A serial killer pleads guilty in Rwanda to killing 14 people
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A serial killer in Rwanda pleaded guilty at a court Thursday, saying he killed 14 people.…
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Suspect in family’s killing in suburban Chicago dies along with passenger after Oklahoma crash
By KEN KUSMER and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Police say a suspect in the shooting deaths of a suburban Chicago couple and their two children has…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s central bank hikes interest rates again in further shift in economic policies
By ROBERT BADENDIECK Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by 5 percentage points to 30%.…
Continue ReadingUS applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in nearly 8 months
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as the labor market…
Continue ReadingA 13-year-old boy found shot in the woods was a victim of Sweden’s gang violence, prosecutor says
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A prosecutor says a 13-year-old boy found dead in woods near his home earlier this…
Continue ReadingPay dispute between England women’s international players and FA appears to be resolved
LONDON (AP) — England women’s players appear to have reached an agreement with the country’s soccer federation regarding a dispute over bonuses…
Continue ReadingA British ex-soldier pleads not guilty to escaping from a London prison
LONDON (AP) — A former soldier who allegedly snuck out of a London prison by strapping himself under a food delivery truck has pleaded not guilty…
Continue ReadingEngland and Arsenal player Leah Williamson calls for equality in soccer
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — When England soccer player Leah Williamson addressed the United Nations in New York…
Continue ReadingPakistan will hold parliamentary elections at the end of January, delaying a vote due in November
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s election oversight body has announced that it will hold the next parliamentary…
Continue ReadingA leader of Cambodia’s main opposition party jailed for 18 months for bouncing checks
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent leader of Cambodia’s political opposition has been convicted and…
Continue ReadingIranian court gives a Tajik man 2 death sentences for an attack at a major Shiite shrine
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian court has given two death sentences to a Tajik man convicted of carrying out a gun attack that killed two people at…
Continue ReadingPoland is done sending arms to Ukraine, Polish leader says as trade dispute escalates
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine. The comment…
Continue ReadingGovernors, Biden administration push to quadruple efficient heating, AC units by 2030
ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press A group of 25 state governors that make up the U.S. Climate Alliance and the Biden administration announced…
Continue ReadingTheir husbands’ misdeeds leave Norway’s most powerful women facing the consequences
By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The political careers of two of Norway’s most powerful women are under threat after it…
Continue ReadingGreek civil servants have stopped work in a 24-hour strike that is disrupting public transport
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s civil servants have walked off the job on a 24-hour strike that disrupted public transport and left ferries tied…
Continue ReadingMyanmar state media say 12 people are missing after a boat capsized and sank in a northwest river
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Twelve people are reported missing including three members of the security forces after a boat…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean lawmakers vote to lift hunger striking opposition leader’s immunity to arrest
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a surprise outcome, South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament has voted to…
Continue ReadingSweden’s central bank hikes key interest rate, saying inflation is still too high
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s central bank has raised its key interest rate, saying the “inflationary pressures in the Swedish economy are still…
Continue ReadingBank of England joins US Fed in keeping interest rates unchanged after inflation declines
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has paused nearly two years of interest rate increases after a surprising fall in…
Continue ReadingCongo’s president wants the large UN peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping mission to…
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