Russians go back to work but virus cases, deaths stay high
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russians have gone back to work after a nine-day break that was ordered by authorities to tame a…
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Kuwait government resigns for the second time this year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s government has resigned for the second time this year, underscoring the political problems plaguing…
Continue Reading Hundreds flee to Uganda amid fighting in eastern Congo
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Uganda Red Cross says it is responding to a heavy influx of people fleeing fighting…
Continue Reading Powerful Iranian general visited Iraq after attack on PM
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Two Iraqi politicians say a top Iranian general visited Baghdad after the assassination…
Continue Reading Star of “Dolphin Tale” movies falls ill at Florida aquarium
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Officials say the prosthetic-tailed dolphin that starred in the “Dolphin Tale” movies may be fighting a…
Continue Reading German Social Democrats to make campaign manager new leader
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Social Democrats, the country’s main center-left party, is set to make the manager of its successful election…
Continue Reading Obama faults Russia, China for ‘lack of urgency’ on climate
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Barack Obama is expressing confidence that the…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Reluctant to retire? 3 signs you’re ready
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Some people can’t wait to retire. Others are pushed into retirement due to illness, job loss or other factors beyond…
Continue Reading Parties sign power-sharing deal to form new Czech government
PRAGUE (AP) — Two party coalitions that emerged as winners of the Czech Republic’s parliamentary election have signed a power-sharing deal to…
Continue Reading French bishops agree to compensate sex abuse victims
PARIS (AP) — The president of France’s Bishops Conference said the country’s Catholic Church made “a decisive step” after it agreed to…
Continue Reading Singapore suspends disabled Malaysian’s execution amid pleas
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s High Court has suspended the scheduled execution of a Malaysian man believed to…
Continue Reading Slovaks expand restrictions, plan more amid record surge
By KAREL JANICEK Association Press PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia has expanded strict coronavirus restrictions to nearly half of the country amid a record…
Continue Reading Arab League envoy in Beirut to mediate Lebanon-Saudi rift
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A top Arab League official is in Beirut to explore ways to resolve an unprecedented diplomatic rift…
Continue Reading N. Ireland official suing Van Morrison over COVID criticism
LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s health minister is suing Van Morrison after the singer called him “very dangerous” for his handling of…
Continue Reading People fleeing Ethiopia allege attacks, forced conscription
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — People fleeing Ethiopia say a new round of deadly attacks and forced conscription has begun…
Continue Reading Japan had no COVID-19 deaths 1st time in 15 months
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in 15 months, as infections…
Continue Reading Bus set on fire in Northern Ireland amid post Brexit tension
LONDON (AP) — A bus has been hijacked and set on fire in Northern Ireland, amid discontent over the trade deal struck as part of the U.K.’s…
Continue Reading Yemeni rebels sentence actor, her 3 companions to prison
By AHMED AL-HAJ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A court run by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels has sentenced an actor and…
Continue Reading Corruption claims roiling UK govt put Johnson under pressure
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to talk about climate change. But his opponents want to…
Continue Reading Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide…
Continue Reading Germany’s Merkel on 2015 migrant influx: ‘we managed it’
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has a positive verdict on the influx of migrants to Germany in 2015 and 2016 as she prepares to step down:…
Continue Reading Iran bans newspaper that linked supreme leader to poverty
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s judicial authorities have reportedly banned a newspaper for publishing a front-page graphic that…
Continue Reading Migrants aided by Belarus try to storm border into Poland
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds if not thousands of migrants have sought to storm the border from Belarus into…
Continue Reading Report: NSO spyware found on 6 Palestinian activists’ phones
By FRANK BAJAK and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Security researchers say spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire…
Continue Reading Japan’s SoftBank sinks into losses over China investments
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — SoftBank Group says it sank into red ink for the July-September period, hit by losses on its…
Continue Reading China’s Xi lays way for third term in power at party meeting
BEIJING (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping appears to be laying the foundation for a third term in power as top officials from the all-powerful…
Continue Reading Fire set by rider on Japanese bullet train quickly put out
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police say a rider on a Japanese super-express train started a fire that was quickly put out by…
Continue Reading German COVID infection rate at new high as vaccinations slow
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s coronavirus infection rate has climbed to its highest recorded level yet as what…
Continue Reading Abu Dhabi issues law on divorce, inheritance for non-Muslims
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The capital of the United Arab Emirates has issued new rules governing divorce, inheritance and child custody…
Continue Reading Satellite images show China built mock-ups of US warships
BEIJING (AP) — Satellite images show China has built mock-ups of U.S. warships in its northwestern desert, possibly to practice for a future naval…
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