Ex-Alibaba employee says ex-boss should be charged with rape
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has accused her then-manager of trying…
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International Criminal Court marks 20th anniversary
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court is marking the 20th anniversary of its…
Continue ReadingTurkey blocks access to Deutsche Welle and Voice of America
ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s media watchdog has banned access to the Turkish services of U.S. public service…
Continue ReadingRights group: Palestinians torture detainees with impunity
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An international rights group says Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip systematically torture…
Continue ReadingAfter two pandemic years, a summer travel bounce — and chaos
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Summer travel is underway across the globe, but a full recovery from two years of coronavirus…
Continue ReadingFrench airport workers strike for higher pay amid inflation
PARIS (AP) — Flights from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and other French airports are facing disruptions as workers hold a strike and protests…
Continue ReadingTaliban supreme leader prays for Afghanistan’s quake victims
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s supreme leader has offered prayers for Afghanistan’s earthquake victims…
Continue ReadingHong Kong fishermen keep old ways, 25 years after handover
By The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Ng brothers, fishermen living in the remote Hong Kong village of Tai O, have carried on with their…
Continue ReadingWall Street closes higher but still ends week in the red
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street shook off a downbeat start and ended broadly higher Friday, though the…
Continue ReadingTimeline: Hong Kong under 25 years of Chinese rule
HONG KONG (AP) — The following are key events in the history of Hong Kong, which marked the 25th anniversary of its handover from British to…
Continue ReadingWNBA’s Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russian court
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial Friday, 4 1/2 months after her arrest on…
Continue ReadingPutin’s week: Facing NATO expansion, West’s unity on Ukraine
It has not been an easy week for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He took his first foreign trip since the invasion of Ukraine to shore up relations…
Continue ReadingCups, straws, spoons: India starts on single-use plastic ban
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan…
Continue ReadingRussian missiles kill at least 21 in Ukraine’s Odesa region
By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike on residential areas killed at least 21 people early Friday near…
Continue ReadingSame-sex couples updating legal status after abortion ruling
By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Emails and phone calls from same-sex couples, worried about the legal status of their…
Continue Reading3 police officers killed in Kentucky by suspect with rifle
ALLEN, Ky. (AP) — Three Kentucky law enforcement officers were killed when a man opened fire on police attempting to serve a warrant at a home in…
Continue ReadingThailand says Myanmar apologized for airspace violation
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand says neighboring Myanmar has apologized after one of its fighter jets crossed into its airspace on a bombing run along the…
Continue ReadingN. Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea suggested Friday its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with…
Continue ReadingAbortion, women’s rights grow as priorities: AP-NORC poll
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds a growing percentage of Americans calling out abortion or women’s rights…
Continue ReadingCourt leaves dwindling paths for Biden’s climate mission
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden’s hope for saving the Earth from the…
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