Russian court hears petition to close renowned rights group
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court has started hearing a petition to shut down one of the country’s…
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Cambodia promotes shared growth at virtual Asia-Europe meet
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has opened a virtual meeting of Asian and European…
Continue Reading 10 die, including 5 kids, as boat capsizes in South Sudan
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — An official says at least 10 people, including five children, died this week in South…
Continue Reading Chinese fashion photographer in Dior controversy apologizes
By ZEN SOO and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A renowned Chinese fashion photographer has apologized for her past work after online…
Continue Reading EU to limit political ads, ban use of certain personal info
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has drawn up plans to help people better understand when they are seeing…
Continue Reading Czech President Zeman back in hospital, now with COVID-19
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Milos Zeman has been readmitted to hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19, just hours after he had been…
Continue Reading Danish journalist union advises against travel to Qatar
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Union of Journalists is urging journalists not to travel to Qatar to cover next year’s World Cup, saying…
Continue Reading Russia: Death toll in Siberian coal mine blast raised to 52
By DARIA LITVINOVA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say 52 miners and rescuers have died after a…
Continue Reading Lifting obstacles: France helps women report abuse to police
By MASHA MACPHERSON and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is launching a new process for women to formally report abuse,…
Continue Reading Interpol elects United Arab Emirates official as president
By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Interpol has elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its…
Continue Reading France calls for European aid after 27 migrant deaths at sea
By OLEG CETINIC and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press CALAIS, France (AP) — France’s president is urging European neighbors to do more to stop…
Continue Reading South Korea to launch task force on banning dog meat
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it will launch a task force to consider outlawing dog meat consumption…
Continue Reading Europe’s Christmas markets warily open as COVID cases rise
By DAVID McHUGH, EMILY SCHULTHEIS and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Some of Europe’s Christmas markets are warily…
Continue Reading Women step up, fill the gaps in Burkina Faso’s virus fight
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — In the West African country of Burkina Faso, many feel the government has let them down…
Continue Reading Australia sending troops, police to Solomons amid unrest
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia says it is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government…
Continue Reading Women step up, fill the gaps in Burkina Faso’s virus fight
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — In the West African country of Burkina Faso, many feel the government has let them down…
Continue Reading Winter rain floods Gaza homes damaged in last spring’s war
By FARES AKRAM Associated Press BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip (AP) — The first rainstorm of winter has sent water pouring into homes across the Gaza…
Continue Reading Germany’s COVID timeline: from first case to 100,000 dead
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has become the latest country to record 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. It confirmed its first case on Jan. 27, 2020, rising to…
Continue Reading Solomon Islands leader blames foreign powers for unrest
By DAVID RISING and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Solomon Islands prime minister has blamed foreign interference for…
Continue Reading Al-Shabab blast by school in Somali capital kills at least 8
By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Witnesses say a large explosion has occurred outside a school in a busy part of…
Continue Reading New Zealand opposition leader Collins ousted by caucus
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A year after suffering a huge election loss, New Zealand’s conservative opposition…
Continue Reading Merkel: ‘Sad day’ as Germany marks 100,000 deaths from COVID
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke of “a very sad day” as her country became the latest to…
Continue Reading Tribes to mourn on Thanksgiving: ‘No reason to celebrate’
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press Members of Native American tribes from around New England are gathering in the seaside town where the Pilgrims…
Continue Reading Asian stock markets sink as traders watch Europe virus cases
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have declined as traders weigh the impact of a surge in coronavirus cases in…
Continue Reading Polyp in Biden’s colon was benign, potentially pre-cancerous
WASHINGTON (AP) — A doctor’s report says the polyp removed from President Joe Biden’s colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but…
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Man killed by San Francisco police was ex-Afghan interpreter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police have released video of officers shooting a knife-wielding man who charged at them in a residential hotel.…
Continue Reading Latest grab-and-run theft hits Southern California Nordstrom
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are hunting for thieves who rushed into a Southern California Nordstrom store Wednesday night and ran off…
Continue Reading Correction: Hoffa Search-Theories story
DETROIT (AP) — In a Nov. 24 story about theories related to former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa’s death, The Associated Press erroneously…
Continue Reading Hawaii groups want US to shut down military fuel tanks
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Environmental groups are calling on President Joe Biden and military leaders to shut down tanks…
Continue Reading Salvadoran journalists, activists report spyware alerts
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Association of Salvadoran Journalists says some news outlets have reported receiving alerts from Apple Inc.…
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