New Year’s revelries muted by virus as curtain draws on 2020
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with many bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to… Read more »
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Each year, 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Neha loved the hymns that filled her church with music. But she lost the chance to sing them last year when, at the age of 14,… Read more »
Parents convicted in 2009 ‘balloon boy’ hoax pardoned
DENVER (AP) — A couple convicted of criminal charges in the so-called balloon boy hoax that fascinated the country more than a decade ago were pardoned Wednesday by the governor… Read more »
Man dressed as Santa rescued from power lines in California
RIO LINDA, Calif. (AP) — Santa found himself a little more tied up than usual this time of year. A Northern California man impersonating Santa Claus and flying on a… Read more »
Motorist rescued after 10 hours in car buried by snow plow
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who drove off the road in this week’s snowstorm spent 10 hours trapped in his car after a passing plow and rapidly accumulating snow… Read more »
Prague zoo’s month-old Sumatran orangutan finally has a name
PRAGUE (AP) — He’s called Pustakawan, or Kawi, if you wish.Prague’s zoo said on Wednesday it has finally completed the process of naming a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan baby born… Read more »
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to the Middle East on Thursday, in a round-trip mission that… Read more »
Europe to revive international night train links
BERLIN (AP) — Four European rail companies announced Tuesday they plan to boost the continent’s network of night train connections by reviving routes that were dropped several years ago for… Read more »
Israel urges citizens to avoid Gulf, cites Iran threat
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government on Thursday urged its citizens to avoid travel to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, citing threats of Iranian attacks. Iran has been threatening… Read more »
Sweden: Mother suspected of locking up her son for 28 years
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Police in Stockholm are investigating a woman in her 70s suspected of having kept her son locked up — reportedly for 28 years — in an apartment… Read more »