FRANK JORDANS

June 22, 2018 at 5:06 am

UN expert slams US on poverty, quitting global rights body

BERLIN (AP) — A human rights expert criticized the United States on Friday for failing to tackle poverty and giving tax cuts to the wealthy...

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June 21, 2018 at 6:10 am

UN, Russia call on US to rethink Human Rights Council move

MOSCOW (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the United States on Thursday to rethink its decision to pull out of the world's top human...

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June 20, 2018 at 3:12 am

Tip from public helped Germany foil ricin attack plot

German security officials say a call from the public helped foil an Islamic extremist's plan to use the toxin ricin to carry out a deadly...

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June 19, 2018 at 2:11 am

Merkel says climate change is ‘a fact,’ laments US stance

German Chancellor Angela Merkel took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris accord Tuesday, calling the move "very regrettable."

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June 18, 2018 at 3:25 am

Germany will fail 2020 climate goals, now eyes 2030 target

Germany's environment minister says the country will likely miss its target of cutting carbon emissions by 2020, an embarrassment for a government that wants to...

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June 18, 2018 at 2:10 am

Audi CEO detained in diesel emissions case

German authorities on Monday detained the chief executive of Volkswagen's Audi division, Rupert Stadler, as part of a probe into manipulation of emissions controls

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June 15, 2018 at 12:50 am

Merkel stands firm against Bavarian demands to close borders VIEW

Angela Merkel's spokesman said Friday the German chancellor remains firmly against unilateral moves to turn some refugees back at the border _ as demanded by...

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May 31, 2018 at 1:48 am

German far right calls for probe into 2015 migrant crisis

BERLIN (AP) — The far-right nationalist Alternative for Germany party put forward a formal motion Thursday calling for a parliamentary investigation into the government's handling...

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May 28, 2018 at 1:38 am

2 women taking selfies struck by lightning in Germany

BERLIN — Two young women suffered serious injuries after lightning struck them while they were taking selfies in western Germany, officials said Monday. A spokesman...

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May 26, 2018 at 2:19 am

Struggling in parliament, German far right takes to streets

BERLIN (AP) — A German far-right party that swept into parliament last year on a wave of anti-migrant sentiment is staging a march Sunday through...

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