Chinese chess player sues to reclaim the title he lost for defecating in a hotel bathtub
BEIJING (AP) — A competitor in Chinese chess says he has sued the national association in China for mental distress after he was stripped of a…
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Wisconsin’s Democratic governor says Trump should be on ballot, Biden must visit to beat him
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic governor opposes keeping Republican Donald Trump off the ballot in…
Continue ReadingRussia approves 2 candidates for ballot against Putin in March election
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s national elections commission on Friday registered the first two candidates who will compete with President Vladimir Putin…
Continue Reading4 patients die after a fire breaks out at a hospital in northern Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Police say four people have died after a fire broke out at a hospital in northern Germany and spread to several patients’ rooms.…
Continue ReadingEurope’s inflation is up after months of decline. Could it delay interest rate cuts?
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation is on the rebound in Europe. The European Union’s statistics agency…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street shaves off some losses to close its worst week in the last 10
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed its worst week since Halloween with a listless Friday after reports showed…
Continue ReadingApparent arson on a train in Bangladesh kills 4 ahead of tense Sunday election
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An apparent arson fire aboard a passenger train in Bangladesh’s capital has killed four…
Continue ReadingNepal bars citizens from going to Russia or Ukraine for work, saying they are recruited as fighters
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government has banned citizens from going to Russia and Ukraine for employment, saying many have been recruited…
Continue ReadingTesla recalls over 1.6 million EVs exported to China to fix automatic steering, door latch glitches
BEIJING (AP) — Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million Model S, X, 3 and Y electric vehicles exported to China for problems with their automatic…
Continue ReadingMississippi deputy fatally shot during traffic stop by suspect who was killed by police after chase
BEAUMONT, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say a sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a suspect who was killed by…
Continue ReadingFarmers prevent Germany’s vice chancellor leaving a ferry in a protest that draws condemnation
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A group of farmers prevented Germany’s vice chancellor from disembarking a ferry hours after the…
Continue ReadingJapanese safety experts search for voice data as workers clear plane debris from runway collision
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Transport safety officials are searching for the voice recorder from a Japan Airlines airliner that caught fire…
Continue ReadingIran mourns those slain in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts as death toll rises to 89
By AMIR VAHDAT, VAHID SALEMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KERMAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials tried Friday to link Israel and the U.S. to an…
Continue ReadingIndia’s foreign minister signs a deal to increase imports of electricity from Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — India’s foreign minister has concluded a two-day trip to Nepal during which he signed an agreement to increase the amount…
Continue ReadingIndian navy evacuated 21 crew members from a bulk carrier targeted by hijackers in the Arabian Sea
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian navy commandos have safely evacuated 21 crew members from a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier…
Continue ReadingDeath toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes
By HIRO KOMAE, AYAKA MCGILL and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — The death toll from a major quake in western Japan has reached…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after mixed Wall Street finish
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Friday, after a mixed finish on Wall Street, although export-related…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County has thousands of ‘unclaimed dead.’ These investigators retrace their lives
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arusyak Martirosyan struggles to open the door of a stranger’s one-bedroom apartment…
Continue ReadingOlympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend
By GERALD IMRAY, NQOBILE NTSHANGASE and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, a…
Continue ReadingBaltimore celebrates historic 20% drop in homicides even as gun violence remains high
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Long plagued by rampant gun violence, Baltimore recorded less than 300 homicides last year for the…
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