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EU adds North Korean military brass to its sanction list
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has added several senior North Korean military officers to its sanctions list. The EU said Thursday that 18 people, most of them North Korean officers, and one “entity” involved in programs linked to ballistic missiles or weapons of mass destruction had been put on the list. No names were provided, although...
Russian performance artist convicted in pro-Ukraine protest
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian performance artist known for his radical politically charged performances was convicted Thursday of vandalism for a pro-Ukraine protest and sentenced to 16 months in prison. A court in Moscow found Pyotr Pavlensky guilty, though he won’t have to serve prison time in this case because the statute of limitations had...
Muslim nations block gay groups from UN Aids conference
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Major Western nations are protesting a move to block gay and transgender groups from attending a high-level United Nations conference on AIDS. A letter from Egypt on behalf of 51 countries in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation asked that 11 organizations not be allowed to attend the conference next month. The letter,...
China stages war games days ahead of Taiwan inauguration
BEIJING (AP) — China is staging joint war games featuring mock beach landing, helicopter assaults and tank battles along its east coast facing Taiwan, just days before the inauguration of the self-governing island’s new independence-leaning president. The Defense Ministry said Wednesday the air, land and sea drills were aimed at “testing...
Questions and Answers on the Olympic doping retests
LONDON (AP) — The IOC announced Tuesday that 31 athletes in six sports and from 12 countries could be banned from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after their doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Games came back positive in retests. Some questions and answers about the latest doping scandal in sports: ___ Q: How can athletes be caught for doping so...
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The Latest: TV chief: Eurovision Song Contest unifies Europe
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (all times local): 9 p.m. The director of the TV alliance that produces the Eurovision Song Contest says the show’s message of unity is particularly significant at a time when Europe is seeing its internal borders returning. European Broadcasting Union Director-General Ingrid...
Douze points: Things to know about Eurovision Song Contest
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Eurovision Song Contest, possibly the only event in the world where the press kit for accredited journalists includes hair spray, is upon us. Even if you haven’t been waiting all year for this moment — and you know you have — here are some of the most important things to know about the contest Saturday in Stockholm: WHY...
Ukrainian hackers publish info on thousands of journalists
MOSCOW (AP) — A group of Ukrainian hackers has published the names and contact information of thousands of journalists who have reported from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine, raising concerns about the safety of the journalists, including many from international media organizations. The hackers said they had gained access to computers used by...
Ukraine tracks down Renaissance paintings stolen from Verona
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has hailed the ex-Soviet nation’s law enforcement agencies for tracking down prized Renaissance paintings stolen from a museum in Verona, Italy. President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that the “brilliant operation” to recover 17 paintings by Rubens, Tintoretto, Pisanello and other Old...
