Rescue underway off Greek island for 4 missing migrants
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says a search and rescue operation is underway off the coast of an eastern Greek island for four…
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Ahmed Qureia, top Palestinian negotiator with Israel, dies
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Ahmed Qureia, a former Palestinian prime minister and one of the architects of interim peace deals with Israel, has died…
Continue ReadingYellen affirms push for stronger Russia sanctions at G-20
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. will push for tougher, better enforced…
Continue ReadingPakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening
By RIAZ KHAN and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan has shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan, just hours…
Continue ReadingIn Russia-Ukraine war, more disastrous path could lie ahead
By The Associated Press For Russia, it’s been a year of bold charges and bombardments, humiliating retreats and grinding sieges. Ukraine has…
Continue ReadingAbu Dhabi state gas firm looks to raise $2B in IPO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi’s state gas company expects to raise up to $2 billion by selling 4% of its shares in an initial…
Continue ReadingBird flu kills 11-year-old girl in Cambodia, officials say
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from bird flu in the country’s first…
Continue ReadingSouth Sudan’s president calls on refugees to return home
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s president has urged the country’s more than 2 million refugees to return…
Continue ReadingIS attacks on Syria truffle hunters are deadliest in a year
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has carried out its deadliest attacks in more than a year, killing dozens of…
Continue ReadingWinter storms sow more chaos, shut down much of Portland
By CLAIRE RUSH, DREW CALLISTER and JIM SALTER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Winter storms sowed more chaos across the U.S. on Thursday,…
Continue ReadingGaza rockets, Israeli strikes follow deadly West Bank raid
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Palestinian militants in Gaza launched rockets at southern Israel and Israeli aircraft…
Continue ReadingColorado Springs gay club shooter’s case heads to trial
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A judge has ruled there is enough evidence for a trial against the person accused…
Continue ReadingR. Kelly avoids lengthy add-on to 30-year prison sentence
By MICHAEL TARM and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a call from prosecutors to keep R. Kelly…
Continue ReadingUkraine first lady cites rights violations, urges tribunal
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska has given a video tour of human rights violations…
Continue ReadingCoping with concussions: long road to recovery for some
By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Vivienne Gray doesn’t fit the same profile as former or current professional athletes…
Continue ReadingAsia stocks mixed after Wall St breaks losing streak
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in Asia were mixed Friday after Wall Street broke its longest losing streak since…
Continue ReadingMore bodies found in China mine collapse, 48 remain missing
By NG HAN GUAN Associated Press ALXA LEAGUE, China (AP) — Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers dug through tons of earth and rubble Thursday for…
Continue ReadingRaimondo seeks to rally US behind $52 billion chip program
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On State of the Union night, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo strode down the aisle and found her…
Continue ReadingUS mass killings linked to extremism spiked over last decade
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of U.S. mass killings linked to extremism over the past decade was at least…
Continue ReadingDems consider break with tradition to get Biden more judges
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats recently celebrated the 100th judicial confirmation of Joe Biden’s presidency and…
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