Pakistani traders strike countrywide against high inflation and utility bills
By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani traders have staged strikes across the country against the soaring cost of living,…
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18 people have been killed in Iraq after a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims to Karbala overturned
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A bus carrying pilgrims to the Iraqi city of Karbala overturned north of Baghdad on Saturday,…
Continue ReadingA 2nd Tommy John rehab could be tougher for Angels’ Shohei Ohtani. But it’s not a given
By RONALD BLUM and MADDIE BURAKOFF Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — If Shohei Ohtani has a second Tommy John surgery, it’s possible his…
Continue ReadingCyprus police arrest 13 after anti-immigrant marchers set fire to trash bins and damage storefronts
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police say they have arrested 13 people after a mob smashed storefronts and set numerous trash bins on fire during an…
Continue ReadingThailand’s king approves a new Cabinet more than 3 months after elections
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s king has formally endorsed members of a new Cabinet, paving the way for a government headed by Prime Minister Srettha…
Continue ReadingMore cargo ships from Ukraine use a civilian corridor despite Russian threats
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Two cargo vessels have left Ukraine despite Russian threats and are in the Black Sea, maritime officials said Saturday.…
Continue ReadingScholz dismisses talk of keeping nuclear energy option open in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is dismissing a junior coalition partner’s suggestion that the country should keep open the option of…
Continue ReadingRussia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge. Shelling and strikes leave at least 3 dead
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Saturday its forces destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones being used in an…
Continue ReadingK.C. Hwang, AP correspondent in Seoul for 30 years, dies at age 99
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K.C. Hwang, whose six-decade-long journalism career included 30 years chronicling South…
Continue ReadingJapan’s synthesized singing sensation Hatsune Miku turns 16
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Hatsune Miku has always been 16 years old and worn long aqua ponytails. She is Japan’s…
Continue Reading3 Pakistani soldiers, 1 militant killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two soldiers and one militant have been killed in a shootout during an overnight military operation against militant activity in…
Continue ReadingIndia launches a spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon’s south pole
By ASHOK SHARMA and AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than…
Continue ReadingAustralian icebreaker heads to Antarctic station to rescue expeditioner suffering medical condition
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An icebreaker is on its way from Australia to an Antarctic research station to rescue an expeditioner suffering from a…
Continue ReadingDelegation of Australian ministers to visit China in further sign of improving ties
CANBERRA (AP) — A delegation of Australian federal ministers will attend a high-level dialogue in Beijing next in a further sign of a warming of…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic comes back after dropping the first 2 sets to beat Laslo Djere at the US Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone should know by now to never count out Novak Djokovic. No matter how big a deficit he…
Continue ReadingAP photos of Kashmir’s mental health clinics show the invisible scars of decades of conflict
By MUKHTAR KHAN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — After consulting with several doctors in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aayat…
Continue ReadingDriver in fatal shooting of Washington deputy gets 27 years
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A man who drove the getaway car in a stolen firearms trafficking scheme that led to the fatal shooting of Clark County…
Continue ReadingShooting at Louisiana high school football game kills student and wounds a woman, police say
PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say a shooting during halftime of a high school football game has killed a 16-year-old student and…
Continue ReadingThis red dye was so valuable it built cities. One family in Mexico is still making it the old way
By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO TEPEYACAC, Mexico (AP) — One family in central Mexico is struggling to preserve the production of…
Continue ReadingChildren hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press They were the kids most disrupted by the pandemic, the ones who were still learning to write their names…
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