How faith turned deadly for Kenyan cult followers who chose starvation as path to salvation
David McKenzie and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Malindi, Kenya (CNN) — The reddish soil of the Shakahola forest is still giving up its terrible…
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Dutch soccer player Quincy Promes convicted of stabbing cousin, sentenced to 18 months
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Netherlands forward Quincy Promes has been convicted of stabbing his cousin in the leg and has been sentenced to 18 months in…
Continue ReadingChinese online shoppers are enticed by deep discounts, payment plans as zest for spending lags
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Shoppers were treated to deep discounts, new products and payment plans as online merchants sought…
Continue ReadingRussian opposition leader Navalny urges anti-Kremlin campaign as his new trial begins
MELEKHOVO, Russia (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged his supporters Monday to begin a broad campaign against…
Continue ReadingVerdict in Oregon wildfires case highlights risks utilities face amid climate change
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury verdict that found an Oregon power company liable for devastating…
Continue ReadingPakistan widens search for human traffickers after a boat carrying hundreds sank off Greece’s coast
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s police have widened its search for human traffickers after a tragedy off the…
Continue ReadingSuspect in jail after 4 people fatally shot at residence in Idaho, police say
KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — A 31-year-old man detained at the scene of a shooting in northern Idaho that left four people dead on Sunday has been booked…
Continue ReadingHeavy drinkers really don’t ‘handle their liquor,’ study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It’s a misnomer that heavy drinkers can “hold their liquor,” a new study found. Instead, people with…
Continue ReadingA Hong Kong protest song has disappeared, and reappeared, on major streaming platforms
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A popular song from Hong Kong’s democracy movement has begun to disappear from several major music streaming…
Continue ReadingDays of sweltering heat, power cuts in northern India overwhelm hospitals as death toll climbs
By RAJESH KUMAR SINGH, PIYUSH NAGPAL and SIBI ARASU Associated Press BALLIA, India (AP) — A scorching heat wave in two of India’s most populous…
Continue ReadingHuge firefight erupts as Israeli forces raid Jenin, leaving 5 Palestinians dead
By Kareem Khadder, Hadas Gold and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Israeli raid into one of the tensest cities in the occupied…
Continue ReadingNew Chinese premier makes first foreign trip to Europe as part of Beijing’s outreach
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang has started a visit to Germany and France, his first trip abroad since…
Continue ReadingThe UAE and Qatar reopen embassies as Gulf Arab relations improve after a yearslong rift
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates and Qatar announced the reopening of their embassies on Monday following a yearslong…
Continue ReadingUN complains Russia blocks aid workers from area of Ukraine dam collapse; Moscow says it’s unsafe
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin’s spokesman says U.N. aid workers who want to visit areas ravaged by a…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift bate récord de público en el estadio de Pittsburgh durante su concierto del Eras Tour
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Taylor Swift sigue viajando a través del tiempo en su épica gira Eras Tour, y este sábado alcanzó un hito…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Pakistanis dead in Mediterranean migrant boat disaster, official says
By Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul and Lizzy Yee, CNN Karachi, Pakistan (CNN) — More than 300 Pakistani nationals have been killed in the sinking of a…
Continue ReadingAs death toll rises to 81, new accounts clash with official version of migrant disaster off Greece
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press MALAKASA, Greece (AP) — The number of confirmed victims from one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the…
Continue ReadingNew killings reported in Darfur on second day of Sudan ceasefire
CNN By Celine Alkhaldi, Mostafa Salem and Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Killings and attacks on communities in Darfur by the paramilitary Rapid…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean city officials clash with police at protest against LGBTQ festival
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Scuffles broke out in the South Korean city of Daegu on Saturday as local…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean city officials clash with police at protest against LGBTQ festival
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Scuffles broke out in the South Korean city of Daegu on Saturday as local…
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