NICOSIA, Cyprus – The Cyprus Geological Survey Department says a strong earthquake has shaken the east Mediterranean island. There were no immediate reports of any serious damage or injuries. The 5.6 magnitude tremor shortly before noon Wednesday was centered on Cyprus’ southwestern coastline and was felt across the country including …
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TOKYO – School children were evacuated to higher ground on some islands and buildings swayed in Taipei after a strong earthquake struck Monday in seas east of Taiwan and south of Okinawa. Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued a warning for a tsunami of up to 1 meter (3 feet), but it …
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NAIROBI, Kenya – A Kenyan court on Wednesday granted police 15 days to hold and interrogate a man who is suspected of carrying out surveillance on President Uhuru Kenyatta’s rural home in preparation for an attack. Prosecutor Daniel Karuri told a court Wednesday that police require more time to interrogate …
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Deutsche Bank says net profit fell to 559 million euros ($610 million) in the first quarter as legal penalties ate into stronger revenues from trading stocks and bonds. Profits were down from 1.103 billion euros in the year-ago quarter. The bank had to deduct 1.5 billion euros …
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LONDON – A U.S. soldier has testified at a British court about the carnage after an explosion caused by an improvised bomb in Iraq in 2007. The soldier was testifying at the trial of a British man accused of making the bomb that killed a fellow U.S. soldier on a …
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BERLIN – Germany’s top security official says new statistics show a sharp rise in anti-Semitic offenses last year, as well as in crimes against foreigners. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told reporters Wednesday that anti-Semitic offenses rose 25.2 percent last year to 1,596 after declining in 2013. Crimes against foreigners …
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POTISKUM, Nigeria – Gunfire and an explosion came from a business school in northeast Nigeria on Friday as it was attacked by suspected Boko Haram extremists. An Associated Press reporter watched soldiers and police officers rush to the College of Administrative and Business Studies in Potiskum, where they have engaged …
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – A former coup leader who was forced into exile says he wants to run for president in Guinea’s upcoming elections. Moussa “Dadis” Camara was an army captain in 2008 when he seized power after the country’s longtime dictator died. He later was shot in the head …
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ALGIERS, Algeria – Algeria’s president has announced a government reshuffle, replacing the key ministers of finance, interior and energy. Thursday’s changes bring in mostly technocrats, further reducing the number of prominent figures from political parties. A number of ministers were removed amid corruption allegations. Major economic change could be coming, …
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BEIJING – A court in eastern China has fined a pesticide manufacturer 75 million yuan ($12 million) and imprisoned employees of the company and its contractors for discharging wastewater that severely polluted local streams. State media reports Tuesday said the Longyou county court levied the fine on Jinfanda Biochemical Co. …
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