Month: October 2023

GENEVA (AP) — LGBTQ+ groups are hailing the 60-day jail sentence a court in Switzerland gave to a writer and commentator for deriding a journalist…

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania have agreed on a plan they hope will help…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical storm Philippe is dropping heavy rains in the northeast Caribbean and forcing governments to close schools in…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian government workers are continuing their work after last-minute efforts by…

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The parents of a teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School lost an…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it routinely housed newly…

APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — Police say an 11-year-old boy retrieved a gun from an unlocked box in his mother’s vehicle and shot two 13-year-olds…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inquiry into the response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the nation has…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The foundation that awards the Right Livelihood Award has expressed concern over a decision by Cambodia to bar three environmental…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — India has told Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official familiar with the…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain dozens…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge says the court will swiftly adopt new congressional map for Alabama after…

By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Married couples can benefit from a range of tax breaks in the form of credits and deductions. With the right…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president has welcomed the U.N. Security Council’s resolution to send a…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Two earthquakes have struck northwestern Nepal, sending tremors through the region. Several houses were reportedly damaged…

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The World Bank says South Asia is expected to grow by 5.8% this year, making it the…

By DAVID RISING Associated Press SHAOXING, China (AP) — China has gone out of its way to welcome the Taiwanese athletes at the Asian Games.…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Residents say an explosion and fire at at an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta says at least 29 Nigerien soldiers have been killed by jihadis near the…

By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The Armenian parliament has voted to join International Criminal Court, which earlier…