Category Archives: World
Ex-US Sen. John E. Sununu enters GOP primary race in New Hampshire for the seat he lost in 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Republican John E. Sununu announced a campaign for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim a seat he lost nearly two decades ago and boosting the GOP's chances o...
Oct 22, 2025
Journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia win EU's top human rights award
BRUSSELS (AP) - Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Met...
Oct 22, 2025
More than 40 people killed in a crash of buses and other vehicles in western Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said, in one of the worst motor accidents in the East...
Oct 21, 2025
Trump levies new sanctions on Russian oil giants in a push on Putin to end Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration announced on Wednesday new "massive sanctions" against Russia's oil industry that are aimed at moving Russian President Vladimir Putin to the ...
Oct 21, 2025
North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles ahead of Trump's Asia trip
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea performed its first ballistic missile tests in five months Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Kore...
Oct 21, 2025
Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump 's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revo...
Oct 21, 2025
Crews rescue 80 miners trapped in the Dominican Republic with no injuries or deaths reported
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Crews in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday rescued 80 miners who became trapped after a mine partially collapsed. No one was injured or killed, according to th...
Oct 21, 2025
Fuel truck explodes in Nigeria and kills at least 31 people, police say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A tanker truck laden with gasoline exploded Tuesday in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police said. The explosion occurred in the Bida area of Niger State afte...
Oct 21, 2025
Game off: Spanish league cancels plans for Barcelona to play regular-season match in Miami
MADRID (AP) - The Spanish soccer league said Tuesday that plans for Barcelona to play a regular-season game against Villarreal outside Miami in December have been called off, a decision that comes fol...
Oct 21, 2025
Angels have decided to hire former catcher Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, AP source says
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels have decided to hire former major league catcher Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press...
Oct 21, 2025