International Monetary Fund in an effort to pull the small nation out of its worst economic crisis in its mo...
Oct 04, 2021
Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont faces Italy extradition hearing
SASSARI, Sardinia (AP) - Catalonia's former separatist leader Carles Puigdemont faced a hearing Monday on the Italian island of Sardinia to decide whether to extradite him to Spain, where he is accuse...
Oct 04, 2021
Muslims recall questionable detentions that followed 9/11
WASHINGTON (AP) - Around New York City in the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, as an eerie quiet settled over ground zero, South Asian and Arab men started vanishing. Soon, more than 1,000 were arres...
Oct 04, 2021
Russia test-fires new hypersonic missile from submarine
MOSCOW (AP) - A prospective Russian hypersonic missile has been successfully test-fired from a nuclear submarine for the first time, the military said Monday. The Russian Defense Ministry said that th...
Oct 04, 2021
'Pandora Papers' reveal Jordan king's secret multimillion-dollar purchase of luxury homes
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday denied any impropriety in his purchase of luxury homes abroad, citing security needs for keeping quiet about the transactions that are reported...
Oct 04, 2021
UK military begins fuel delivery amid driver shortage
LONDON (AP) - British military personnel have begun delivering fuel to gas stations after a shortage of truck drivers disrupted supplies for more than a week, leading to long lines at the pumps as anx...
Oct 04, 2021
Greece: Truck on parliament sidewalk checked for explosives
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A 58-year-old Greek man was arrested Monday after he drove a pickup truck onto a sidewalk in front of the the country's parliament building and reportedly threatened police. Bomb...
Oct 04, 2021
Leaked 'Pandora' records show how the powerful shield assets
A new report sheds light on how world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires and others have used offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars over the past quarter-...
Oct 04, 2021
Jordan's king denies impropriety in luxury home purchases
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday denied any impropriety in his purchase of luxury homes abroad, citing security needs for keeping quiet about the transactions that are reported...
Oct 04, 2021
Lava from Spanish volcano surges after crater collapse
MADRID (AP) - More earthquakes rattled the Spanish island of La Palma on Monday, as the lava flow from an erupting volcano surged after part of the crater collapsed. Officials said they didn't expect ...
Oct 04, 2021