German railway runs much-reduced schedule as drivers’ union stages a 20-hour strike
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national railway operator is running a drastically reduced schedule after a union called a 20-hour strike aimed at…
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Refugees who fled to India after latest fighting in Myanmar have begun returning home, officials say
By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Officials say more than half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who fled the heavy fighting…
Continue ReadingDavid Cameron visits the Ukrainian port of Odesa, his first overseas trip as the UK’s top diplomat
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — David Cameron has traveled to the Ukrainian port of Odesa in his first…
Continue ReadingGerman authorities raid properties linked to group suspected of promoting Iranian ideology
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says police have raided 54 locations across the country in an investigation of a Hamburg-based organization…
Continue ReadingTurkish parliamentary committee delays decision on Sweden’s NATO membership bid
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has opened a debate on Sweden’s bid to join NATO but adjourned…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street drifts amid worries about profits and hopes for a just-right economy
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted to a mixed finish Thursday as Wall Street’s momentum slowed following its hot…
Continue ReadingInternet, phone networks collapse in Gaza, threatening to worsen humanitarian crisis
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Internet and telephone services collapsed across the…
Continue ReadingCambodia inaugurates new Chinese-funded airport serving popular tourist destination of Angkor Wat
By SOPHENG CHEANG and HENG SINITH Associated Press SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has inaugurated its newest and biggest airport, a…
Continue ReadingTake heart, it looks like China could send new pandas to the US
By DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States,…
Continue ReadingTheir families wiped out, grieving Palestinians in Gaza ask why
By SAMYA KULLAB and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Entire generations of Palestinian families in the besieged Gaza…
Continue ReadingLawyers for religious leaders challenging Missouri abortion ban say law imposes beliefs on everyone
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lawyers for a group of religious leaders who support abortion rights said during a hearing that…
Continue ReadingDriver arrested after a car struck a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — Police in Japan say they have arrested a driver after a vehicle crashed into a temporary barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo,…
Continue ReadingTexas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been executed for abducting a 5-year-old girl from…
Continue ReadingAlabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has executed an inmate for the shooting death of a man during a 1993 robbery.…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles criticized for its handling of homelessness after 16 unhoused people escape freeway fire
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fire that erupted in storage yards beneath a Los Angeles freeway has renewed attention…
Continue ReadingFire at a coal mining company building in northern China kills 26 and injures dozens
BEIJING (AP) — A fire in a coal company building in a northern Chinese city has killed 26 people and injured at least 38. State media say rescue…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s first lesbian Senate leader could make history again if she runs for governor
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The first lesbian leader of the California Senate is thinking about trying to make history…
Continue ReadingThe odyssey of asylum-seekers and the failure of EU regulations
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press SALERNO, Italy (AP) — Less than 24 hours after setting foot on the pier of a southern Italian port, 60 people…
Continue ReadingBiden promises a better economic relationship with Asia, but he’s specifically avoiding a trade deal
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nurturing economic ties this week with Asia. But he’s not signing any…
Continue ReadingGeneral Motors becomes 1st of Detroit automakers to seal deal with unionized workers
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the…
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