Month: August 2022

By FADLAN SYAM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BATURAJA, Indonesia (AP) — Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and Australia have joined a…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it regrets plans by families of Israeli athletes killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich to boycott a…

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s state news agency says that deadly seasonal floods have collapsed more than 2,500 houses in eastern Sudan, leaving…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said Friday that “huge amounts of chemical waste” were…

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The president of Somaliland says five people were killed in opposition protests over fears…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has launched a compensation program for travelers who missed their flights because of…

PARIS (AP) — Firefighters from across Europe have started arriving in France to help battle several wildfires, including a blaze ravaging pine…

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A ship docked in a Ukrainian Black Sea port on Friday to begin loading up with wheat for…

LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s economy shrank in the three months to June. It’s a smaller-than-expected contraction but adds to…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proclaimed unwavering U.N.…

BERLIN (AP) — Former German leader Gerhard Schroeder is suing to restore the perks he enjoyed as ex-chancellor after he was stripped of them by…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei says its revenue fell in the first half of 2022 but new ventures in…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The head of Kenya’s electoral commission says vote-tallying in the country’s close…

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government says its population has shrunk as anti-virus controls hampered the inflow of new workers and births…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its first 4-week winning…

By The Associated Press The Taliban’s capture of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021 brought the hardline movement back into power in Afghanistan nearly 20…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press DMYTRIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — One of the last working dairy farms on Ukrainian-controlled territory in the eastern…

By RAHIM FAIEZ and SIDDIQULLAH ALIZAI Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For most teenage girls in Afghanistan, it’s been a year since…

By SYLVIE CORBET and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press LUX, France (AP) — Once, a river ran through it. Now, white dust and thousands of dead fish…

BEIJING (AP) — Latvia and Estonia say they have left a Chinese-backed forum aimed at boosting relations with Eastern European countries. The move…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap…

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats’ flagship climate and health care…

By STEVE PEOPLES and GENE J. PUSKAR Associated Press ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman acknowledged he was lucky to be…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The Aug. 5 demonstrations by India’s main opposition Congress party against soaring food…

By MIKE BALSAMO and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A law enforcement official says a gunman who died in a shootout…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed extending the life of the state’s last…

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report For America RENO, Nev. (AP) — As officials in some parts of rural Nevada vow to bypass voting machines in…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung’s de-facto leader secured a pardon Friday of his conviction for bribing…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army says a tip led to the seizure of almost 1.5 tons of meth and 328 pounds (149 kilograms) of apparent fentanyl at…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Standing among rows of Iowa cornstalks, Nico Hoerner had Johnny Bench on his left and Billy…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in suburban Portland, Oregon, say they arrested a crime ring leader responsible for trafficking over 44,000 stolen…