YEREVAN, Armenia – A Russian soldier suspected of killing an entire family in Armenia has been convicted of desertion as a precursor to his murder trial. Valery Permyakov, who served with a Russian military base in Gyumri, is suspected of shooting six family members dead and stabbing a 6-month-old baby …
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JERUSALEM – Israel says it has reached an agreement with developers on a regulatory framework for its natural gas reserves. The agreement comes after months of squabbling that began last year when Israel’s antitrust commissioner considered designating the American-Israeli partnership that is developing the gas a monopoly. The deal sets …
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Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Dustin Darou’s marker with 1:34 left in regulation was the deciding goal as Northeastern claimed a 3-2 victory over Boston College in the late Beanpot semifinal from TD Garden, denying the Eagles a chance to win a sixth straight championship. Colton Saucerman and John Stevens tallied …
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Authorities in the Dominican Republic have resumed patrols to detain and deport migrants who lack documents after a more than yearlong hiatus. The move comes weeks after the government ended a one-year period for migrants to apply for legal residency. Most of the migrants affected …
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PARIS – The Paris prosecutors’ office says an investigation has been opened after one of the hostages in the January attacks around Paris accused some television and radio stations of having put his life in danger and sued them. Twenty people were killed, including the three attackers, in the Islamic …
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BEIJING – Flooding in central China’s Sichuan province has left at least 11 people dead and 13 others missing, and disrupted the lives of more than half a million. State media on Thursday said heavy rains and flooding struck the province beginning Sunday. Worst-hit was Xuyong county, where mud and …
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MANILA, Philipines – The death toll from Typhoon Goni has risen to seven in the northern Philippines with two more people missing in landslides and flash floods. The Philippine weather agency says the typhoon is still at sea on Saturday about 125 kilometers (78 miles) east of northern Calayan Island …
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ROME – Rome’s top security official says police were aware of plans for a flashy funeral send-off for a reputed mafia chieftain, but underestimated how outrageous it would be. Prefect Franco Gabrielli told reporters Monday that for now there will be no sackings over last week’s procession for Vittorio Casamonica, …
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A Zimbabwean tour group says the guide who was mauled to death by a lion, put himself between tourists and the charging animal when it attacked in the same park where Cecil the Lion once roamed. The Camp Hwange tour group said Quinn Swales “bore the full brunt of the …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – U.S. forces have launched airstrikes on a district in southern Afghanistan seized by the Taliban the day before. Afghan army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Rasool Zaizai says NATO and Afghan warplanes struck the army and police headquarters in the Musa Qala district in Helmand province Thursday, likely killing …
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