Skipping breakfast linked to heart disease death risk
Researchers say skipping breakfast can increase the risk of dying from heart disease. A study published Monday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that the risk…
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Japanese court agrees to release Carlos Ghosn on $4.5M bail
A Japanese court agreed Thursday to release former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn on bail for a second time after he was indicted on new charges of funneling millions…
U.S. condemns Putin’s decree on Russian citizenship for Ukrainians
The United States condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to hasten the process for residents in separatist-occupied Ukraine to gain Russian citizenship, saying the move violates Ukraine’s sovereignty. “The United…
‘Extinction Rebellion’ disrupts traffic, London Stock Exchange on final day
Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists stopped traffic across London Thursday, continuing a large-scale movement to protest climate change and pollution. Scores of protesters locked arms in London’s financial district, repetitively…
Officials lower death toll in Sri Lanka Easter attacks to 253
Authorities lowered the death toll from the Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka by more than 100 people on Thursday. Sri Lanka’s director general for health services issued the…
Study: Coalition forces killed 1,600 Syrians in 2017 battles
Advocacy group Amnesty International and a British nonprofit said in a new study Thursday the U.S.-backed military coalition in Syria killed more than 1,600 civilians in the onetime terror stronghold…
400 firefighters battle Germany forest fire amid spring heat
Hundreds of firefighters battled a major forest fire in central Germany on Thursday they said was the size of eight soccer fields, which injured three crew members. German police said…
U.S. soldier dies in non-combat-related incident in Iraq
A U.S. soldier died in a non-combat-related incident in Taji, Iraq, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. The Pentagon identified the service member as Spc. Michael T. Osorio, 20, of…
Sri Lanka: Death toll rises to 359, 45 children confirmed dead
The death toll rose to 359 Wednesday as more people injured in Easter Sunday’s suicide attacks in Sri Lanka succumbed to their injuries, police said. Of the casualties, 45 were…
U.N.: Pro-Afghan forces killed more civilians than Taliban, IS in 2019
Despite an overall decrease in the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, pro-Afghan government and international military forces were responsible for more civilian deaths in the first quarter of 2019…
