Month: November 2023

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pressing Catholic theologians to be more in tune with the challenges of ordinary people. In a document that Francis issued on Wednesday, he also encouraged theologians to dialogue with different Christian confessions and other religions as well as with non-believers. He said he

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (AP) — It’s as if Narcissus Quagliata is painting with light. He sprinkles the crushed, colorful glass onto a template of his own design before baking the powder-coated pane at nearly 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit for almost an entire day. Once cooled, a translucent, stained-glass image

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press INEZ, Ky. (AP) — One man has died after he and a coworker were trapped beneath tons of concrete and steel when an 11-story building being demolished collapsed at an abandoned eastern Kentucky mine’s coal preparation plant. The building at Martin Mine Prep Plant in Martin County collapsed around 6:30

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s president has apologized for killings under colonial rule in Tanzania more than a century ago. The apology came as he met descendants of an executed leader of a revolt against German rule. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on a visit to Tanzania noted that many bones and skulls were taken to Germany from

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thirty-four journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas, an international media freedom group said Wednesday, accusing both sides of committing possible war crimes. Reporters Without Borders called on International Criminal Court prosecutors to investigate the deaths. The organization said it already

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Congolese presidency says Chad’s military government has agreed to allow the return of opposition leader Succes Masra, who fled the country last year amid a political clampdown. Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi’s office, which facilitated the agreement on behalf of Central Africa’s regional bloc, said Tuesday

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A ferry that had ran aground last month off southeastern Sweden and started leaking oil into the Baltic Sea has been pulled free and anchored nearby. The Swedish Coast Guard said that a new oil leak was discovered after the grounded ship was towed away on Wednesday. The Marco Polo ferry was

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say a Russian attack on Kherson has killed one person and caused serious damage in the city’s center. A Russian drone strike has killed another civilian in the frequently targeted city of Nikopol. The attack on Kherson, which Russian forces seized early in the war but then abandoned a

BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s main Jewish leader says a fire was set during the night in the Jewish section of Vienna’s central cemetery and swastikas were sprayed on external walls. Jewish Community of Vienna President Oskar Deutsch said Wednesday that the fire burned the entrance lobby to a ceremonial hall but didn’t cause any injuries.

MOSCOW (AP) — Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia’s tallest active volcano Wednesday, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns on Russia’s sparsely populated Kamchatka Peninsula. The eruptions from the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano sent ash as high as 13 kilometers (8 miles) above sea level, officials said. There were no reports of injuries, but

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has likely sent more than a million artillery shells to Russia since August to help fuel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. That’s according to a lawmaker who attended a closed-door audit meeting Wednesday with South Korea’s top spy agency. North Korea

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has set Dec. 17 as the date for early parliamentary election, which will be the third vote in the Balkan country in nearly four years. Local elections will also be held on the same day in several municipalities, including Belgrade, the capital. The election date came as

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — King Charles III has held a private meeting with the family of the executed leader of the Kenyan rebellion against British colonial rule. It comes a day after the monarch expressed “greatest sorrow and the deepest regret” for the violence of the colonial

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Helicopters are battling a wildfire in remote mountainous area of Hawaii’s Central Oahu as flames burn native koa and ohia trees. No structures or homes were threatened and no evacuations were ordered. Multiple helicopters from the Honolulu Fire Department, the U.S. Army and the state dropped buckets

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A group of human rights researchers has officially launched a website they hope will facilitate the task of obtaining justice for victims of state violence in Myanmar. That’s where one of the world’s less-noticed but still brutal armed struggles is taking place. Thousands of people have died

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Bangladesh have launched two new railway links and a thermal power plant unit to strengthen connections and energy security in the region. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated the three Indian-assisted development projects on Tuesday amid strong protests