Year: 2024

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban officials say heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others. A spokesperson for Nangarhar province says the dead included five members of the same family who were killed when the roof of their house collapsed. Four other family members were injured.

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between the presidential offices of China and the Philippines to help prevent any new confrontation from spiraling out of control in the disputed South China Sea, according to highlights of the accord seen by The Associated Press on

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official has banned a far-right magazine that she accused of stirring up hatred against Jews, people with immigrant roots and parliamentary democracy. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Tuesday banned Compact magazine and the company that publishes it, as well as a film production firm. Her ministry said police raided

Asian stocks were mostly lower Wednesday even as investors wagered that the Federal Reserve will come ahead with a cut to interest rates, while Australia’s benchmark hit a new record. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices were little changed. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index gave up early gains to shed 0.4% to 41,095.23.

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian military says four of its soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir. The soldiers were killed when they were fired at by militants hiding in the forests of southern Doda district in Jammu division late Monday. The attack was the

Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s innovation minister says the government is testing its own ChatGPT-style tool for its employees, with plans to eventually make it available to the public, after OpenAI decided to take extra steps to block access from unsupported regions like China. The program was developed by a generative AI

Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Authorities in Nepal say there were 65 people on board the two buses that were pushed into a swollen river in Nepal last week. Rescuers have been able to recover 14 bodies. Eight have been identified and are being handed over to relatives. The bodies were washed away as