UNITED NATIONS – A U.N. panel is calling for Internet and social media companies to respond to the exploitation of their services by al-Qaida and other extremist groups who use the web to recruit fighters and spout “increasingly horrific propaganda.” The panel recommended in a report circulated Wednesday that these …
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PRISTINA, Kosovo – Kosovo’s Parliament has failed to pass constitutional amendments that would allow the establishment of a special court to prosecute war crimes including the killing of hundreds of Serb civilians. In a major blow to relations between Kosovo and its main international backer, the United States, the 120-seat …
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Texas woman vanished while snorkeling off the northwestern coast of Curacao last week, and the local coast guard stopped looking for her after three days of fruitless searching, authorities reported Monday. Amanda Waller was last seen Thursday while swimming back to Curacao’s popular Cas Abao beach. …
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MOSCOW – Russian gas giant Gazprom says it has halted supplies to neighboring Ukraine after the collapse of pricing talks. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said Russia halted the supply at 10 a.m. Moscow time on Wednesday because Ukraine did not pay the advance for the July delivery. Russian and Ukrainian …
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – A fence on the Serbian border to stem the flow of migrants and refugees will be built within a few months, beginning with the areas most used by human smugglers, Hungary’s foreign minister said Thursday. Peter Szijjarto said that the 4-meter (13-foot) high fence would “defend Hungary …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that allows certain public agencies to buy up to $400 million in tax and revenue anticipation notes. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said Friday that the bill aims to help boost the liquidity of the U.S. territory’s Treasury Department amid …
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MEXICO CITY – The Mexican Navy says it has rescued 12 Cuban men who were found aboard a makeshift raft off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Photos supplied by the Navy on Monday showed a raft apparently made of polystyrene foam blocks tied to a framework of wooden boards. …
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German police say they caught a man who is accused of killing two people in a shooting in Bavaria Friday and then fled by car. Police spokeswoman Simone Wiesenberg told n-tv television that the shooter had been arrested but didn’t provide further details. Earlier, spokesman Bert Rauenbusch told N24 news …
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SANAA, YEMEN – Yemeni security officials say airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeting Shiite rebels and their allies have struck several cities, including a military base in the capital, Sanaa, despite a declared truce. They say warplanes also bombed a cement factory in Amran province Sunday, wounding 10 people. Other …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. officials in Puerto Rico have seized a load of fish bladders taken from an endangered species and stuffed inside packages that were shipped from Venezuela and destined for Hong Kong. Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection have seized 1,328 pounds (over 600 kilograms) …
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