For more than 70 years a tree protected the remains of a World War II fighter pilot from Washington state whose plane crashed in Germany in 1945. Continue reading →
{FD} Columbia settles lawsuit with student accused of raping ‘mattress girl’
Columbia University has reached a settlement with a former student who had been accused of raping a fellow classmate who became known as “mattress girl,” according to a report.Continue reading →
{FD} US journalist, Congo rangers missing after militia attack; 6 people found
An American journalist and at least three Congolese rangers are missing in a large forest reserve after a security station was attacked by militia on Friday, a local official said Saturday. Continue reading →
{FD} Pennsylvania murders: Cousins escalate from petty crimes to alleged killers
The cousins started small — break-ins, jewelry heists and traffic violations — but on Friday they were charged in a grisly crime spree that ended with police unearthing the bodies of four young men from two pits buried deep on a sprawling family-owned farm.Continue reading →
{FD} No need for diplomatic status for Russian center, US embassy says
The U.S. embassy in Belgrade said there’s no need to grant diplomatic status to the Russian staff of the controversial facility in Serbia that some consider a spy base but that Moscow insists is a disaster relief center. Continue reading →
{FD} Afghan girls robotics team arrives in US just in time
Twice rejected for U.S. visas, an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan arrived in Washington early Saturday after an extraordinary, last-minute intervention by President Donald Trump. Continue reading →
{FD} Drought in High Plains the worst some farmers have ever seen
Drought in North Dakota is laying waste to crops and searing pasture and hay land. Continue reading →
{FD} Family scatters Chinese Nobel laureate’s ashes into the sea
China says family members of Liu Xiaobo have scattered the ashes of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate into the sea following his death from cancer this week while in custody. Continue reading →
{FD} Rwandan academic gets life in jail over 1994 genocide
A government official says a prominent Rwandan academic has been sentenced to life in jail after being convicted of genocide. Continue reading →
{FD} Suspect in killing of American in Greece claims innocence: ‘Wrong place at the wrong time’
One of the men accused of killing an American college graduate outside a nightclub in Greece is claiming his innocence as the family prepares to say goodbye on Saturday. Continue reading →
{FD} Chechen leader invokes damnation for gay persecution claims
Chechnya’s strongman leader has harshly denounced claims that the Russian republic has tortured and killed gay men, denying that there are even any homosexual men in his region. Continue reading →
{FD} US finalizing plans to revamp cyber command
After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation’s military command for defensive and offensive cyber operations in hopes of intensifying America’s ability to wage cyber war against the Islamic State group and ot… Continue reading →
{FD} Congo militia kidnaps US journalist, 11 park guards
A Congolese rights group says rebels in the country’s eastern Ituri province have kidnapped an American journalist along with 11 Congolese security guards after attacking a security station near a local nature reserve. Continue reading →
{FD} Hurricane Fernanda strengthens in Pacific, no threat to land
Hurricane Fernanda has continued to build strength in the Pacific Ocean but is heading farther out to sea and does not pose any immediate threat to land. Continue reading →
{FD} Christian teenager detained in Pakistan for blasphemy
Pakistani police say a Christian teenager has been detained on blasphemy charges for allegedly using derogatory remarks against Islam’s prophet Muhammad. Continue reading →
{FD} The Latest: Opposition criticizes Turkish govt over coup
The Latest on the first anniversary since Turkey quashed last summer’s coup attempt (all times local): 1:30 p.m. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is attending a special session in parliament to mark one year since authorities quashed last summer’s coup a… Continue reading →
{FD} Hamas says target Israelis after Jerusalem site attack
Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers are calling on Palestinians to attack Israeli forces in Jerusalem after a sacred site was closed following a deadly assault there. Continue reading →
{FD} Spain rescues 19 migrants from Algeria in Mediterranean
Spain’s maritime rescue service says that it has saved 19 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in a small boat. Continue reading →
{FD} Tony Blair says Brexit must be stopped to halt harm to UK
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair says there’s a chance Britain won’t leave the European Union — and stopping Brexit is “necessary” to avoid severe economic damage.Continue reading →
{FD} France wades into Qatar row, urges end to punitive measures
A top Emirati diplomat has cautioned that a diplomatic standoff between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors could be prolonged. Continue reading →
