Hezbollah says Iranian fuel tanker to sail to Lebanon soon
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group said Thursday that an Iranian fuel tanker…
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Taliban crush opposition across Afghanistan, as chaos builds at airport
CNN By Rob Picheta, Saleem Mehsud and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban have moved swiftly to crush early opposition to their rule across Afghanistan,…
Continue ReadingWoman testifies R. Kelly sexually abused her when she was 16
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Federal prosecutors in New York began their case against R. Kelly with graphic testimony from a woman who says the R&B…
Continue ReadingJudge tosses case against 3 Honolulu police officers accused in the killing of a 16-year-old
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN The three Honolulu police officers who faced various murder charges over the killing of a 16-year-old boy will…
Continue ReadingGreek wildfires: Major blaze on the wane, but not controlled
By SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press THEA, Greece (AP) — A Greek minister says a major wildfire that has ravaged a pine…
Continue ReadingChina pushes adoption of language, cultural symbols in Tibet
BEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese official says “all-round efforts” are needed to ensure Tibetans speak Chinese and share the “cultural…
Continue ReadingTaliban suppress more dissent as economic challenges loom
By AHMAD SEIR, TAMEEM AKHGAR, KATHY GANNON and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban violently dispersed scattered…
Continue ReadingAsia stocks fall as delta variant worries take center stage
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stock markets are mostly lower as worries surrounding the spread of the delta variant…
Continue ReadingAsia stocks fall as delta variant worries take center stage
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stock markets are mostly lower as worries surrounding the spread of the delta variant…
Continue ReadingPersephone, the robot guide, leads visitors in a Greek cave
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ALISTRATI, Greece (AP) — Persephone is not your ordinary robot. Billed as the world’s first robot used as a…
Continue ReadingPersephone, the robot guide, leads visitors in a Greek cave
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ALISTRATI, Greece (AP) — Persephone is not your ordinary robot. Billed as the world’s first robot used as a…
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Umatilla tribal member nominated to lead National Park Service
President Joe Biden has nominated Oregon resident and tribal citizen Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III to head the National Park Service.…
Continue ReadingRussia was ready for Taliban’s win due to longtime contacts
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — When the Taliban swept over Afghanistan, Russia was ready for the rapid developments after…
Continue ReadingAs tanks rolled in 1991, AP photographer sprang into action
By ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — On Aug. 19, 1991, a group of top Communist Party hard-liners declared they had removed…
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Bend councilors agree to proceed with two possible sites for managed homeless camps
Bend city councilors got an update Wednesday evening on an array of efforts to tackle the problem of homelessness in the community and gave staff…
Continue ReadingBangladesh disputes study into alleged forced disappearances
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is disputing a Human Rights Watch investigation into disappearances of government critics and others as built…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: Hungary evacuates 2 dozen nationals from Kabul
The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — More than two dozen Hungarian nationals evacuated from Kabul have arrived in Frankfurt, Germany, and…
Continue ReadingGulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a virus hotspot
By JAY REEVES Associated Press GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Gulf Coast is glowing like a bad sunburn on maps that show COVID-19 trouble spots…
Continue ReadingReport: 2 Hong Kongers plead guilty to foreign collusion
HONG KONG (AP) — Two Hong Kongers have reportedly pleaded guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces as well as Next Digital founder Jimmy…
Continue ReadingJimmy Carter, trounced in 1980, gets fresh look from history
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter is sometimes called a better former president than he was president. The backhanded…
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