Bangladeshi ship seized off Somali coast is freed after more than a month
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The European Union’s maritime security force says a cargo vessel seized in March by pirates off the Somali coast has…
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The trial of a former Syrian general over alleged role in war crimes starts in Stockholm
By CHISATO TANAKA Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — The trial of a former Syrian army general over his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012…
Continue ReadingIt’s Tax Day. And your refund may be big this year
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On this Tax Day, refunds are looking a bit bigger for taxpayers. According to the latest IRS…
Continue ReadingBiden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding…
Continue ReadingTestimony begins in lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A civil lawsuit demanding damages for alleged racial discrimination by police in Japan has opened in…
Continue ReadingSingapore prime minister says he will step down on May 15 and hand post to his deputy
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will relinquish his office on May 15 and hand the post to his deputy Lawrence Wong, his…
Continue ReadingWorld donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine
By BARBARA SURK and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron says world donors are pledging more than $2.1 billion in aid for…
Continue ReadingOnly 26% of Americans say they get at least eight hours of sleep, new Gallup poll says
By DEEPTI HAJELA and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re feeling — YAWN — sleepy or tired while you read this and…
Continue ReadingSydney attack victims include a mother who saved her baby, a Chinese grad student and an architect
SYDNEY (AP) — The people killed and wounded by an assailant at a Sydney shopping mall were mostly women. Ashlee Good died saving her wounded baby.…
Continue ReadingMacron says the Olympic opening ceremony on the Seine could be moved to stadium for security reasons
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer French President Emmanuel Macron says the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine…
Continue ReadingSolomon Islands’ elections could impact China’s influence in the South Pacific
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The country in which China has gained most influence in the South Pacific, Solomon…
Continue Reading58 killed by 2 weeks of floods in Tanzania
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — That Tanzanian government says that flooding in the country has killed 58 people in the last two weeks as heavy rains…
Continue ReadingPolice officer, sheriff’s deputy and shooter killed in exchange of gunfire in upstate NY, police say
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say two law enforcement officers were fatally shot while looking for a driver who fled a traffic stop in upstate…
Continue ReadingAustralian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in a Sydney mall targeted women
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in…
Continue ReadingBodies of 3-year-old girl and her mother recovered after Indonesia landslides that killed 20
TANA TORAJA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old girl and her mother who were the last victims still missing after…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street slump triggered by strong US spending data
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares skidded Tuesday following a slump on Wall Street after higher yields in the…
Continue ReadingIn Modi’s India, opponents and journalists feel the squeeze ahead of election
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government are increasingly…
Continue ReadingAt birthplace of Olympics, performers at flame-lighting ceremony feel a pull of the ancient past
By THEODORA TONGAS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — No one knows what music in ancient Greece sounded like or…
Continue ReadingJudge set to hear motion to dismiss rapper Travis Scott from lawsuit over deadly Astroworld concert
By KEN MILLER Associated Press A judge in Texas is set to hear arguments Monday in rap star Travis Scott’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingCroatia’s parliamentary election follows harsh contest between country’s top two officials
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s upcoming parliamentary election, set for Wednesday, follows a campaign…
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