Dozens killed as tribal violence erupts in Papua New Guinea’s restive highlands
By Angus Watson and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — At least 49 bodies were found at the site of a gun battle between tribes in Papua New…
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Daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she has cancer, urges his release
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she has been diagnosed with Hodgkin…
Continue ReadingWaffle House shooting in Indianapolis leaves 1 dead, 5 injured, police say
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One woman was killed and five other people were wounded when an argument escalated to…
Continue ReadingThai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin, just freed from detention, may still face a royal defamation charge
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai prosecutors say that further investigation is needed to decide whether to bring former…
Continue ReadingPalestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister on Monday accused Israel of apartheid and urged the…
Continue ReadingPhilippine troops clash with Muslim militants in a gunbattle that has left at least eight dead
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops have clashed with Muslim militants in a gunbattle that has left at least six soldiers and two…
Continue ReadingThe Kremlin has never been richer – thanks to a US strategic partner
By Nick Paton Walsh and Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN (CNN) — Russia is entering its third year of war in Ukraine with an unprecedented amount of…
Continue ReadingWhy is Japan hosting a conference for Ukraine reconstruction when it’s still at war? AP explains.
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is hosting a conference for Japanese and Ukrainian officials to discuss reconstruction of…
Continue ReadingNew York Archdiocese denounces transgender activist’s funeral held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
By BRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press The funeral of a renowned transgender activist in a New York cathedral elicited a denunciation of the event by…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea doctors submit resignations in a spat with the government over school admission quotas
By JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Trainee doctors in South Korea have begun resigning en masse in protest of a government…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street was closed for a holiday
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday a day after Chinese markets reopened from a long Lunar New…
Continue ReadingWho are other Russian dissidents besides the late Alexei Navalny?
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press The sudden death of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable antagonist has left an open wound in…
Continue ReadingA shaken Minnesota community gets some answers on the killings of 2 officers and 1 firefighter
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It started out as a 911 call about a domestic incident in a Minneapolis suburb. It ended…
Continue ReadingMost of Russia’s opposition is either dead, in exile abroad or in prison at home. What happens now?
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Alexei Navalny was asked four years ago what he’d tell Russians if he were killed for…
Continue ReadingAbortion rights could complicate Republican Larry Hogan’s Senate bid in deep blue Maryland
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republicans hoping to pick up an open U.S. Senate seat in deep blue Maryland have the most…
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Bend man arrested, jailed on manslaughter, DUII charges in rollover crash last fall that killed La Pine man
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 24-year-old Bend man was arrested and jailed Saturday evening on first-degree manslaughter, DUII and assault charges in a…
Continue ReadingWet winter storm hits California, closing regional airport and trapping people in swollen rivers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Another wet winter storm swamped California with heavy rainfall on Monday, flooding the runways at a regional airport and…
Continue ReadingUS rivalry with China expands to biotech. Lawmakers see a failure to compete and want to act
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. lawmakers are raising alarms about what they see as America’s failure to compete with China…
Continue ReadingChina ramps up patrols near Taiwan’s outlying islands following death of Chinese fishermen
By Nectar Gan and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China is increasing patrols in waters near a group of frontline islands controlled by…
Continue ReadingWikiLeaks founder Assange may be near the end of his long fight to stay out of the US
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing what could be his final court hearing in England over…
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