PARIS (AP) – The swollen Seine River kept rising Friday, spilling out across its banks and some streets in Paris as curators at the Louvre scrambled to protect a huge trove of art from the museum’s priceless collection from the flooding. The Seine, which officials said was at its highest …
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With new tactics, Taliban gain ground in south Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – In the rugged terrain of the Taliban heartland in southern Afghanistan, the fight against the Kabul government has become a war for control of key stretches of main roads and highways as the insurgents use a new tactic to gain ground. First they storm a checkpoint, …
Read More »Fears of ‘Brexit’ stark along Ireland’s EU-blurred border
BLACKLION, Ireland (AP) – Only a gentle stream separates the border villages of Blacklion and Belcoo, where Irish cows graze along one bank, British sheep on the other. Long gone are the armored police checkpoints, the concrete-block barricades on illegal side roads, the customs officers on the prowl for smugglers. …
Read More »Japan praises boy who survived after abandonment in forest
TOKYO (AP) – Nearly a week after he was abandoned in the forest by his parents, the boy did not shed a tear when he was found safe Friday. The soldier who discovered him by chance in a military hut gave him two rice balls, which 7-year-old Yamato Tanooka ate …
Read More »Kashmir villagers rise up, foil rebel-hunting Indian troops
LELHAR, India (AP) – On a crisp morning in February, Indian troops surrounded a sleepy, riverside village in the disputed mountain region of Kashmir. Intelligence had suggested three anti-India rebels were hiding out in homes set among the willows and poplar trees. As the soldiers prepared to lay siege on …
Read More »Vatican summit of judges pledges aid to fight trafficking
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Judges and prosecutors from around the world are pledging to crack down on human trafficking and help victims of modern-day slavery in the latest Vatican initiative to draw attention to the problem and rally resources to fight it. Pope Francis is expected to sign a declaration …
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