Egypt’s president praises UAE, seeking to heal Gulf aid rift
DUBAI, 13 Feb: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi offered effusive praise Monday for the United Arab Emirates, seeking to repair a rift between Cairo...
Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; 43 dead, 80 survivors
ROME, 26 Feb: At least 43 migrants perished when their overcrowded wooden boat smashed into rocky reefs just off southern Italy at dawn Sunday,...
Schools shut, drivers stuck as gales and blizzards batter UK
LONDON, 10 Mar: Trains were canceled, some schools were shut and drivers were stuck for hours on a major highway as a blast of...
Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ
BEIRUT, 22 Mar: Lebanese security forces Wednesday fired tear gas to disperse hun-dreds of protesters, mainly retired soldiers, who tried to break through the...
New images from inside Fukushima reactor spark safety worry
TOKYO, 4 Apr: Images captured by a robotic probe inside one of the three melted reactors at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant showed...
SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 dead
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, 8 May: Police are preparing to arrest the hospitalized driver of an SUV that slammed into a crowd, killing eight people waiting...
Police: 3 Dead, 2 Wounded in Early Morning Shooting at Kansas City Bar
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three people were killed and two others wounded — including one critically — in a shooting at a Kansas...
Russia says drones lightly damage Moscow buildings before dawn, while Ukraine’s capital bombarded
KYIV, Ukraine, 30 May: A rare drone attack jolted Moscow early Tuesday, causing only light damage but forcing evacuations as residential buildings were struck...
Belgium investigating whether arms destined to defend Ukraine ended up in Russia fighting
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium is investigating whether weapons it sent to help Ukraine defend its territory were used in fighting just over the border...
Leader of Belarus says he wouldn’t hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel...
MOSCOW, 13 Jun: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday that he wouldn’t hesitate to order the use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons that are...
Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is complete
TOKYO, 26 Jun: All equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been...
Paraguay’s president-elect recommits to ties as Taiwan’s last ally in South America
TAIPEI, 12 Jul: Paraguay’s president-elect, Santiago Pena, committed to mainta-ining diplomatic ties with Taiwan on Wednesday, going against a trend of Taipei’s diplomatic allies...
Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports
LONDON, 4 Aug: Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months after Russia pulled...
Massive wildfire in northeastern Greece persists for 11th day despite European firefighting efforts
ATHENS, 29 Aug: A massive wildfire was burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day Tuesday despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters...
A policeman in Egypt killed 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at a tourist site...
CAIRO, 8 Oct (AP) — An Egyptian policeman opened fire Sunday on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two...
Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on...
Kyiv, 14 Oct: Ukrainian officials reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assaulted the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for a fifth consecutive day...
China’s economy grows 4.9% in Q3, beating expectations but slowing from previous quarter
HONG KONG, 18 Oct (AP) — China’s economy slowed in the summer as global demand for its exports faltered and the ailing property sector...
Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling killed a 91-year-old woman in a ‘terrifying night’
KYIV, Ukraine , 30 Oct (AP) — Russian shells struck residential areas of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, killing a 91-year-old woman in what a...
Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack water, food and shelter once they cross the border, aid...
ISLAMABAD, 5 Nov (AP) — Afghans fleeing Pakistan to avoid arrest and deportation are sleeping in the open, without proper shelter, food, drinking water...
The Pakistani army kills 4 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, 19 Nov: Pakistan security forces killed four militants in a shootout during an overnight raid in the country’s northwest near the border with...