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12 killed in overnight grenade attack in southern Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - The death toll from an overnight grenade attack on a truck carrying women and children in Karachi rose to 12 on Sunday. Attackers targeted the truck on Saturday evening as it ...

Aug 15, 2021

Powerful quake adds to Haiti's misery, killing at least 304

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake added to the misery in Haiti, killing at least 304 people, injuring a minimum of 1,800 others and destroying hundreds of homes. People in th...

Aug 14, 2021

Taliban seize Jalalabad, cut off Afghan capital from east

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban seized the city of Jalalabad early Sunday, cutting off Afghanistan's increasingly isolated capital Kabul to the east as the insurgents' blitz across the country c...

Aug 14, 2021

D-backs' Gilbert throws no-hitter in first career start

PHOENIX (AP) - Tyler Gilbert became the first pitcher in 68 years to throw a no-hitter in his first big league start, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Diego Padres 7-0 Saturday night with...

Aug 14, 2021

7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; at least 227 killed

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - At least 227 people were killed and hundreds were injured and missing after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was...

Aug 14, 2021

Israel recalls top diplomat from Poland over restitution law

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Israel recalled its top diplomat from Poland on Saturday after the Polish president signed a law that restricts the rights of former Polish property owners, including Holocaust s...

Aug 14, 2021

High heat: Spain clocks prelim record of 47.2 C (116.96 F)

MADRID (AP) - Spain set a new provisional heat record of 47.2 degrees Celsius (116.96 Fahrenheit) on Saturday as Southern Europe sweltered under a relentless summer sun. Italy put 16 cities on red ale...

Aug 14, 2021

Tropical Storm Grace forms; Fred still a tropical depression

HAVANA (AP) - Tropical Storm Grace formed Saturday morning in the Atlantic Ocean, while Fred remained a tropical depression headed into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Grace was centered 420 miles (675 ki...

Aug 14, 2021

Taliban launch multi-pronged assault on northern Afghan city

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban launched a multi-pronged assault early Saturday on Mazar-e-Sharif, a major city in northern Afghanistan defended by powerful former warlords. Munir Ahmad Farhad, ...

Aug 13, 2021

New Mexico school year off to deadly start amid gun violence

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - It's only a few days into the new school year, but New Mexico's largest district is reeling from a shooting that left one student dead and landed another in custody. The gunfi...

Aug 13, 2021