Month: November 2021

By JAMEY KEATEN and CARA ANNA Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief says Ethiopia’s yearlong war has been marked by “extreme brutality” as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faults all sides for committing abuses. She says “the big numbers of violations” are linked to Ethiopian forces and those from neighboring

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A French envoy says Australia leaking French President Emmanuel Macron’s text messages to the media is a “new low” and a warning to other world leaders that their private communications with the Australian government could be weaponized and used against them. French Ambassador to Australia Jean-Pierre

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Human rights groups have asked the Philippine Commission on Elections to disqualify the son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos from running for president in next year’s elections. They say he was convicted of tax evasion, could no longer hold any public office and kept

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats became the dominant political force in Virginia over the past decade, but their grip was weakened in Tuesday’s gubernatorial election. The Associated Press declared Republican Glenn Youngkin the winner over Democrat Terry McAuliffe at 12:37 a.m. Wednesday. The AP called the race because Youngkin led McAuliffe

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are rising, boosted by the announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve on winding down the extraordinary aid for the economy it been providing since early in the pandemic. Benchmarks in Japan, South Korea, Australia and China are all rising in early trading. Analysts say

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Pro-Iran Shiite militias that emerged as the biggest losers in Iraq’s parliamentary elections three weeks ago are still rejecting the outcome of the vote. Their supporters have pitched tents in Baghdad in an ongoing sit-in, threatening violence unless their grievances are addressed. The unsubstantiated claims of voter