UNITED NATIONS – An independent review of new information about the mysterious 1961 plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold puts to rest claims that he was assassinated after surviving the crash but provides new information about a possible aerial attack or interference. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for …
Read More »
KAMPALA, Uganda – The International Committee of the Red Cross says more than a dozen people died as a result of clashes that forced medical workers to vacate a hospital where advanced surgeries had been taking place. The ICRC said in a statement Friday that a hospital it supports in …
Read More »
BOGOTA, Colombia – Negotiators say the Colombian government and leftist rebels will seek to work out a cease-fire by both sides that would end the country’s more than five-decade long conflict. Colombia has agreed to scale down military action if the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia suspend all attacks. In …
Read More »
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Prosecutors in Hungary say they have indicted a fake mechanic who defrauded 29 female drivers by taking money to fix their cars’ nonexistent problems. Budapest Chief Prosecutor Tibor Ibolya said Wednesday in a statement that the man, who was not identified, warned women alone in their cars …
Read More »
TORONTO – A judge has sentenced two men to 12 years in prison for one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Canadian history. Gary Sorenson and Milowe Brost were found guilty of fraud and theft in February in an elaborate scheme in which investors were promised unrealistic returns. More than …
Read More »
CANBERRA, Australia – A piece of aircraft wing found on an island in the western Indian Ocean is unlikely to alter the seabed search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner in the southern Indian Ocean, the search leader said Thursday. Air safety investigators are examining aircraft debris found on Reunion …
Read More »
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast’s president says he will run again in October elections that many hope will be peaceful, unlike the 2010 ballot. Alassane Ouattara submitted his candidacy on Wednesday for the Oct. 25 poll. He said he wants a calm election with results accepted by all. Ivory …
Read More »
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s defense minister says the former head of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Omar, did not die in Pakistan as Kabul announced last week. Khawaja Muhammad Asif was quoted by state media as saying Friday that “we totally deny that Mullah Omar died in Quetta or Karachi.” Instead, …
Read More »
BEIJING – Chinese state media say a former general has been given a suspended death sentence for bribery and other crimes. The official Xinhua News Agency said a military court issued the ruling against Gu Junshan on Monday. Gu was deputy head of the People’s Liberation Army’s General Logistics Department, …
Read More »
LONDON – Researchers at Britain’s Cambridge University have released letters showing how slaves were priced for sale during the 18th century, giving an insight into the wealth and influence behind the pro-slavery lobby at the time. St. John’s College, which released the papers Thursday, said the papers helped show the …
Read More »