Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Updated 11:41 am CST, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Rescue crew work on the avalanche site, at the ski resort of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Swiss response teams rescued at least a few people among those swept up and buried in a mid-afternoon avalanche Tuesday at the popular ski resort of Crans-Montana, police said. A frenzied search involving helicopters and rescuers “saved several people,” said spokesman Steve Leger of the Valais police, but the state of their injuries was not immediately known. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP) less Rescue crew work on the avalanche site, at the ski resort of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Swiss response teams rescued at least a few people among those swept up and buried in a ... more Photo: Anthony Anex, AP … [Read more...] about Swiss rescue teams pull several people out after avalanche
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Poland awaiting Israel’s apology for minister’s comments
Updated 9:13 am PST, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 File -- In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 photo Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, attend a group photo during a meeting in Warsaw, Poland. Poland's prime minister canceled plans for his country to send a delegation to meeting in Jerusalem on Monday after the acting Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz said that Poles "collaborated with the Nazis" and "sucked anti-Semitism from their mothers' milk". less File -- In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 photo Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, attend a group photo during a meeting in Warsaw, Poland. ... more Photo: Michael Sohn, AP Photo: Michael Sohn, AP Image 1 of / 1 … [Read more...] about Poland awaiting Israel’s apology for minister’s comments
EU Commission lashes out at Orban over campaign posters
Updated 10:46 am CST, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a press conference after their meeting in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a press conference after their meeting in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Photo: Ariel Schalit, AP Photo: Ariel Schalit, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a press conference after their meeting in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a press conference after … [Read more...] about EU Commission lashes out at Orban over campaign posters
Ukraine president signs amendment on NATO, EU membership
Updated 8:37 am PST, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, right, and parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy show the newly signed Constitutional amendment to joining the EU and NATO in Ukrainian parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (Mikhail Palinchak, Presidential Press Service Pool Photo via AP) less Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, right, and parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy show the newly signed Constitutional amendment to joining the EU and NATO in ... more Photo: Mikhail Palinchak, AP Photo: Mikhail Palinchak, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, right, and … [Read more...] about Ukraine president signs amendment on NATO, EU membership
US voices concern over Hezbollah’s role in Lebanese Cabinet
Updated 7:39 am PST, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, United States Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard, left, speaks with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, at the government House, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb 19, 2019. Richard has expressed her country's concerns over the growing role of the militant Hezbollah group in the new Cabinet warning that this does not contribute to stability. (Dalati Nohra via AP) less In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, United States Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard, left, speaks with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, at the government ... more Photo: AP Photo: AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 … [Read more...] about US voices concern over Hezbollah’s role in Lebanese Cabinet