Russia to hold sweeping joint war games with China, others
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says it will launch sweeping military drills in the country’s east…
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UN agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant in urgent mission
By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV (AP) — A U.N. nuclear watchdog team set off on an urgent mission Monday to safeguard the Russian-occupied…
Continue ReadingDutch rail strike halts trains to and from Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Train services have ground to a near standstill around Amsterdam as the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the…
Continue ReadingIsraeli tycoon appeals corruption conviction in Swiss court
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Lawyers for Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz have urged an appeals court to throw out…
Continue ReadingNASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with…
Continue ReadingChina’s drought-hit areas get rain, bringing flood risks
BEIJING (AP) — More than 100,000 people had moved to safer areas by Monday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of southwest China that…
Continue ReadingConsumer confidence, Campbell Soup earns, jobs report
The Associated Press The Conference Board delivers its latest index of U.S. consumer confidence Tuesday. Campbell Soup reports quarterly results…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks after Wall St pullback on Fed inflation stance
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street fell following last week’s Federal…
Continue Reading‘The Invitation’ tops tepid weekend at box office
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horror film “The Invitation” needed just $7 million to finish at the top of the…
Continue Reading2 Air France pilots suspended after fighting in cockpit
PARIS (AP) — Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators to call for tougher safety…
Continue ReadingLow fuel inventories cause special concern in US Northeast
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Diesel and heating oil supplies in the Northeast are more than 50% below the recent average,…
Continue ReadingHundreds of migrants reach Italian shores over weekend
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities scrambled on Sunday to relieve overcrowding in shelters after scores of boats carrying a total of about 1,000…
Continue ReadingRussia, Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks
By YESICA FISCH Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near…
Continue Reading‘Tape or chewing gum:’ Twitter’s lapses echo worldwide
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter at its best is a tool to get a message out quickly, efficiently and directly,…
Continue ReadingMexico’s president revived dangerous form of coal mining
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As hopes faded of rescuing 10 men trapped in a flooded Mexican coal…
Continue ReadingMickey Mantle card breaks record, as sports memorabilia soar
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million Sunday, blasting into…
Continue ReadingComing to a theater near you: $3 movie tickets for one day
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a…
Continue Reading2 high-rise towers in India demolished for violating laws
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Two high-rise apartment towers in India have been leveled to the ground in a controlled…
Continue ReadingStrike deadlock shuts Nigerian universities for months
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Adenekan Ayomide had been attending the University of Abuja for two years when the…
Continue ReadingPrince Charles edits British Black newspaper ‘The Voice’
LONDON (AP) — The Prince of Wales has edited an edition of British African-Caribbean newspaper “The Voice” to mark its 40-year anniversary.…
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