BANGKOK – Thailand’s junta has denied accusations of torturing suspects in a bombing investigation, as human rights groups step up their criticism of the military regime. Lawyers for four suspects in a March 7 grenade attack outside Bangkok Criminal Court say their clients alleged they were punched and tortured with …
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s foreign minister on Wednesday sharply criticized Britain for building up its military capacity in the disputed Falkland Islands, a small increase that caused a big stir in the South American country. Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said Britain’s decision underscores an unwillingness to negotiate in the …
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BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors say they have searched the home of the son of a former Moldovan president on suspicion of corruption-related charges. Prosecutors carried out a search of the home of Sergiu Lucinschi, a businessman who also has Romanian citizenship, late Monday. A statement said he was …
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LISBON, Portugal – Portugal Telecom shares are being battered amid fresh concerns over the company’s future. Following an initial 12 percent decline, the company’s share price was down 3.2 percent, to 0.69 euros, at lunchtime Tuesday. The fall came a day after the postponement of a shareholder decision on whether …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan police official says that a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban has killed two policemen in the northern Faryab province. The spokesman for the provincial police, Massoud Yaquobi, says the police chief of Almar district and his bodyguard, also a policeman, were killed when their …
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ROME – Police in Rome seized more than 600 kilograms (1,320 pounds) of cocaine and hashish and fanned out to arrest 31 suspected mobsters in what they say further indicates the ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate is making the Italian capital a strategic base for its global operations. The ‘ndrangheta still is …
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BANGKOK – A military-appointed legislature in Thailand voted to impeach former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday, a move that could further polarize a divided nation that’s been beset by political upheaval for a decade. Some key dates in the crisis: — Sept. 19, 2006: The army topples Yingluck’s brother, …
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MADRID – A judge in the southern Spanish city of Granada has indicted 10 priests and two Catholic lay workers in a sex abuse case that prompted Pope Francis to call one of the alleged victims. According to the indictment filed Tuesday, the 12 are suspected of abusing four teenage …
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ISTANBUL – Turkey’s state-run news agency says a woman opened automatic weapon fire at a police vehicle in Istanbul’s main square, Taksim, before escaping on foot. No one was hurt in Friday’s incident. The Anadolu Agency says the assailant left her weapon and a bag near the square. There was …
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos says the organization is trying to increase aid activities in Ukraine to help more than 5 million people affected by the conflict between the government and Russia-backed rebels. Amos told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the U.N. has been able to …
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