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Japan's Abe lays wreath in Australia city bombed in WWII
November 16, 2018 SYDNEY (AP) — Shinzo Abe became the first prime minister of Japan to visit Darwin since the northern Australian city was bombed by Japanese forces in World War II, as he and his Australian... more »»
Passengers in Zimbabwe caught in bus fire; 40 killed
November 16, 2018 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Fire swept through a passenger bus in Zimbabwe, and police said Friday that more than 40 people died and at least 20 were injured, some with severe burns. more »»
Migrants streaming into Tijuana, but now face long stay
November 16, 2018 TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Exhausted migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers napped on mattresses in a converted municipal gymnasium, while men played soccer and exchanged banter on ... more »»
Bishop reported missing amid Beijing-Vatican reconciliation
November 16, 2018 BEIJING (AP) — A bishop who has resisted demands to join China's Communist Party-controlled church body has been taken into custody, a Catholic news service reported, despite recent moves by... more »»
North Korea to deport American it detained for illegal entry
November 16, 2018 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that it will deport an American citizen it detained one month ago for illegally entering the country. more »»
Last Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of genocide, get life terms
November 16, 2018 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The last surviving leaders of the communist Khmer Rouge regime that brutally ruled Cambodia in the 1970s were convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war... more »»
North Korea tests new weapon amid stalled nuclear diplomacy
November 16, 2018 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the successful test of an unspecified "newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon," state media reported Friday, in an apparent... more »»
The Latest: Last Khmer Rouge leaders get 2nd life sentence
November 16, 2018 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The Latest on the tribunal judging Khmer Rouge responsibility (all times local): 11:40 a.. more »»
New Zealand makes biggest cocaine bust in banana shipment
November 16, 2018 AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police have made the country's largest cocaine seizure, with 190 kilograms (418 pounds) of the drug found in a container of bananas shipped from Panama. more »»
China woos Pacific islands with loans, showcase projects
November 16, 2018 PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — As world leaders land in Papua New Guinea for a Pacific Rim summit, the welcome mat is especially big for China's presiden. more »»
The Latest: Pence cites progress on N. Korea but more needed
November 16, 2018 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on North Korea's new tactical weapon test (all times local): Noon U.. more »»
UN says 8 peacekeepers killed in fight against Congo rebels
November 16, 2018 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Eight U.N. more »»
Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go
November 16, 2018 COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's plans to begin repatriating Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday were scrapped because officials were unable to find anyone who wanted to return to... more »»
More caravan migrants arrive in Tijuana, brace for long stay
November 15, 2018 TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — More buses of exhausted people in a caravan of Central American asylum seekers reached the U.. more »»
US cutting counterterror forces in Africa
November 15, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is reducing its counterterrorism forces in Africa and studying whether to make similar moves elsewhere in the world as part of a broad effort to shift American... more »»
The Latest: Post urges independent probe in columnist slay
November 15, 2018 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The latest on developments following the Oct. 2 killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul (all times local): 1:50 a.m. more »»
Senate lets Bahrain weapon sale proceed; Yemen unease grows
November 15, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected an effort Thursday to block $300 million in weapon sales to Bahrain, but there's growing unease in Congress about the U.S. more »»
Saudi Arabia to seek death penalty in Khashoggi killing
November 15, 2018 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia will seek the death penalty against five men suspected of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, its top prosecutor said Thursday, while the U.S. more »»
UN says 7 peacekeepers killed in fight against Congo rebels
November 15, 2018 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Seven U.. more »»
Inmate confesses to 90 deaths; investigators corroborate 30
November 15, 2018 DALLAS (AP) — A man convicted of three California murders and long suspected in numerous other deaths now claims he was involved in about 90 killings nationwide spanning nearly four decades, and... more »» |
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