Section: KXAN (USA)
Gigi Hadid fends off man-handler between runway turns
MILAN (AP) — This was already Gigi Hadid’s season. She drew crowds outside the Max Mara shop on opening day of Milan Fashion Week, and indulged fans with selfies. Then she opened and closed the Max Mara show on the second day of womenswear previews for next spring and summer on Thursday, and took top billing at Fendi. But in between, things...
Model Gigi Hadid Manhandled in Milan
MILAN (AP) — Model Gigi Hadid was manhandled outside a Milan Fashion Week venue Thursday by a former Ukrainian television reporter who has pulled similar stunts in Paris, Los Angeles and Moscow. A video posted on website TMZ.com shows a man grabbing Hadid from behind and lifting her off the ground as she and her sister, Bella Hadid, exited the...
UN to call for stepped up security for planes and airports
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is expected to call for stepped up screening and security checks at airports worldwide to “detect and deter terrorist attacks” on civil aviation. A draft of the Security Council resolution calls on all countries to tighten security at airport buildings, share information about possible threats, and...
Tensions loom in the Balkans over Bosnian Serbs’ referendum
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s Serb mini-state is holding a referendum this weekend that has turned into a proxy political battle between the West and Russia, stoking ethnic tensions and triggering fears of new clashes more than 20 years after the end of the Balkans War. Sunday’s vote asks residents of Republika Srpska...
Quotes from the gathering of world leaders at the UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Key quotes from world leaders at the U.N. meetings on Wednesday. ____ “This is not a joke.” — U.S Secretary of State John Kerry during a Security Council debate on Syria, sharply criticizing those who engage in “word games” to dodge responsibility over questions of “war and peace, life and death.” ____ “I believe this is...
In or out? Rome mayor to reveal decision on 2024 Olympic bid
ROME (AP) — Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi, who has long opposed the city’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, will announce her decision on the candidacy on Wednesday. Raggi was scheduled to meet with Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago and bid vice president Luca Pancalli, then hold a news conference at city hall. But 45 minutes...
World leaders kick off second day at U.N. General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Forty-two world leaders kick off the second day of the 71st United Nations General Assembly. Leaders representing China, Afghanistan, the EU, Pakistan, Japan and Ukraine are among those slated to deliver their annual addresses in New York on Wednesday. On the opening day Tuesday, Syria and the refugee and migrant crisis were...
The Latest: US to Pakistan: No safe haven for terrorists
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local): 9:40 a.m. The top U.S. diplomat has urged Pakistan’s prime minister to prevent “all terrorists” from using the nation’s territory as safe havens. The appeal from Secretary of State John Kerry to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came as...
Prominent Ukrainian separatist killed in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police are looking for a gunman who shot a prominent Ukrainian separatist figure to death at a suburban Moscow restaurant. Yevgeny Zhilin, 40, was shot Monday night in the Gorki-2 neighborhood west of Moscow. According to investigators, the killer, wearing a false moustache and sunglasses, had been waiting for the victim at...
For Obama, a swan song on global stage in final UN speech
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Standing before the United Nations for the last time as president, Barack Obama will reassure foreign leaders that the world is better equipped to tackle its challenges than at almost any point in history despite a cascade of harrowing crises that seem devoid of viable solutions. Obama’s speech is always a focal point...
