MOSCOW – The Russian defense ministry says a strategic bomber on a training flight has crashed in the Far East, and rescuers are still looking for the crew of seven who parachuted out. The ministry said Monday that the Tu-95MS bomber, which did not carry any missiles, crashed 80 kilometers …
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CAIRO – Egypt’s military says a roadside bombing in northern Sinai has killed four troops. It blamed the attack on militants in the restive region. Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammed Samir says on his official Facebook page that one officer and three soldiers died Thursday when their armored vehicle hit …
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ROME – Italian news reports say at least seven people have died in an explosion at a fireworks factory near Bari, on Italy’s Adriatic coast. The ANSA news agency said the explosion Friday destroyed the Bruscella factory in Modugno and that the death toll might rise once firefighters are able …
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JERUSALEM – Israeli police say two people were hurt when a fire bomb was thrown at a passing car in Jerusalem. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said a woman was seriously wounded. She said another person was also hurt, probably as a result of the woman’s car crashing into another vehicle. …
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BEIJING – Chinese state media say minority Muslim Uighurs (WEE’-gurz) deported from Thailand to China remain in detention while authorities investigate whether some planned to join the Islamic State or other groups in the Middle East. State media also said some of the 109 Uighurs fought with Thai and Chinese …
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UNITED NATIONS – Diplomats say all 15 members of the United Nations Security Council have signed off on the final text of a draft resolution aimed at identifying the perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks in Syria two years ago so they can be brought to justice. U.S. Secretary of State …
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PANAMA CITY – The Panama Canal Authority said Friday that next month it will temporarily limit the size of ships using the waterway because drought has lowered water levels in Gatun and Alhajuela lakes. The restriction, which is the first such hold-down because of weather in nearly 20 years, takes …
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Swedish police says two suspects arrested after a deadly knife attack at an Ikea store in central Sweden were born in Eritrea and live in a nearby asylum center, adding the motive for the stabbing remains unknown. Police spokesman Per Agren says it seems there was “no …
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MADRID – Spain’s Socialist Party has asked prosecutors to investigate a meeting the country’s interior minister had with Rodrigo Rato, the former International Monetary Fund chief under investigation on suspicion of fraud and money-laundering. The leading opposition party said Thursday it wants authorities to determine if Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez …
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DAKAR, Senegal – The son of Senegal’s former President Abdoulaye Wade lost a bid to be freed from his six-year prison sentence when the Supreme Court rejected an appeal on his conviction. Karim Wade, who held several high level Cabinet positions in his father’s government, was convicted in March on …
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