Swiss close decade-long Russian money laundering probe Swiss prosecutors say they have closed a decade-long investigation into suspected Russian money laundering that was linked to a fraud scandal in which late lawyer Sergei Magnitsky played a leading role ByThe Associated Press July 27, 2021, 12:16 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BERLIN — Swiss prosecutors said Tuesday they have closed a … Read More
UK lawmakers slam government for failing Windrush victims British lawmakers have excoriated the government for failing victims of the Windrush scandal By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press July 27, 2021, 10:23 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — British lawmakers excoriated the government Tuesday for failing victims of the Windrush scandal, accusing officials of ignoring the plight of those whose lives were … Read More
Police: attack on 14-year-old Dutch girl may be LGBTQ-linked Police in Amsterdam say they are treating a brutal assault on a 14-year-old girl as a possible LGBTQ-related attack and are appealing for witnesses By MIKE CORDER Associated Press July 27, 2021, 11:23 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police in Amsterdam said Tuesday that they are treating a brutal … Read More
Egypt officials: Cairo apartment building collapses; 1 dead Egyptian officials say a Cairo apartment building collapsed and a man died By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press July 27, 2021, 11:05 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article CAIRO — An apartment building in the Egyptian capital of Cairo collapsed on Tuesday, killing a man, officials said. Rescue workers who pulled out the man’s body … Read More
Residents mourn drowned subway riders in central China Residents have laid flowers at the entrance of a subway station where 14 people died after a record-breaking downpour flooded large swaths of Henan province in central China By DAKE KANG Associated Press July 27, 2021, 10:42 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ZHENGZHOU, China — Residents laid bouquet after bouquet, the neatly tied … Read More
Iran claims arrest of spy group linked to Israel’s Mossad Iran’s state TV says authorities have arrested members of a group linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency amid ongoing protests over water shortages in the country’s southwest ByThe Associated Press July 27, 2021, 10:11 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state TV reported on Tuesday that authorities arrested members of … Read More
UN panel pays $600M to Kuwait oil firm for invasion by Iraq A United Nations panel has paid out $600 million to Kuwait’s national oil company as compensation for Iraq’s 1990-1991 invasion and occupation of Kuwait ByThe Associated Press July 27, 2021, 9:37 AM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BERLIN — A United Nations panel paid out $600 million to Kuwait’s national oil company Tuesday as … Read More
Group: 4 Afghan journalists arrested by intelligence agency A press freedom group in Afghanistan says the country’s intelligence service arrested four Afghan journalists after they returned home to the city of Kandahar following a reporting trip to a border area recently taken by the Taliban By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press July 27, 2021, 9:52 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article KABUL, Afghanistan … Read More
Paris police investigate gas bomb attack on Cuban Embassy French authorities are investigating a gasoline bomb attack that caused minor damage to the Cuban Embassy in Paris ByThe Associated Press July 27, 2021, 9:45 AM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article PARIS — French authorities said Tuesday they are investigating a gasoline bomb attack that caused minor damage to the Cuban Embassy. The Paris … Read More
Explosion at German chemical complex declared extreme threat An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies has shaken the German city of Leverkusen, sending a large black cloud rising into the air ByThe Associated Press July 27, 2021, 9:24 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BERLIN — An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies shook the German city of … Read More
