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Thousands of UK doctors walk off the job in pay dispute

LONDON (AP) – Thousands of junior doctors walked off the job Tuesday in England in a dispute over pay and working conditions – the first such strike in 40 years. Some 50,000 junior doctors -those who are training and have between one and 10 years of experience – were on …

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Suu Kyi takes part in talks to boost Myanmar cease-fire

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) – Aung San Suu Kyi, whose pro-democracy party will take over power in Myanmar from a pro-military government in coming months, on Tuesday participated for the first time in official talks to bring peace with the country’s fractious ethnic minorities. Suu Kyi (pronounced “Suu-chee”) spoke at the …

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Iran official denies report of nuclear reactor being sealed

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s deputy nuclear chief on Tuesday denied a report that the core of the country’s nearly finished heavy water reactor has been dismantled and filled it with concrete as part of Tehran’s obligations under the nuclear deal with the West. Ali Asghar Zarean, in remarks to …

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