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Foreign veterinarians save sick elephant at Pakistani zoo

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Veterinarians said they performed a critical procedure to save a sick elephant at a zoo in southern Pakistan on Wednesday. Noor Jehan, 17, was brought to Karachi with three ot...

Apr 05, 2023

Zelenskyy visits Poland to thank ally and meet Ukrainians

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Military honors, tributes and praise welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife to Poland on Wednesday as the couple made a state visit meant as a gesture of t...

Apr 05, 2023

Violence at Jerusalem holy site raises fears of escalation

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinians who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence durin...

Apr 05, 2023

Brazil man kills 4 children with hatchet at daycare center

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A man with a hatchet invaded a daycare center Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least five others, authorities said. The state's firefighter corps said t...

Apr 05, 2023

Missouri tornado kills multiple people, sows destruction

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A tornado that tore through southeastern Missouri on Wednesday caused widespread destruction and killed and injured multiple people, authorities said. The tornado moved through...

Apr 05, 2023

Party switch gives GOP veto-proof control in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A Democrat in the North Carolina state House switched to the Republican Party on Wednesday, giving the GOP veto-proof control in both chambers of the legislature and handing Democ...

Apr 05, 2023

Japan police arrest 2 in food prank at beef bowl diner

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese police have arrested two men who posted a clip in which one of them is eating ginger from a communal container with his chopsticks at a famous beef bowl restaurant, part of a ser...

Apr 05, 2023

Italian ex-leader Berlusconi hospitalized, reportedly in ICU

ROME (AP) - Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized Wednesday, his spokesman said. Italian media reported he was in intensive care with respiratory problems. The 86-year-old three-ti...

Apr 05, 2023

Report: Husband of ex-Scottish leader arrested

LONDON (AP) - British media are reporting that the husband of former Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in a party finance probe. Police in Sc...

Apr 05, 2023

Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives

CHICAGO (AP) - Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday, a major victory for the party's progressive wing as the nation's third-largest city grapples...

Apr 04, 2023