Women activists call for more rights in Afghanistan
Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Women’s rights activists in the Afghan capital of Kabul insist they will continue fighting for their…
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2nd party approves deal for Scholz’s new German government
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats have approved a deal to form a new government with two…
Continue Reading Violence as French far-right TV pundit holds campaign rally
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Some anti-racist activists were beaten up as far-right former French TV pundit Eric…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Jussie Smollett’s turn to testify. Will he?
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — After two brothers spent hours telling a jury how Jussie Smollett paid them to carry out a fake…
Continue Reading Senegal registers its first cases of the omicron variant
By CARLEY PETESCH and BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal has recorded its first cases of the coronavirus omicron variant.…
Continue Reading Belgian police use water, tear gas on COVID-19 protesters
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse some rowdy protesters in Brussels after most marched peacefully through…
Continue Reading Saudi coalition in Yemen increases strikes on Houthi rebels
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen has accelerated its…
Continue Reading Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Supreme Court weighs the future of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, a resurgent…
Continue Reading 1 miner missing, 1 hurt in coal mine accident in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Coal mining authorities say that one miner is missing and one has been rescued with injuries after an earth tremor and a…
Continue Reading As Iran nuclear talks hit snags, Israel seeks harder US line
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The long-delayed resumption of nuclear talks with Iran has gotten off to a rough start. Iran…
Continue Reading Avalanche in Austria kills 3 skiers, injures 2
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say three skiers have been killed and two injured in an avalanche in central Austria. The victims included a rising young…
Continue Reading 3 feared dead as Myanmar army truck runs down protesters
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Witnesses say an army vehicle plowed into a peaceful march by anti-government protesters in…
Continue Reading Germany: incoming minister advises against Christmas travel
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s incoming transport minister is advising people against traveling over Christmas as the country tries to stem a wave of…
Continue Reading Pakistan PM reassures president over Sri Lankan’s lynching
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister has told Sri Lanka’s president that more than 100 people have been detained in the lynching of a Sri…
Continue Reading Indonesian rescuers dig through volcanic ash after 14 die
By NINIEK KARMINI and AGOES BASOEKI Associated Press LUMAJANG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers are sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in…
Continue Reading Israeli police questioned on Palestinian attacker’s shooting
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Justice Ministry says that two police officers have been brought in for…
Continue Reading From Serbia, Afghan boxers seek refuge, careers in West
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — They practiced in secret and struggled to get to an international championship tournament in…
Continue Reading Indian villagers clash with army over mistaken killings
By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Angry villagers have burned army vehicles in protest after more than a dozen people were…
Continue Reading Pope chides Europe, comforts migrants on return to Lesbos
By NICOLE WINFIELD, TRISHA THOMAS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Pope Francis has offered comfort to migrants at a…
Continue Reading Grand Ole Opry country singer Stonewall Jackson dies at 89
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country musician Stonewall Jackson, who sang on the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years, died Saturday after a long…
Continue Reading COVID outbreak on cruise ship approaching New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials say 10 people aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship approaching New Orleans have tested positive for COVID-19. The…
Continue Reading No shortage of sanction options if Russia invades Ukraine
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has plenty of options to make good on its pledge to hit Russia…
Continue Reading Austin: Allies, innovation key to US competition with China
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the Pentagon intends to work better with private…
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CNN fires Chris Cuomo for helping brother deal with scandal
By DAVID BAUDER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has fired anchor Chris Cuomo after details emerged about how he assisted…
Continue Reading Police kill Florida Tech student armed with ‘edged weapon’
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they killed a Florida Institute of Technology student who lunged at a police officer with an “edged…
Continue Reading Voters protest disqualification of Venezuelan candidate
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press BARINAS, Venezuela (AP) — About 500 people have protested in support of a Venezuelan gubernatorial…
Continue Reading Edward Shames, last ‘Band of Brothers’ officer, dies at 99
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of “Easy Company,” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book…
Continue Reading Passenger jumps out of plane taxiing at Phoenix airport
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a passenger on an arriving Southwest Airlines flight taxiing at Phoenix’s main airport opened a galley door,…
Continue Reading New trial after jury met in room with Confederate symbols
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee appeals court has granted a new trial for a Black man who was convicted of aggravated assault by an all-white…
Continue Reading Former Dutch queen Beatrix tests positive for coronavirus
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch royal house says that Princess Beatrix, the 83-year-old former Dutch queen, has tested positive for the…
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