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Activist group publishes database of Syria chemical attacks
Frank Jordans, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 3:08pm
An activist group on Tuesday published a database of information on suspected chemical attacks in Syria , adding to a growing collection of videos and images documenting alleged war crimes during the seven-year conflict.
Anger spreads across Puerto Rico over lack of basic services
Danica Coto, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 3:02pm
Puerto Rico's Senate has ordered government agencies to explain why tens of thousands of people in rural areas remain without power or appropriate shelter as anger grows about the lack of basic services more than seven months after hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Official: Mexican reporter Valdez killed because of his work
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 2:24pm
Mexico's national security commissioner says respected journalist Javier Valdez was killed last year because of his work.
The Latest: Police officer says most victims of attack women
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 2:12pm
The Latest on the incident in which a van plowed down a Toronto sidewalk, killing and injuring several people (all times local):
Toronto van attack suspect was student, ex-military recruit
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 1:48pm
Details have begun to emerge about Alek Minassian, who was charged Tuesday with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 of attempted murder for driving a van into a crowded sidewalk in Toronto. Here is a look at the 25-year-old suspect in one of the worst mass killings in Canada's modern history.
UK judge rejects bid to take sick toddler Alfie Evans abroad
Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 1:30pm
A British judge on Tuesday said the parents of a terminally ill toddler cannot take him to Italy for treatment, a course of action U.K. courts have said would be futile and wrong.
Israel cancels expulsions of African migrants
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 1:30pm
The Israeli government acknowledged Tuesday it cannot expel African migrants against their will and has canceled all pending deportation orders.
Toronto police say driver in deadly van attack posted 'cryptic' Facebook message minutes before incident
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 1:20pm
Toronto police say driver in deadly van attack posted 'cryptic' Facebook message minutes before incident.
EU official favors Western Balkans integration into the bloc
Llazar Semini, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 12:51pm
A senior European Union official said Tuesday that a summit next month will reaffirm the "European perspective" of the Western Balkans, a region with fresh memories of war and a long history with Russia.
Greece to investigate claims over UNICEF branch's finances
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 12:28pm
A Greek prosecutor has ordered an investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement in the local branch of UNICEF.
Italy's 5-Stars would put alliance with Dems to popular vote
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 12:16pm
Italy's populist 5-Star Movement says it's open to finding agreement with the Democratic Party on forming a government, but that its members would have to vote on any such alliance.
Toronto driver charged with 10 counts of 1st degree murder
Charmaine Noronha and David R. Martin, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 12:10pm
The 25-year-old suspect who plowed a van into a crowded Toronto sidewalk was ordered held Tuesday on 10 counts of murder and 13 of attempted murder as Canadian authorities and the public sought to make sense of one of the deadliest mass killings in the country's modern history.
Armenia's political transition unclear after PM's ouster
Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 11:34am
The abrupt resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan after two weeks of protests against his rule has caught the opposition off guard: The protesters had focused on driving out what they consider a corrupt elite, and seem to lack the structure or the political platform to replace it.
Verdict looms into macabre death of Swedish journalist
Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 11:31am
One of the most talked-about and macabre court cases in recent Danish history is set to conclude Wednesday when the verdict is handed down on whether Peter Madsen tortured and murdered a Swedish journalist during a private submarine trip.
Italian police seize weapons from Spain-bound rental car
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 11:14am
Police in northern Italy found a small arsenal of Kalashnikovs, pistols and ammunition hidden in the trunk of a rental car and arrested the Bosnian man who was driving it.
Spain eyes HQ of EU piracy mission amid Brexit planning
Lorne Cook, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 10:26am
Spain looks set to take charge of the European Union's anti-piracy operation off Somalia despite a challenge from Italy, as EU countries compete for the spoils from Britain's departure from the bloc next year.
Egypt sends former anti-graft chief to prison for 5 years
Samy Magdy, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 10:20am
An Egyptian military court on Tuesday convicted the country's former anti-graft chief of insulting the armed forces and sentenced him to five years in prison, according to two defense lawyers.
Suicide bombers kill 6 police, wound 8 troops in Pakistan
Abdul Sattar, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 10:14am
Suicide bombers struck a police vehicle and a security checkpoint in separate attacks Tuesday in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing six police and wounding eight paramilitary troops, officials said.
