Thai police sentenced to life for killing drug suspect
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A former Thai police colonel nicknamed “Jo Ferrari” for his extravagant collection of…
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Germany extends compensation deadline for homosexuality law
BERLIN (AP) — The German government plans to give people prosecuted or investigated under a Nazi-era law criminalizing homosexuality another five…
Continue ReadingModerna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the…
Continue ReadingBrees won’t return for NBC’s NFL and Notre Dame coverage
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Drew Brees is officially done at NBC Sports after one year. NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua says in a phone interview…
Continue ReadingLebanon to launch tender for $70 million airport terminal
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese Cabinet minister says Lebanon will soon launch an international tender for the construction of a new terminal at the…
Continue ReadingTalks to end Sudan crisis begin as anti-coup groups boycott
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says talks aimed at ending Sudan’s ongoing political deadlock have started…
Continue ReadingHigh prices, low inventory, a new norm for car shoppers
By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds Shopping for a new or used car over the last couple of years, has become a more challenging endeavor, thanks to issues…
Continue ReadingChina’s online “tank” cake snafu raises Tiananmen questions
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — An online snafu involving China’s most popular e-commerce livestreamer and a cake decorated to…
Continue ReadingChina, Cambodia break ground on port, dismiss US concerns
By DAVID RISING and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese and Cambodian officials have broken ground on a contentious…
Continue ReadingIrish leader sees no UK will to end Brexit trade standoff
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ireland’s prime minister says Britain appears to have no political will to resolve its festering trade dispute with the…
Continue ReadingIran says 2 UN watchdog devices at nuclear site turned off
By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has turned off two surveillance devices used by U.N. nuclear inspectors…
Continue ReadingAustralian court curtails government’s citizenship powers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court has made a landmark ruling that will curtail how governments…
Continue ReadingDriver hits school group in Berlin, leaves 1 dead, 9 injured
By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a teacher was killed and nine people were seriously injured after…
Continue Reading107 students, teachers airlifted to safety in Austrian Alps
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Austria say 107 students and teachers on a school trip from Germany had to be airlifted to safety after they followed…
Continue ReadingSepp Blatter avoids testifying at start of FIFA fraud trial
By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) — Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter was full of smiles before entering the…
Continue ReadingJapan criticizes Russia for suspending fishing pact
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has criticized Russia’s suspension of an agreement allowing Japanese to fish in waters near…
Continue ReadingIndia’s central bank raises interest rate to fight inflation
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s central bank has raised its key interest rate to 4.9% from 4.4% to contain fast-rising inflation. Wednesday’s increase…
Continue ReadingWhich Conservatives could succeed UK’s Johnson if he falls?
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson dealt a heavy blow after surviving a no-confidence vote from…
Continue ReadingSong Hae, iconic South Korean TV presenter, dies at 95
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Song Hae, a South Korean TV presenter who was beloved for decades as the warm-humored…
Continue ReadingBus falls into deep ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 22
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A government official says a speeding bus has veered off a narrow mountain road and…
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