The Israeli military has assembled several large pumps it could use to flood the Hamas tunnels beneath the Gaza Strip with seawater, driving out terrorists hiding there, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials. Construction of five large seawater pumps was completed in November about one mile north of …
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The Japanese government approved a significant bump in military spending and an end to the country’s ban on exporting lethal weapons. The Cabinet of Japan made the decision Friday to increase defense spending by 16% and overturn the export ban which has been in place since World War II. “In …
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Police in Kenya have found the body of a man who they believed was fatally attacked by a lion while riding a motorcycle. The grisly discovery was made on Monday after locals contacted authorities about an abandoned motorcycle along a road near the Shimba Hills National Reserve. Officers saw lion …
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UNITED NATIONS – The mission monitoring the cease-fire in Ukraine is warning that violations are becoming more frequent and severe, with heavy weapons often missing from storage areas and rockets and multiple rocket launchers recently being used again. Alexander Hug, the deputy chief monitor of the Organization for Security and …
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BRUSSELS – The European Union’s competition watchdog has set a one-month deadline for Estonia and Poland to provide long-overdue information about their tax practices or face court action. The EU’s executive Commission asked all 28 member states last December to give details on tax rulings to establish if the procedures …
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CAIRO – A Cairo court has sentenced a TV broadcaster, known for his links to Egyptian security agencies and for being a supporter of the country’s president, to one year in prison for insulting an Islamist politician. Tuesday’s verdict is the third such sentence against Ahmed Moussa. The private TV …
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UNITED NATIONS – Increasing attacks on civilians in Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region have forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes this year — possibly more than 200,000, a senior U.N. official said Wednesday. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Edmond Mulet told the U.N. Security Council that the second …
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ROME – A U.N. report has found that migrants in Europe sent home $109.4 billion in remittances last year, most of it going to poorer European countries. The International Fund for Agricultural Development said Monday that migrant workers in Russia sent home the most in 2014 at $20.6 billion, followed …
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THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek police say they have arrested a former archaeologist suspected of forming a private collection of more than 500 artefacts allegedly pilfered from state-run excavations that he supervised. Police said Thursday that they found “very valuable” items ranging from prehistoric times to the Ottoman Turkish occupation of …
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SANTIAGO, Chile – The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake with a 6.4 magnitude has been reported off the coast of Chile. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake was reported at about 10:06 p.m. EDT and had a depth of about 6 miles (10 …
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