Easter holiday bus crash in eastern Zimbabwe takes 35 lives
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press MUTARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A bus carrying worshippers traveling to an Easter pilgrimage in mountainous eastern…
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UK says Rwanda flights to start in weeks; critics slam plan
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it plans to start putting asylum-seekers on one-way flights to Rwanda…
Continue ReadingTen al-Qaida inmates escape from prison in eastern Yemen
AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security officials say 10 jailed al-Qaida militants have escaped from prison in the…
Continue ReadingEaster Egg Roll returns after 2-year, COVID-induced hiatus
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is hoping to stir up some “egg-citement” when the Easter Egg Roll…
Continue ReadingBiden picks Michael Barr for Fed’s bank regulation post
By JOSH BOAK and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he plans to nominate Michael Barr to be the Federal…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s port of Mariupol holding out against all odds
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Under relentless bombardment and a Russian blockade, the key port of Mariupol is holding…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry, Meghan visit Invictus Games competitors
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have made their first public appearance in Europe since they gave up formal royal roles and moved to…
Continue ReadingEgypt hikes fuel prices amid global inflationary pressures
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian government has increased fuel prices by nearly three percent, as global inflationary…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strike near Syrian capital causes material damage
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says Israel has fired several missiles toward military positions near Damascus, causing material damage. State media…
Continue ReadingIn France’s election, a meaty issue unites Jews and Muslims
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is alarming both Muslims and Jews in France…
Continue ReadingAsian shares fall, trading muted with Good Friday, holidays
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in muted trading as most world markets were closed for Good Friday and…
Continue ReadingJacky’s quest: 1 woman, 1 leg, 102 marathons in 102 days
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An Arizona woman who lost a leg to a rare cancer is closing in on what would be a new world…
Continue ReadingChina stages military exercises as US lawmakers visit Taiwan
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China says its military has staged exercises to reinforce its threat to use force to bring…
Continue ReadingWar Crimes Watch: The woman who would make Putin pay
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova is at the frontline of a legal battle to…
Continue ReadingWar Crimes Watch: The woman who would make Putin pay
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova is at the frontline of a legal battle to…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico village seeks prayers as deadly wildfire rages
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Residents of a southern New Mexico village are asking for prayers as firefighters dealt with more hot, dry…
Continue ReadingPolice: More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region
By ADAM SCHRECK, ROBERT BURNS and YESICA FISCH Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 900 bodies of civilians were discovered in the Kyiv…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘sister’ to rival: Dem rising stars fight for Ga. seat
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Reps. Lucy McBath and Carolyn Bourdeaux flipped two longtime…
Continue ReadingPalestinians and Israeli police clash at major holy site
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians and Israeli police have clashed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a major holy site in…
Continue ReadingS. Korea to remove most virus restrictions as omicron slows
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will remove most pandemic restrictions, including indoor gathering limits, as it slowly wiggles out of an…
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