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UN mission in Lebanon says 2 peacekeepers injured after its base was hit by new explosions

BEIRUT (AP) - The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says new explosions hit its headquarters on Friday morning, injuring two peacekeepers, a day after Israeli forces struck the same position...

Oct 11, 2024

North Korea accuses South Korea of flying drones to its capital and threatens to attack next time

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has accused rival South Korea of flying drones to its capital to drop anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets and threatened to respond with force if such flights o...

Oct 11, 2024

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors Nihon Hidankyo

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jrgen Watne...

Oct 11, 2024

Gunmen kill 20 miners and wound others in an attack in southwest Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Gunmen killed 20 miners and wounded another seven in Pakistan's southwest, a police official said Friday. It's the latest attack in restive Balochistan province and comes days ...

Oct 10, 2024

Gunmen kill 20 miners and wound others in an attack in southwest Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Gunmen killed 20 miners and wounded another seven in Pakistan's southwest, a police official said Friday. It's the latest attack in restive Balochistan province and comes days ...

Oct 10, 2024

Rays say it may take 'weeks' to fully assess damage at Tropicana Field, after Milton struck region

The Tampa Bay Rays said it may take weeks to fully assess how much damage was done to Tropicana Field, which saw its roof ripped to shreds by the force of Hurricane Milton as the deadly storm barreled...

Oct 10, 2024

1 person is dead and 12 are trapped in a former Colorado gold mine

DENVER (AP) - One person is dead and 12 are trapped in a former Colorado gold mine after an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site, authorities said Thursday. The elevator descending into the Moll...

Oct 10, 2024

A federal judge rejects a call to reopen voter registration in Georgia after Hurricane Helene

ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge said Thursday that she won't order the presidential battleground state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November's elections despite recent disruptions to reg...

Oct 10, 2024

Tropicana Field shredded by Hurricane Milton is the latest sports venue damaged by weather

Roof panels atop the home of the Tampa Bay Rays were ripped to shreds by Hurricane Milton, scattering debris across the field and throughout the seating areas after the deadly storm barreled across Fl...

Oct 10, 2024

Ethel Kennedy, social activist and widow of Robert F Kennedy, has died

BOSTON, Mass. (AP) - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family's legacy for decad...

Oct 10, 2024