Vatican: Benedict in stable condition, participated in Mass
By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is in stable condition and…
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7 dead in Turkish restaurant gas canister blast
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say a gas canister explosion at a restaurant in western Turkey has killed seven people. The governor of Aydin…
Continue ReadingAt Southwest Airlines, a day of calm after a week of chaos
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines returned to a relatively normal flight schedule Friday, as the focus shifts to…
Continue ReadingCurry, Henry, Kupp, Judge among most bet-on athletes of 2022
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Did you win money betting on Saint Peter’s, the longest-of-longshots men’s…
Continue ReadingBeijing gives Hong Kong leader more power in security cases
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader will have the power to decide whether foreign lawyers can be involved in…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s unannounced rocket launch causes UFO scare
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military confirmed it test-fired a solid-fueled rocket Friday after its…
Continue ReadingAfghan refugees in US face uncertainty as legislation stalls
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has failed so far to create a path to residency for Afghans who worked alongside U.S.…
Continue ReadingIranian man’s death in France shakes distressed diaspora
By ARNO PEDRAM Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When a 38-year-old man anguished over the protests in Iran took his own life in the French city of…
Continue Reading‘You’ve got to deliver’: Democrats take charge in Michigan
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and SARA BURNETT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats will be in charge of Michigan’s state government for…
Continue ReadingGreece: Remote town officials fired over Turkey group claim
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are investigating a town mayor’s decision to transfer or dismiss other local government officials…
Continue ReadingIndonesia lifts all COVID curbs, shifts to endemic approach
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Almost three years after officials announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in…
Continue ReadingMore European nations tighten COVID rules for China flights
PARIS (AP) — France says it will require negative COVID-19 tests of all passengers arriving from China and is urging French citizens to avoid…
Continue ReadingBolivia judge orders pre-trial detention for opposition head
By CARLOS VALDEZ and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A judge in Bolivia has sentenced opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho…
Continue ReadingPutin, Xi vow closer ties as Russia bombards Ukraine again
By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed Friday to deepen their…
Continue ReadingIsrael indicts soldiers for trying to bomb Palestinian home
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military says its prosecutor has filed indictments against two soldiers who allegedly…
Continue ReadingAlgerian journalist jailed and his media offices shut down
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A defense lawyer says a prominent Algerian journalist is behind bars and the offices of his website and radio station have…
Continue ReadingAttack kills 10 in Syria, Kurdish forces arrest 52 militants
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A militant rocket attack in eastern Syria has struck a bus with oil industry employees, killing…
Continue ReadingDivisive social media star Andrew Tate detained in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, a divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer, was detained in Romania on charges of…
Continue ReadingIsozaki, Pritzker-winning Japanese architect, dies at 91
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Arata Isozaki, a Pritzker-winning Japanese architect known as a post-modern giant who blended…
Continue ReadingHuawei says it’s out of ‘crisis mode,’ though revenue flat
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese technology giant Huawei says it has pulled itself out of “crisis mode” following years of…
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