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AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa
LONDON (AP) — Refugee camps continue to grow in Chad with people fleeing Boko Haram violence in Nigeria by boat as the Islamic extremist group steps up attacks, while a methane explosion at a Ukrainian coal mine last week in Donetsk killed 34 people. Thousands of mourners paid their respects at the funeral of Russian opposition activist Boris...
Ukraine president says arms withdrawal almost complete
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president says government and rebel forces have pulled back most of their heavy weapons in the east, but each side accused the other on Tuesday of stalling on complying with other terms of a cease-fire deal. The cautious optimism articulated by Petro Poroshenko was tempered Tuesday by his foreign minister, who...
AP Interview: Syrian magnate denies buying Islamic State oil
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian businessman facing European Union sanctions denied on Tuesday allegations that he bought oil from the Islamic State group for President Bashar Assad’s government. The EU put sanctions last week on George Haswani and six other prominent Syrian businessmen, freezing their assets and banning them from traveling...
A look at the 3 French athletes who died in helicopter crash
PARIS (AP) — Three French athletes were among the 10 people who died as two helicopters filming a reality show crashed in a remote part of Argentina on Monday: Here’s a brief look at their careers: ___ CAMILLE MUFFAT Camille Muffat won the gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2012 London Games, setting an Olympic record. She added a...
French sports world mourns athletes who died in crash
PARIS (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Camille Muffat had retired from swimming to focus on her personal life, boxer Alexis Vastine had some unfinished business after two disappointing Olympics, and the beloved sailor Florence Arthaud was a pioneer for women in her sport. The three athletes were among 10 people who died as two helicopters filming a...
German minister hopes Moldova stays committed to Europe
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister said Monday that he hopes Moldova will stay on its pro-European path after the former Soviet republic elected a government backed by a Communist party. Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Germany wouldn’t “withdraw any offer” to Moldova, but said “it is Moldova’s turn to react.”...
Putin describes secret meeting to take Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has described a secret meeting with officials last year when Russia decided it would take Crimea — the Black Sea region Moscow annexed from Ukraine last March. In a trailer for an upcoming documentary on state-owned television aired late Sunday, Putin said that he met with security officials in...
Airline group: More deaths in 2014 from fewer accidents
HONG KONG (AP) — An airline industry group says the number of deaths in jetliner disasters spiked last year despite there being fewer accidents in total. The International Air Transport Association said in its annual safety report that 641 people died in airline crashes in 2014. That’s up from 210 deaths in 2013 and higher than the...
5 Nemtsov killing suspects arrive at court for arraignment
MOSCOW (AP) — Five suspects in the killing of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov have been delivered to the court for arraignment, the spokeswoman for a Moscow court said Sunday. The statement by Anna Fedeeva to reporters outside the courthouse came one day after the Federal Security service said two suspects had been detained....
Ukraine industry seeks ties with West, but buckles in crisis
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Volodymyr Kuzovkin’s office is less than 50 miles from the European Union, but for him and his factory, the EU is a world away. Despite Ukraine’s desperation to integrate with Europe, a desire so strong it sparked the protests that ousted pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych last year, much of Ukrainian...
