Section: KXAN (USA)
After Brussels, leaders tackling threat of nuclear terrorism
WASHINGTON (AP) — Still reeling from attacks in Brussels and Paris, world leaders are wrestling this week with the chilling prospect of the Islamic State group or other extremists unleashing a nuclear attack on a major Western city. Preventing terrorists from obtaining nuclear materials is the central focus as President Barack Obama hosts leaders...
Russia says 2 cyclists, water polo player test positive
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s troubles with the banned substance meldonium resurfaced Wednesday when officials confirmed that two track cyclists and an Olympic hopeful water polo player had failed doping tests. Anastasia Chulkova, who won the points race at the 2012 world track championship, and former European bronze medalist Pavel Yakushevsky...
Polish leader goes to US summit, no talks planned with Obama
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president is traveling to Washington for a security summit but has no meeting scheduled with President Barack Obama. Observers in Poland say controversial government policies may be the reason. President Andrzej Duda’s schedule, released Tuesday, includes no meetings with Obama or any key U.S....
Protesters call for Ukraine’s General Prosecutor to resign
MOSCOW (AP) — Over 500 protesters have gathered outside the administrative headquarters of Ukraine’s president to call for the resignation of the country’s general prosecutor, who they say, has failed to use the full power of his office to deal with endemic corruption. Monday’s protest comes after a Kiev court gave the...
Official Vatican text of pope’s Easter Urbi et Orbi message
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Following is the Vatican’s official English-language translation of Pope Francis’ Easter “Urbi et Orbi” message delivered Sunday in Italian from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. Spelling and style are the Vatican’s. ___ “O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures for...
Lawyer for 2 Russian troops in Ukraine found dead
MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer for two Russian servicemen on trial in Ukraine has been found dead. Yuri Grabovsky was representing Alexander Alexandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev who were captured last year in the rebel-held eastern Ukraine. The men admitted they were Russian officers but Moscow said they had resigned from active duty. The Ukrainian National...
Moldova: 3 men sentenced for trafficking people for kidneys
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — A Moldovan court has sentenced three men to seven years in prison on charges of human trafficking after they transported three Moldovans to Turkey to have their kidneys removed. The Chisinau Appeal Court sentenced the three Thursday, five years after they were sent for trial. The ruling can be appealed. Prosecutors said...
Kerry in Moscow urges unity in face of Brussels attacks
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Thursday for countries to boost efforts to fight the Islamic State group in Syria, Iraq and beyond in the wake of this week’s deadly attacks in Brussels. In Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Syria and Ukraine, Kerry said the...
EU foreign policy chief meets Syrian gov’t envoy to talks
GENEVA (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief has held a rare meeting with a top Syrian official to help achieve a political transition in the country where the Islamic State group holds vast territory. Federica Mogherini said she only discussed “support to the U.N.-led process” aimed at ending the Syrian war in the meeting with...
Ukraine under fire after not picking Russia-based players
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s national football team has been accused of political bias in its squad selection after leaving out players from Russian clubs. The 25-man squad for upcoming friendlies against Cyprus and Wales contains players based in six countries but none who play their club football in neighboring Russia. Among the players left...
