Category Archives: World
Malaysian court rejects ex-prime minister’s bid to serve remainder of sentence under house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian court Monday rejected former Prime Minister Najib Razak's bid to serve the remainder of his graft sentence under house arrest. The High Court ruled that a rar...
Dec 21, 2025
Passenger bus crash in Indonesia kills at least 16 people, official says
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A passenger bus crash killed at least 16 people on Indonesia's main island of Java just after midnight Monday, officials said. The bus carrying 34 people lost control on a to...
Dec 21, 2025
Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targeting of suc...
Dec 21, 2025
Israeli Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel's Cabinet on Sunday approved a proposal for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said. The settlements include two that were prev...
Dec 21, 2025
Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10
BEKKERSDAL, South Africa (AP) - Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, author...
Dec 21, 2025
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
NEW YORK (AP) - At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department's public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein - including a photograph showing President Donald Trump - less than ...
Dec 20, 2025
US forces stop a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela, American officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces on Saturday stopped a vessel off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan P...
Dec 20, 2025
Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife to 17 years in graft case
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani court convicted and sentenced imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Saturday to 17 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining...
Dec 20, 2025
US military launches strikes in Syria against Islamic State fighters after American deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to "eliminate" Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U...
Dec 19, 2025
Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won't seek reelection to House
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Rep. Elise Stefanik announced Friday that she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress, abruptly bowing out of what was expected to...
Dec 19, 2025
