Myanmar’s military acknowledges attacking festival, accuses resistance forces of using human shields
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Thursday acknowledged attacking a religious festival held on the grounds of a school in central Myanmar, which witnesses said killed about two dozen people, including children, when improvised bombs were dropped by...
Europe rolls out automated border checks
BRUSSELS (AFP) — From Sunday, non-EU travelers entering Europe’s Schengen open-borders zone will gradually be photographed and fingerprinted at border crossings, as the European Union rolls out its much-delayed automated border checks. The aim of the new system?...
From rubble to revival, Detroiters hope new Hudson’s development can help reshape the city
DETROIT (AP) — Before the arrival of sprawling suburban malls featuring amusement park rides and stores peddling anything from jeans to jelly beans, there was Hudson’s in downtown Detroit. The towering department store mirrored the growth and opulence of the...
Republicans face mounting pressure to pay troops as shutdown drags on
WASHINGTON (CN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday again refused to consider legislation that would ensure members of the U.S. military are paid during the government shutdown, bucking an emotional plea from the Republican spouse of one such service member. With...
Key witness in Bob Menendez bribery trial sentenced to time served
MANHATTAN (CN) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Jose Uribe, the star witness in the prosecution’s corruption case against former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, to time served on seven guilty pleas over his role in a scheme to purchase official influence...
Police meet fresh 1,000-strong protest in Madagascar with tear gas
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) — At least 1,000 anti-government demonstrators marched on Thursday through Madagascar’s capital, where police fired tear gas to try and disperse the latest youth-led protest of the past two weeks. The fresh rally came after the Gen...
Hungary’s ‘master of the apocalypse’ Krasznahorkai wins literature Nobel
STOCKHOLM (AFP) — The Nobel Prize for Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai considered by many as Hungary’s most important living author, whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy. The Swedish Academy honored him...
EU chief survives confidence votes in fractious Parliament
STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — EU chief Ursula von der Leyen survived two confidence votes Thursday in the European Parliament — touting “strong support” from the assembly despite the tensions laid bare by the challenge. The motions of censure against the...
From base to field, it’s all work: EU court expands working time rules
(CN) — Time on the road is time on the clock, according to a ruling Thursday from Europe’s top court compensating Spain’s environmental crews for the hours they spend traveling in company trucks between their base and the field. The case centered on biodiversity...