Trudeau’s election bet fails, but Tory rival might lose job
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won his third straight election but he failed to get the majority he…
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Greece: Firefighters contain wildfire at resort near Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters in Greece have contained a wildfire that threatened homes and prompted overnight evacuations at a resort town 18…
Continue ReadingSurvivors of Russian university shooting airlifted to Moscow
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Seven survivors of a shooting at a university in central Russia that left six people dead and 28…
Continue ReadingKosovo-Serbia border blocked by protesters amid tensions
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The Kosovo-Serbia border was blocked for a second day by ethnic…
Continue ReadingFrance rallies EU as trust in US, UK and Australia wanes
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — France’s European Union partners have agreed to put the country’s security spat with the…
Continue ReadingTunisian president vows new electoral code, transition team
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has announced plans to draft a new electoral code and appoint a…
Continue ReadingToxic gas, new rivers of molten lava endanger Spanish island
By ARITZ PARRA and RENATA BRITO Associated Press EL PASO, Canary Islands (AP) — On the Spanish island of La Palma, a new volcanic vent has blown…
Continue ReadingThai campaign to vaccinate schoolchildren makes progress
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Health officials in the Thai capital have made headway in their effort to vaccinate children…
Continue ReadingMilitary general who ruled Egypt after Mubarak ouster dies
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian general who ruled the country following the Arab Spring uprising that removed longtime…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly lower after mixed trading on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly lower after major indexes ended mixed on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo,…
Continue ReadingSudanese officials say coup attempt failed, army in control
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press Sudanese authorities have reported a coup attempt by a group of soldiers but said the attempt failed and that the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Chinese builder’s debt struggle rattles investors
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global investors are watching nervously as one of China’s biggest real estate developers…
Continue ReadingBronze bust unveiled at Burt Reynolds’ Hollywood gravesite
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bronze bust of Burt Reynolds, featuring his famous cowboy hat and even more famous…
Continue ReadingAs Merkel bids farewell, German women wish for more equality
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel, Germany’s first female chancellor, has been praised by many for her pragmatic…
Continue ReadingTaliban name deputy ministers, double down on all-male team
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have expanded their interim Cabinet by naming more ministers and deputies,…
Continue ReadingHatchlings of endangered crocodile species found in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Eight hatchlings from one of the world’s rarest crocodile species have been found in a wildlife sanctuary in eastern…
Continue ReadingGerman officials fear anti-mask radicalization after killing
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Senior politicians in Germany have expressed shock over the weekend killing of a young gas station…
Continue ReadingIn Nairobi slum, women train to fend off sexual assault
By BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a Nairobi slum named Korogocho, which means “crowded shoulder to shoulder” in…
Continue ReadingAfter Afghans fell from plane, families live with horror
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It’s an image that has come to symbolize America’s chaotic end to 20 years of war in…
Continue ReadingTwitter to pay $809.5 million to settle shareholder lawsuit
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter said Monday it will pay $809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action…
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