Arbery killers’ failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are heading for a second trial in federal…
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Turkey’s Erdogan says he tested positive for COVID-19
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has tested positive for COVID-19. He tweeted Saturday that he and his wife, Emine,…
Continue ReadingLooking for evidence? Trust us, Biden administration says
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has refused to share evidence for national security…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from avalanches in Austrian Alps rises to 9
VIENNA (AP) — Authorities in Austria are warning of “considerable” risk of avalanches in the west of the country after nine people were killed…
Continue ReadingS. Korea politicians criticize China over traditional dress
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Major South Korean presidential candidates have accused China of laying claim to their…
Continue ReadingCyclone Batsirai’s high winds and rain pound Madagascar
By LAETITIA BEZAIN Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The full force of Cyclone Batsirai pounded Madagascar’s eastern coast with…
Continue ReadingFrench far-right presidential candidates fight for limelight
PARIS (AP) — France’s dueling far-right presidential candidates have held back-to-back campaign rallies. Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour tried to…
Continue ReadingIran welcomes US sanctions relief but says it’s too little
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has welcomed U.S. sanctions relief intended to entice Iran back to the 2015 nuclear deal, but called…
Continue ReadingThe last run: White says Olympics will be his final contest
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Snowboarder Shaun White says the Beijing Games will be his last competition. The…
Continue ReadingRescue teams find 4 bodies after plane crash in Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Rescue teams in Iceland have located the bodies of all four occupants of a small plane that crashed into a lake while…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How to stage Olympics in a snow-challenged city
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Dry Beijing barely gets any winter precipitation, which makes this year’s Winter Games the first…
Continue ReadingXi says China, Egypt hold ‘similar visions and strategies’
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping says his country and Egypt share similar visions and strategies in defending their own interests. Egyptian…
Continue ReadingMorocco’s king says boy, 5, trapped in deep well has died
By MOSA’AB ELSHAMY and TARIK EL-BARAKAH Associated Press IGHRAN, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s king says a 5-year-old boy has died after…
Continue ReadingInsecurity a top issue as African leaders meet in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders are meeting Saturday at a summit that is expected to discuss the continent’s most pressing…
Continue ReadingMacron’s government seeks to reshape Islam in France
By BARBARA SURK Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — The French government has introduced a new body to reshape Islam in France and rid it of…
Continue ReadingKashmir journalist arrested under India’s anti-terror law
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say they arrested a prominent journalist on accusations of publishing “anti-national…
Continue ReadingWhat message did China send by choosing Uyghur torchbearer?
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Facing international criticism over it treatment of minorities, China’s selection of a member…
Continue ReadingMalaysia’s ex-PM Mahathir discharged from heart hospital
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been discharged from the National Heart Institute two weeks…
Continue ReadingPolice: 1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Virginia hookah bar
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia say one person was killed and another four people were injured during a shooting at a hookah lounge.…
Continue ReadingFire hits Russian Embassy in Manila, employees evacuated
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A large fire has broken out at the Russian Embassy in the Philippine capital, prompting the evacuation of employees and…
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