Pakistani court acquits ex-PM’s daughter in corruption case
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A court in Pakistan’s capital has acquitted the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a corruption case.…
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Taiwan to end quarantine for arrivals starting Oct. 13
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says it will end mandatory COVID-19 quarantines for people arriving from overseas beginning Oct. 13. The Central…
Continue ReadingJapan’s army issues rare apology over sexual harassment case
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In a rare admission of sexual harassment in Japan’s military, its army chief has apologized to a…
Continue ReadingCrisis-hit Lebanese parliament fails to elect president
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament has failed to elect a president, just weeks before incumbent President…
Continue ReadingPorsche shares rise in one of Europe’s largest market debuts
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shares in luxury automaker Porsche have risen on their first day of public trading.…
Continue ReadingConvicted Vegas bombmaker was on the lam for four days
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say they are investigating how a convicted bombmaker was able to easily escape from a Nevada prison without anyone…
Continue ReadingRussia to annex more of Ukraine on Friday at the Kremlin
By JON GAMBRELL and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia planned to annex more of Ukraine on Friday in an escalation of the…
Continue ReadingHarris, Yellen focus on community finance at Freedman Forum
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host a forum to…
Continue ReadingBiden, Harris to attend Jackson’s Supreme Court investiture
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses will attend the ceremonial investiture…
Continue ReadingUS candidate to lead UN telecoms agency after US-Russia race
By STEPHEN McGRATH and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States has been elected to head…
Continue ReadingAgency: joining NATO makes Finland target for Russian ops
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s future NATO membership will make the Nordic country a more interesting target for Russian intelligence and influencing…
Continue ReadingAs Japan and China mark 50-year ties, moods are mixed
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and China are marking the 50th anniversary of normalizing their ties Thursday. On Sept. 29,…
Continue ReadingTropical rains flood parts of Thailand, 5,000 seek shelter
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Water up to waist-high flooded riverfronts and other areas of Thailand after a tropical…
Continue ReadingUK’s Truss defends economic plan that sent pound tumbling
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss has defended her economic plan that roiled…
Continue ReadingUkrainian activist among winners of ‘Alternative Nobel’
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award — known as the “Alternative Nobel” — has been awarded to four community activists, including…
Continue ReadingNATO believes Baltic Sea gas pipeline leaks were sabotage
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO believes that damage to two natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea is the result…
Continue ReadingTrial of elderly Rwanda genocide suspect opens at UN court
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A frail 87-year-old Rwandan accused of encouraging and bankrolling the country’s…
Continue ReadingWelfare group reports severe breaches on Romanian fur farms
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press SIGHISOARA, Romania (AP) — In a dingy basement, chinchillas bred to provide the fashion industry with their fur…
Continue ReadingFans miss 61 HR ball, Jays bullpen coach gets it to Judge
By JORDAN HORROBIN Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — When Aaron Judge’s American League record-tying 61st home run dropped into Toronto’s…
Continue ReadingSuu Kyi convicted again, Australian economist gets 3 years
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi in another criminal…
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