BERLIN – The estate of the Germanwings co-pilot believed to have intentionally crashed Flight 9525 in March has been declared bankrupt after no heirs came forward. Insolvency attorney Joachim Glaeser said Friday that his filing this week in a court in Montabaur, co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’s hometown, was a procedural measure …
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LONDON – A former Euroskeptic member of the European Parliament has been sentenced to five years in prison for fraudulently claiming almost 500,000 pounds ($777,000) in expenses. Ashley Mote was convicted of submitting bogus expenses claims and using the money to pay for his mortgage and legal battles over an …
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BEIJING – China’s Defense Ministry is accusing the U.S. of militarizing the South China Sea amid increasingly bold moves by Beijing to assert its claim to virtually the entire region. The remarks from spokesman Yang Yujun at a monthly news conference were prompted by comments last week from the head …
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Some buses in the capital of El Salvador have stopped running after two drivers were killed and rumors circulated that the Central American country’s “Mara” street gangs planned to burn buses. Authorities in San Salvador added supplementary service using government-owned buses Monday after some lines …
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NEW DELHI – Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the southern Indian town of Rameswaram for the burial of former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, known as the father of the country’s military missile program. On Thursday his body, carried in a glass topped hearse, was driven from his …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s state-run agency says Kurdish rebels have attacked a military vehicle in southeastern Turkey, killing two soldiers, in the latest violence between government forces and militants. Anadolu Agency says rebels of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, on Tuesday exploded a road-side bomb as a military vehicle …
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SANTIAGO, Chile – Argentina’s president has come out in defense of her Cabinet chief after a media report implicated him as the mastermind in the killing of three men allegedly connected to an ephedrine trafficking ring. President Cristina Fernandez said Wednesday that the accusations against Anibal Fernandez are a politically …
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ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani government minister says a mob angered by long, rolling blackouts in the country’s northwest stormed a power station in the area and cut electricity to several towns and a famous tourist resort popular with local and foreign tourists. The minister in charge of water and electricity, …
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ATHENS, Greece – Greece agreed to harsh terms for a new three-year bailout Tuesday and vowed to push it through parliament this week, despite mounting dissent in the ruling left-wing party. With the country facing the risk of a debt default next week, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had sought to …
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SANTIAGO, Chile – Chile’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ratified a decision to grant probation to a former police officer imprisoned for the 1985 killings of three Communist activists who had their throats slit during the country’s military dictatorship. The top court confirmed the decision by an appeals court in Santiago …
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