ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey says a recent notice seeking to reserve a large swath of airspace over the Aegean Sea for military maneuvers was issued by mistake and then canceled. A statement by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tanju Bilgic said Tuesday that the Notice to Airmen, or NOTAM, was inadvertently declared …
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HAGATNA, Guam – Students at Tiyan High School will soon have a new multimillion-dollar gym. The school, which opened in August, broke ground yesterday on a new gymnasium, slated to open in September. Tiyan High currently has a gym, but the space is not adequate to serve a high school, …
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BUCHAREST, Romania – The chief of Romania’s Intelligence Service has resigned after criticizing the country’s top court for rejecting security laws which allowed the government to collect data on people without court approval. The Constitutional Court earlier this month rejected laws that would have allowed authorities to retain data and …
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MEXICO CITY – Mexico will cut government spending by $8.4 billion this year because of a drop in revenues due to declining oil prices. Finance Minister Luis Videgaray also said Friday the government will put on hold plans to build a high-speed rail project that has been marred by allegations …
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HANOI, Vietnam – An official says hundreds of villagers in central Vietnam blocked traffic on the country’s main artery for hours to protest pollution from a coal-fired thermo power plant. Local official Nguyen Thanh Sang in Binh Thuan province said Thursday that the villagers threw rocks, bricks and gasoline bombs …
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LONDON – British police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with an alleged plot to attack a war memorial ceremony in Australia. Greater Manchester Police says the boy was detained in Blackburn, northwestern England, on Saturday on suspicion of involvement in the commission, preparation, or instigation of acts of …
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BAMAKO, Mali – A mediator says that the main separatist Tuareg rebel group did not sign a peace accord that Mali’s government and other armed groups agreed to. Algerian foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra, who represents the mediators, said Friday that Mali’s government, allied armed groups and two groups under the …
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HONG KONG – Several hundred Cathay Pacific flight attendants are camped inside Hong Kong’s airport after union members voted for industrial action to protest their treatment by the airline. Union member Ada So said Tuesday that about 400 cabin staff were camped out in front of the Cathay check-in desks. …
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Thousands returned to the streets of major cities across Slovakia on Tuesday to continue their protests against a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code. The changes proposed by the coalition government include a proposal to abolish the special prosecutors’ …
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The Mexican military launched a commercial airline this week with services to tourist destinations and Caribbean resorts. Mexicana airlines celebrated its inaugural departure from Mexico City’s Felipe Angeles airport on Tuesday with the enthusiastic support of the federal government. “This will be the great legacy of [President Andrés Manuel López …
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