Month: November 2023

By GEROLD ROZENBLAD Associated Press PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — The number of people killed when an illegal gold mine collapsed in Suriname has risen to 14. Seven others are missing in what is considered the South American country’s worst mining accident. Rescue crews on Tuesday combed through mounds of earth in hopes of finding survivors

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media says police have arrested a gunman who opened fire near the nation’s parliament in central part of the capital, Tehran. The official IRNA news agency said Tuesday police disarmed the man, who was carrying a shotgun. No one was injured. The report did not say when the incident

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top court has ruled that riders for one of the country’s biggest meal delivery companies don’t have collective bargaining rights because they aren’t employees. It’s a setback for gig economy workers pushing for better pay and working conditions. The Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday came in a

MADRID (AP) — Police say three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a Spanish right-wing politician. Alejandro Vidal-Quadras was shot in the face on a Madrid street on Nov. 9. The 78-year-old remains hospitalized. The National Police force said two suspects were detained Tuesday in the southern city of Lanjaron and

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press KAPAA, Hawaii (AP) — It is the only all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in the West built without power tools or electricity, and it’s nestled on one of the smaller islands in Hawaii surrounded by lush gardens and forests. On the island of Kauai, the presence of the Iraivan Temple —

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Nothing ramps up speculation in golf like an opening in the broadcast booth. Paul Azinger and NBC failed to reach an agreement on a new contract. Still to be determined is who’s next. Justin Leonard has suggested he’s happy playing again. David Duval says he would listen if NBC

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United Nations food agency has warned that it might end food assistance to 1.4 million refugees in Chad who fled the conflict in parts of the Sahel because of limited funding. The World Food Program says most of the refugees escaped the war in Sudan

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the recent violent outbreaks in Kosovo were unacceptable and perpetrators must be brought to justice. Stoltenberg was in Serbia on Tuesday, the second day of his tour of the countries in the volatile Western Balkans. His trip reflects Western concerns over the stability of the

By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The U.S., Norway, and the U.K. are urging the government of South Sudan to withdraw its troops from the disputed region of Abyei amid violence in which at least 27 people have been killed in recent days. Oil-rich Abyei is claimed by both Sudan and

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Australia say they’re committed to boosting economic and strategic ties as their top diplomats shared concerns over China, regional security and the Israel-Hamas war. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong on Tuesday, a day after the two along with the countries’ defense chiefs

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s new government has won a mandatory confidence vote in Parliament. The government is led by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has ended the country’s military aid for Ukraine. The confidence vote passed by 78 votes to 65 in the 150-seat Parliament. Fico returned to power after his leftist Smer,

By BASSEM MROUE and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed two journalists who were reporting for a Beirut-based TV station on military activity along the border with Israel, according to Lebanese officials and the broadcaster. A separate strike killed four militants with the Palestinian group