Sri Lanka’s political chaos persists as crisis talks go on
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A political vacuum continues in Sri Lanka with opposition leaders yet to agree on who…
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Macao streets empty after casinos shut to fight outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Streets in the gambling center of Macao are empty after casinos and most other businesses were ordered to close while the Chinese…
Continue ReadingAbe’s party vows to finish his work after win in Japan vote
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Days after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination, his party vowed to use its…
Continue ReadingAsian shares decline on Wall St slump, China COVID worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell Tuesday after a slump on Wall Street erased recent gains. U.S. futures and oil…
Continue ReadingNew coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond
By LAURA UNGAR and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant…
Continue ReadingBiden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed a crowd to the White House lawn Monday to showcase a new law meant…
Continue ReadingTrump associates’ ties to extremists probed by Jan. 6 panel
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MICHELLE R. SMITH and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press After members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group stormed…
Continue ReadingMexico, US presidents to meet amid newly tense relationship
By MARK STEVENSON and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is visiting Washington on…
Continue ReadingHurricane Darby forms far out in Pacific west of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Darby has formed far out in the Pacific west of southern Mexico, and forecasters said it would head farther out to sea…
Continue Reading‘Terrorism’: Abe killing seen as attack on Japan’s democracy
By FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An attack on democracy and freedom of speech. A throwback to the political murders…
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Schumer tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has tested positive for COVID-19 and reports experiencing very mild symptoms.…
Continue ReadingJesuits in moment of silence in Mexico for murdered priests
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church has began a special round of prayers for peace after two Jesuit priests and a tour guide were…
Continue ReadingClotilda descendants mark anniversary of last slave ship
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Descendants of the last African people abducted into slavery and brought to America’s shores gathered to pay tribute to…
Continue ReadingHeard attorneys say juror served improperly, seek mistrial
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A new court filing from Amber Heard’s legal team alleges one of the jurors in the defamation case filed against her by…
Continue ReadingFloating abortion clinic proposed in Gulf to bypass bans
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A California doctor is proposing a floating abortion clinic in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico as a way to maintain…
Continue ReadingSaudi dissident killed in Lebanon; his brothers detained
BEIRUT (AP) — A Saudi opposition party says one of its founding members was killed in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The National Assembly Party…
Continue ReadingParents of slain Israeli-American girl seek Biden meeting
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The family of an Israel-American girl killed in a 2001 Palestinian suicide bombing in Jerusalem…
Continue ReadingA quiet memorial for Mexican ex-president Luis Echeverria
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The remains of former Mexican President Luis Echeverria have been cremated, after a quiet memorial service. Mourners were few…
Continue ReadingSpirit plane towed after brakes overheat, ignite
ATLANTA (AP) — Passengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Tampa are safe after one of the plane’s brakes overheated and briefly caught fire…
Continue ReadingIsraeli ministers to run as partners in upcoming elections
JERUSALEM (AP) — The leaders of two parties in Israel’s outgoing government coalition announced  that they would merge ahead of the upcoming…
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