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Russia forms emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill spreads
World
January 13, 2025
Russia forms emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill spreads
(AP) — An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the…
Attack on Chad’s presidential palace leaves 19 dead
World
January 9, 2025
Attack on Chad’s presidential palace leaves 19 dead
N’djamena, Chad AP — An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one…
World’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116
Life & Style
January 5, 2025
World’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116
AP — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died,…
38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil
World
December 22, 2024
38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil AP — A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 38 people on…
Cyclone Chido kills several in French territory before heading for Africa’s east coast
World
December 15, 2024
Cyclone Chido kills several in French territory before heading for Africa’s east coast
Moroni, Comoros AP — Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving…
At least 15 killed and more than 100 missing after landslides bury homes in Uganda
World
December 9, 2024
At least 15 killed and more than 100 missing after landslides bury homes in Uganda
AP — At least 15 people have died and 113 others are still missing after landslides buried homes in six…
Death toll rises to 130 in northwest Pakistan sectarian violence, officials say
World
December 2, 2024
Death toll rises to 130 in northwest Pakistan sectarian violence, officials say
Peshawar, Pakistan AP — Sectarian violence has killed at least 130 people and wounded 200 others in Pakistan’s northwest in…
At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
World
November 22, 2024
At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar, Pakistan AP — Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Thursday, killing at…
Iran is increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says
Middle East
November 20, 2024
Iran is increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says
AP — Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium…
AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon
Middle East
November 18, 2024
AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon
Beirut AP — As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers…