7th body discovered after bus plunged into Spanish river
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities announced Monday the recovery of the body of a seventh victim after a bus plunged 30 meters (100 feet) from a…
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Kurds hold march of mourning after Paris shooting kills 3
By NICOLAS GARRIGA and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Members of France’s Kurdish community and others are holding a silent march…
Continue ReadingHighway, schools closed after ammonia leak in eastern Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A key international highway in Serbia remains closed, along with schools and public institutions in an eastern town,…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea lifts ban on imported sex dolls
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has formally lifted a ban on the import of full-body sex dolls, ending…
Continue ReadingPolice: No one believed missing in Austrian avalanche
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Police say they believe no one is missing after a Christmas Day avalanche that swept across a ski trail near the town of…
Continue ReadingA cue for success? Zimbabwe’s pool players are betting on it
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Highlights of the World Cup and other sports events are on widescreen televisions in Ruwa…
Continue ReadingDeaths of 3 endangered Cambodian dolphins raise alarm
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Conservationists in Cambodia are alarmed at the deaths of three endangered…
Continue ReadingRussia says it shot down Ukrainian drone near air base
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian military reported Monday that it shot down a Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingChina races to vaccinate elderly, but many are reluctant
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated…
Continue ReadingHaim Drukman, leader of Israeli settler movement, dies at 90
JERUSALEM (AP) — Haim Drukman, a prominent rabbi who was one of the founders of Israel’s settlement movement, has died. He was 90. Drukman was a…
Continue ReadingS. Korea launches jets, fires shots after North flies drones
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and flew…
Continue ReadingPakistan troops search for attackers after 6 soldiers killed
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistani forces have expanded their search for the perpetrators in multiple…
Continue ReadingAsian shares higher in thin holiday trading
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares rose Monday in Asia in thin post-Christmas holiday trading, with markets in Europe,…
Continue ReadingGOP stumbles with independents contributed to midterm woes
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — As Republican Tyler Kistner’s closing ad aired last month in one…
Continue ReadingWestern NY death toll rises to 28 from cold, storm chaos
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo residents hovered around space heaters, hunted for cars buried in snow drifts and…
Continue ReadingHeavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Heavy snow in large swaths of Japan has killed 17 and injured more than 90 people and left hundreds…
Continue ReadingChina sends 71 warplanes, 7 ships toward Taiwan in 24 hours
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the self-ruled…
Continue ReadingBiden, first lady thank service members in Christmas calls
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated a quiet Christmas with his family at the White House and…
Continue Reading3 Washington state electric substations vandalized
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Vandalism at three power substations in western Washington early Sunday initially cut power to about 14,000 utility customers,…
Continue ReadingKathy Whitworth, winningest golfer in history, dies at 83
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Kathy Whitworth set a benchmark in golf no one has ever touched, whether it was Sam Snead or Tiger Woods, Mickey…
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