MADRID (AP) — Three anti-independence parties filed complaints Wednesday with Spain’s Constitutional Court against moves by secessionist parties with a majority in the regional parliament of Catalonia to announce the formal start of an effort to break away from Spain.
The Bosnian and Serbian premiers held their first joint government session since the 1990s Balkan wars on Wednesday, defying the possibility of new conflict after Germany raised fears of fresh fighting. “We are sending a message to our citizens that we look into the future together,” Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told reporters after the session in Sarajevo. In remarks published Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could
The Bosnian and Serbian premiers held their first joint government session since the 1990s Balkan wars on Wednesday, defying the possibility of new conflict after Germany raised fears of fresh fighting. “We are sending a message to our citizens that we look into the future together,” Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told reporters after the session in Sarajevo. In remarks published Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could
RISHON LEZION, Israel (AP) — Darya Zelenkov was working her shift in a downtown clothing shop in this central Israeli city when she was startled by a knife-wielding Palestinian trying to burst in. The quick-thinking saleswoman quickly slammed the glass door in his face.
RISHON LEZION, Israel (AP) — Darya Zelenkov was working her shift in a downtown clothing shop in this central Israeli city when she was startled by a knife-wielding Palestinian trying to burst in. The quick-thinking saleswoman quickly slammed the glass door in his face.
Romania’s embattled Prime Minister Victor Ponta, mired in a corruption scandal, resigned Wednesday following a deadly nightclub blaze, a day after more than 20,000 people rallied in Bucharest to demand he step down. The 43-year-old announced his resignation on television, saying it was right that top officials took responsibility for Friday’s tragedy at the Colectiv disco in Bucharest, which left 32 dead and nearly 200 injured of whom many remain
Romania’s embattled Prime Minister Victor Ponta, mired in a corruption scandal, resigned Wednesday following a deadly nightclub blaze, a day after more than 20,000 people rallied in Bucharest to demand he step down. The 43-year-old announced his resignation on television, saying it was right that top officials took responsibility for Friday’s tragedy at the Colectiv disco in Bucharest, which left 32 dead and nearly 200 injured of whom many remain
The northern Illinois policeman whose early September death prompted an extensive manhunt for murder suspects committed a “carefully staged suicide,” authorities said on Wednesday. Fox Lake Police Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz used department money for personal purchases, stealing and laundering money over seven years, Lake County Major Crime Task Force Commander George Filenko said. Gliniewicz was found wounded on Sept. 1 after reporting that he was pursuing suspects on foot.
The northern Illinois policeman whose early September death prompted an extensive manhunt for murder suspects committed a “carefully staged suicide,” authorities said on Wednesday. Fox Lake Police Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz used department money for personal purchases, stealing and laundering money over seven years, Lake County Major Crime Task Force Commander George Filenko said. Gliniewicz was found wounded on Sept. 1 after reporting that he was pursuing suspects on foot.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A woman accused of running a red light and purposely driving around a barricade and over a police motorcycle before crashing into spectators at Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade was formally charged Wednesday with four counts of second-degree murder and 46 counts of felony assault.