Award-winning teenage rapper shot to death in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) — An award-winning 19-year-old Swedish rapper has been shot to death in southern Stockholm in an incident that media reports suggest…
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Tehran holds first public Friday Prayers in almost 2 years
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian capital Tehran has held its main public Friday prayer service for the first time in 20 months, after it was halted…
Continue ReadingA jab in each arm: France vaccinates against flu and COVID
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Worried that the flu and COVID-19 could together trigger a winter-time double-whammy of new…
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth II back at castle following hospital visit
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is back at Windsor Castle and in good spirits after revelations that…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Putin hosts Israeli PM Bennett
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed hope that new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali…
Continue ReadingThe hotel dog that saved its owner’s life
Julia Buckley, CNN Ten years ago, the Italian area of Cinque Terre was hit by a deadly flood. On October 25, 2011, the five tiny fishing villages…
Continue ReadingGermany: Train driver hit by falling branch in storm dies
BERLIN (AP) — Police say a train driver in Germany has died after being hit by a falling branch during a storm that swept across a swath of central…
Continue ReadingChina vows no concessions on Taiwan after Biden comments
BEIJING (AP) — China is saying there is “no room” for compromise or concessions over the issue of Taiwan, following a comment by U.S. President…
Continue Reading6 Rohingya die in clashes between two groups in Bangladesh
JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — Two groups of Rohingya refugees have clashed in a camp in southern Bangladesh, leaving at…
Continue Reading1 dead after jumping from 19th floor to escape Mumbai fire
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire official in Mumbai says at least one person died after jumping from the 19th floor to…
Continue ReadingWarhol in Tehran: Iranians flock to American pop art exhibit
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians are flocking to Tehran’s contemporary art museum to marvel at American pop…
Continue Reading2 dead after a former employee opens fire at a Nebraska grain services facility
By Dave Alsup and Raja Razek, CNN A man who was fired Thursday from a grain services company in Nebraska returned to the facility later in the day…
Continue ReadingLimbo in a blue tent: African asylum-seekers stuck on Cyprus
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Enjei Grace and fellow Cameroonian Daniel Ejube have been stuck for nearly five…
Continue Reading16 killed in Russian gunpowder factory blast
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian emergency officials say 16 people have been killed by an explosion and fire at a gunpowder factory. The Emergency Situations…
Continue ReadingMumbai cinemas reopen after 18 months as life swings back
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Movie theaters in India’s entertainment capital Mumbai have reopened after more than 18 months of closure due to the…
Continue ReadingIn South Sudan, flooding called ‘worst thing in my lifetime’
By ADRIENNE SURPRENANT Associated Press MALUALKON, South Sudan (AP) — This is the third straight year of extreme flooding in South Sudan. It…
Continue ReadingAmnesty seeks COVID-19 inquiry into Italian nursing homes
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Amnesty International is calling for an independent parliamentary inquiry into COVID-19 deaths in…
Continue ReadingA notebook found near Brian Laundrie’s remains could answer some key questions, experts say
By Aya Elamroussi, Leyla Santiago, Randi Kaye and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Many questions remain unanswered following the death of Brian Laundrie. But…
Continue ReadingA notebook found near Brian Laundrie’s remains could answer some key questions, experts say
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, Leyla Santiago, Randi Kaye and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Many questions remain unanswered following the death of Brian Laundrie. But…
Continue ReadingUS Rowing accepts resignation of longtime men’s coach Teti
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Longtime U.S. rowing coach Mike Teti, who has been criticized by some of his former…
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