Tag: Social affairs
Judge: Man who killed library patron was mentally ill
WOBURN, Mass. — A Massachusetts man charged with fatally stabbing a woman studying to become a doctor at a public library — and injuring...
Turkish high court rejects bid to close opposition party
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Citing procedural deficiencies, Turkey’s highest court on Wednesday rejected an indictment by a top prosecutor seeking to disband the country’s opposition...
Kosovo’s top diplomat calls Jerusalem embassy ‘a done deal’
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s new foreign minister says she considers the opening of the country's embassy in Jerusalem to be “a done deal.”
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No prison time for transgender ex-neo-Nazi in threat case
SEATTLE — A federal judge decided Wednesday not to impose prison time on a former member of a neo-Nazi ring that made threats against...
Court orders Belgium to reframe virus restrictions as laws
<p>BRUSSELS — The Belgian state should either lift all coronavirus measures within 30 days or frame them properly as law, a Brussels court ruled...
Polish officer to hold US V Corps post under exchange deal
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s defense ministry say a senior Polish officer has been appointed deputy commander of U.S. Army V Corps at Fort Knox...
Mexico finds 4-year-old Honduran boy near US border alone
MEXICO CITY — Mexican immigration authorities said Wednesday they found a 4-year-old Honduran boy apparently wandering alone in an area near the Rio Grande....
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos criticizes World Cup in Qatar
<p>BERLIN — Germany midfielder Toni Kroos said it was “wrong” that Qatar was awarded next year's World Cup and added that it could be...
Spanish student sentenced in Greece over lockdown party
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A Spanish exchange student in Greece has been given a suspended sentence and fined for violating lockdown measures and hosting a...
Authorities: Smugglers drop 2 children over US border wall
SANTA TERESA, N.M. — Video released Wednesday by federal authorities show two Ecuadoran children being abandoned by smugglers after they were dropped over a...