Kurdish leader Ocalan issues message from prison, urging PKK to disarm to make peace with Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned Kurdish leader, called on his militant group on Thursday to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. In a message from...
Influencer Tate brothers, who face human trafficking charges in Romania, arrive in the US
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, arrived Thursday in the U.S. after authorities lifted travel restrictions imposed as part of the case. A spokesperson for the brothers,...Bosnia Serb lawmakers debate reprisals after Dodik verdict
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzergovina (AFP) — Lawmakers in Bosnia’s Serb-dominated statelet called an emergency session Thursday to discuss legislative options against the central government after its leader was sentenced to a year in prison for defying an international...
Conservative-led coalition to form Austria government without far right
VIENNA (AFP) — Austria’s conservative People’s Party, the OeVP, on Thursday announced a government coalition with two centrist parties that excludes the far right, which came first in elections in September. With the Alpine EU member without a government...
Fresh claims of abuse at Catholic school leave French PM Bayrou on the defensive
MARSEILLE, France (CN) — A scandal over accusations of widespread abuse at a Catholic school with ties to the French prime minister widened Thursday as 40 new complaints were filed with claims of physical and sexual violence, including rape, over decades. A former...
Apple sued over ‘carbon neutral’ watch marketing
(CN) — Apple users say in a Wednesday class action that the tech giant misled consumers that certain Apple Watch models are environmentally “carbon neutral.” In their suit filed in the Northern District of California, the seven named plaintiffs from...
Federal judge inclined to side with USPS over seized Black Lives Matter merch
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A federal judge said he was leaning towards granting summary judgment to the U.S Postal Service in a squabble with an Oakland, California small business owner who claims his parcels containing pro-Black face masks and other apparel were illegally...
Farm workers group sues federal government over illegal stops, arrests
FRESNO, Calif. (CN) — The United Farm Workers on Wednesday sued the federal government over “Operation Return to Sender,” a Border Patrol sweep which the group calls illegal and says broke apart California families. The January operation lasted almost a week and...
Chief Justice Roberts lets US foreign aid bills go unpaid as SCOTUS considers Trump appeal
WASHINGTON (CN) — Chief Justice John Roberts gave the Trump administration a temporary win Wednesday night, letting U.S. foreign aid bills go unpaid as the Supreme Court considers whether a White House funding freeze was unlawful. President Donald Trump filed an...