Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'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
Swedish artist under police protection dies in road accident
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who had lived under police protection since his 2007 sketch of the Prophet Muhammad with a dog's body brought death threats, has died in a traffic accident,...
Oct 04, 2021
UN: Libya’s roundup tops 5,000 migrants as concerns grow
ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) - The number of migrants rounded up as part of Libya's unprecedented crackdown exceeds 5,000 people, including hundreds of children and women - dozens of them pregnant, accordi...
Oct 04, 2021
Indian town on edge after 9 die during farm protest
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - Indian authorities suspended internet services and barred political leaders from entering a northern town Monday to calm tensions after nine people were killed in a deadly escala...
Oct 04, 2021
Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize in the field of physiology or medicine has been awarded to U.S. scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian. They were cited for their discovery of receptors for tem...
Oct 04, 2021