Month: October 2022

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Ethnic Kachin rebels say air strikes by Myanmar’s military have killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the minority group’s main political organization. The reported attack comes three days before Southeast Asian foreign ministers are to hold a special

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — People in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, are on high alert after the United States and the U.K. issued terror alerts about possible attacks. The U.S. Embassy warned of “an elevated risk of terror attacks” in public places, while the U.K. mission in Nigeria updated its terrorism

PRAGUE (AP) — Libor Pešek, a Czech classical music conductor known for leading the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic for a decade has died. Pešek died on Sunday at age 89, according to the director of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra where Pešek was a chief conductor until 2019. Pešek worked with orchestras at home and abroad.

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have held both chambers of Congress and the presidency for the last two years, but they may not have such consolidated power for much longer. Republicans are favored to win the House in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, bolstered by frustration over the economy and

Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s defense minister Vasile Dincu has resigned, citing difficulties working with the country’s president who’s chief of the NATO country’s armed forces. Dincu’s resignation Monday comes a week after sparking controversy by suggesting that Ukraine’s only chance for peace would be in negotiating with Russia. Romania, a European Union

By MEGHAN COYLE of NerdWallet In NerdWallet’s annual analysis of airline mile valuations, holiday flights often don’t provide the highest per-mile value. For example, Delta, Southwest or American Airlines miles are generally worth 1.5 cents each when redeemed for flights. However, they’re only worth about 1.4 cents when you use them for flights around the

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s ruling military has sacked a commander in the southern Blue Nile province after two days of fierce tribal clashes there last week killed at least 230 people. The unrest added to the woes of a country mired in civil conflict and political chaos. Fighting in Blue

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has met at the Vatican with French President Emmanuel Macron. The war in Ukraine looms large in their concerns. The nearly hour-long private audience on Monday was Francis’ third with Macron since becoming pontiff. The Vatican in a brief statement said that after Macron spoke

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak ran for Britain’s top job and lost. Then he got another shot — and the chance to say “I told you so.” The former U.K. Treasury chief was runner-up to Liz Truss in the contest to replace the scandal-plagued Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader

By CARA ANNA and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police say a senior Pakistani journalist has been shot and killed by officers along a key highway in what they said was a case of “mistaken identity.” They said on Monday that journalist Arshad Sharif was shot in the head and killed

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — This year’s United Nations climate summit is brought to you by Coke. Soft drink giant Coca-Cola Co.’s sponsorship of the flagship U.N. climate conference, known as COP27, sparked an online backlash and highlighted broader concerns about corporate lobbying and influence. The COP27 negotiations aimed at limiting

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch healthcare electronics giant Philips says it is scrapping 4,000 staff worldwide amid the fallout from a recall of sleep apnea machines and economic headwinds. The company announced the cuts Monday as it unveiled a 1.3 billion euro third-quarter net loss. The job cuts amount to about 5% of the

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s central bank has promised improvements and warned against currency manipulation after an international watchdog put the military-controlled country on a terrorism and financial crimes blacklist. The Financial Action Task Force recommended that Myanmar be put on the list of countries requiring stronger due diligence. It cites deficiencies in Myanmar’s enforcement of

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top court on Monday rejected an appeal by the only known survivor of a far-right group against her conviction and life sentence for her part in the killing of 10 people, most with migrant roots. The Federal Constitutional Court ruled that Beate Zschaepe had failed to demonstrate that her fundamental judicial

ISTANBUL (AP) — A leading human rights group says hundreds of Syrian men and boys have been detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period. The treatment of migrants living in Turkey under temporary protection is a breach of international law, New York-based Human Rights Watch says in

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s first prime minister of color after being chosen Monday to lead a governing Conservative Party desperate for a safe pair of hands to guide the country through economic and political turbulence. The challenges facing the U.K.’s third

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean region has told staff in an email that he is “very disturbed” by allegations reported by The Associated Press that the U.N. health agency’s Syria director misspent millions, abused staff and violated the organization’s own COVID-19 protocols

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — The final meeting of African nations’ climate negotiators ahead of the global U.N. summit kicks off in the Namibian capital Windhoek on Monday, with participants expected to focus on how to ramp up renewable energy on the continent. Organizers of the annual Climate Change and Development

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military has long had a cozy relationship with Jewish settlers in the West Bank. Those ties are about to deepen. For the first time, a settler will serve as chief of staff of Israel’s military, becoming the enforcer of Israel’s open-ended occupation of the West Bank,

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians across the country are celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival that symbolizes the victory of light over darkness. Streets and homes are lit up with colorful lights and earthen oil lamps. Ahead of Monday’s celebrations, millions of Indians thronged crowded bazaars for shopping,

By LORI HINNANT, EVGENIY MALOLETKA and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — The doctors are preparing for cold days in the basement. They already spent four months performing surgeries there this year, from the war’s early days until well into the Russian occupation of Izium. At least they can expect the generator to

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth picked up in the latest quarter but it still was among the slowest in decades as the country wrestled with repeated closures of cities to fight virus outbreaks. Official data released Monday showed the world’s second-largest economy grew by 3.9% over a year

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s company went on trial Monday in a criminal tax case and the first task facing the court was a big one: selecting a neutral jury. Manhattan prosecutors say the Trump Organization helped top executives avoid income taxes on job perks

By CLAUDIA TORRENS and VANESSA A. ALVAREZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Wilfredo Molina arrived in the U.S. from his native Venezuela, he told border agents he wanted to go to Miami but didn’t have an address. They directed him to what he thought was a shelter in midtown Manhattan but turned out

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A trial to determine whether Georgia can continue to ban abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy is underway in an Atlanta courtroom. Carrie Cwiak, an abortion provider, testified Monday that the state’s law is confusing and harmful to women’s health. Fulton County Superior Court

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber breaking the Bank in Philly. Yordan Alvarez launching moonshots in H-Town. Dusty Baker trying for a most elusive win. Justin Verlander, too. A fired-up Harper and All-Stars J.T. Realmuto and Zack Wheeler, stepping onto baseball’s biggest platform for the first time. Yo! The Philadelphia

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Colorado businessman returns to New York for a retrial on charges that he cheated thousands of donors to an online crowdfunding campaign to build a wall along the southern U.S. border. Timothy Shea’s first trial ended without a verdict when jurors informed the judge that

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced Tuesday in Asia after Wall Street shook off an early bout of unsettled trading and ended higher. U.S. futures edged 0.1% higher and oil prices also gained. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng gained 0.9% to 15,313.22 after a 6.4% selloff the day before that

By STEVE PEOPLES, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Democrats are increasingly concerned that Florida, once the nation’s premier swing state, may slip away this fall and beyond as emboldened Republicans capitalize on divisive cultural issues and demographic shifts in crucial contests for governor and the U.S. Senate.

By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas undersheriff who shot and killed an unarmed man with a homemade beanbag round is facing trial in Kansas City, Kansas. The case against Virgil Brewer is likely to focus on whether his lack of knowledge and training with the munitions amounts to

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has never been at his best in big events, where his delivery can be stilted, his stories meandering. The end of a Biden speech is often the beginning of his favorite part of the event — the rope line, in the parlance

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the crisis. Across