Five things to watch in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucuses
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Republicans who are willing to brave record-low temperatures are set to kick off the party’s 2024 presidential…
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Woman’s body found in water near where small plane crashed in ocean south of San Francisco
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A woman’s body was found in the water near where a small plane crashed into the ocean off the California coast. The…
Continue ReadingNorth Korean foreign minister visits Moscow for talks as concern grows over an alleged arms deal
MOSCOW (AP) — North Korea’s foreign minister is visiting Russia for three days of talks as international concern grows over an alleged arms…
Continue ReadingAlmost 100,000 Afghan children are in dire need of support, 3 months after earthquakes, UNICEF says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — UNICEF says almost 100,000 children in Afghanistan direly need support, three months after…
Continue ReadingFormer chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group arrested over suspected corruption
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese prosecutors say the former chairman of state-owned Chinese bank China Everbright Group has…
Continue ReadingThe world could get its first trillionaire within 10 years, anti-poverty group Oxfam says
By PAN PYLAS and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade,…
Continue ReadingGerman farmers and their tractors throng Berlin in a protest against fuel subsidy cuts
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Farmers have clogged Berlin streets with their tractors, honking their horns in protest at a plan to…
Continue ReadingAustralia celebrates Australian-born queen of Denmark with cocktails, picnics and ‘Danish Fiesta’
By KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — A day after an Australian became queen of Denmark. her native land on Monday celebrated the unlikely…
Continue ReadingUnited Nations seeks $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and refugees this year
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations is appealing for $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and displaced outside the country this year. It said on…
Continue ReadingHorse racing in China’s gaming hub of Macao to end in April, after over 40 years
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The government in China’s gambling hub of Macao says there will be no more horse racing in…
Continue ReadingBrunei’s newlywed Prince Mateen and his commoner wife to be feted at the end of lavish celebrations
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen and his commoner wife is to be feted at a royal banquet to mark the end of a lavish…
Continue ReadingSoccer player returns to warm welcome in Israel following detention in Turkey
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel returned to Israel on Monday evening to a cheering…
Continue ReadingPresidential hopeful Baswedan says Indonesia’s democracy is declining and pledges change
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BANDAR LAMPUNG, Indonesia (AP) — A former Jakarta governor seeking Indonesia’s presidency said democracy is…
Continue ReadingUnofficial US delegation says support for Taiwan remains ‘rock solid’ after voters defied China
By Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — Former senior US officials reaffirmed “rock solid” American support for Taiwan…
Continue ReadingTaiwan loses diplomatic ally to China days after presidential election
By Nectar Gan, Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — Taiwan has lost another diplomatic ally to China just days after its…
Continue ReadingNauru switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China
By TAIJING WU and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Pacific Island nation of Nauru says it is switching diplomatic…
Continue ReadingArctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures
By CAROLYN THOMPSON, MATTHEW BROWN and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills…
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Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures
By CAROLYN THOMPSON, MATTHEW BROWN and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills…
Continue ReadingIndonesia evacuates about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after a volcano spews clouds of ash
By HANDRIANUS BELUTOWE Associated Press FLORES TIMUR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has evacuated about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after…
Continue ReadingEl accidente de un globo aerostático en el desierto de Arizona deja 4 muertos y 1 herido de gravedad, dice la policía
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un globo aerostático se estrelló este domingo en el desierto del sur de Arizona, dejando cuatro personas muertas y…
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