LONDON – British authorities are investigating how a Sudanese migrant managed to walk nearly the entire length of the 31-mile (50-kilometer) Channel Tunnel from Calais before being stopped. Kent police say Abdul Rahman Haroun, 40, has been charged with causing an obstruction to an engine or carriage using the railway. …
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Egypt rejects Qatari offer to mediate between government and banned Muslim Brotherhood group
CAIRO – Egypt has rejected an offer by Qatar to mediate with the banned Muslim Brotherhood group, focus of a government crackdown since the ouster of Egypt’s Islamist president in 2013. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu-Zeid said Sunday that Egypt does not accept any external interference in its internal affairs, …
Read More »Soldiers kill 10 Boko Haram fighters, arrest several after they attack Cameroon border town
YAOUNDE, Cameroon – A Cameroon troop commander says forces killed 10 suspected Boko Haram fighters who had launched an attack on a town bordering Nigeria. Col. Jacob Kodji said Tuesday that hundreds of fighters entered the border town of Ashigashia in Cameroon early Tuesday, shooting into the air. He said …
Read More »Novelty replica grenade prompts evacuation of several hundred from Ontario airport
ONTARIO, Calif. – Authorities say several hundred people were evacuated from a terminal at LA/Ontario International Airport after a phony novelty grenade was found in a traveler’s baggage. Authorities say Terminal 4 was evacuated early Wednesday when the item was found in a box being scanned by security. Authorities say …
Read More »Russian FM meets with delegation of Syria's main opposition group
MOSCOW – Russia’s foreign minister is meeting with a delegation of the main Syrian opposition group, part of the Kremlin’s new push for a mediation role in the Syrian conflict. Sergey Lavrov held talks Thursday with the leadership of the Syrian National Coalition, which had previously refused to visit Russia. …
Read More »Two minors killed by falling tree limb at Yosemite National Park
Two minors were killed early Friday morning when a limb from an oak tree fell on their tent at Yosemite National Park, park officials said. The incident took place around 5 a.m. local time at the Upper Pines Campground in Yosemite Valley. Park spokesman Scott Gediman declined to release the …
Read More »French, Moroccan police nab suspect wanted for $1.9 million luxury watch heist
PARIS – French authorities say a man wanted in connection with a heist at a luxury watch store in the chic Cote d’Azur resort of Cannes has been arrested in Morocco. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says in a statement Monday that the suspect, a Franco-Moroccan named Nabil Ibelati, was arrested …
Read More »Greece suspends work at Canadian-run gold mine after violation of some terms, minister says
ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s energy and environment minister says the government is temporarily halting work at a Canadian-run gold mine in northern Greece after determining the company had violated some terms. Panos Skourletis said Wednesday that Hellenic Gold, a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold, had violated the terms of technical …
Read More »Boy bitten by shark on South Carolina coast , officials say
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. – Officials say a 15-year-old boy is being treated for injuries to his hand and leg after being bitten by a shark on the South Carolina coast near Myrtle Beach. Assistant Chief J.R. Haney of the Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District says the youth was bitten off …
Read More »Afghan official: Bodies of 3 abducted border police found in restive east
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says the bodies of three border police officers who were abducted in a volatile eastern region have been found by local residents. Shafiqullah Nang, spokesman for the governor of the eastern Ghazni province, said Sunday the three officers were kidnapped by insurgents last week. …
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