Category Archives: World
Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s Aceh province sentences 2 men to public caning over sexual acts
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning 80 times each after Islamic religious police caught them en...
Aug 11, 2025
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signaling they would do s...
Aug 10, 2025
Henriette strengthens into hurricane in the Pacific Ocean but is not forecast to threaten land
HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Tropical Storm Henriette has rapidly strengthened into a hurricane in the central Pacific Ocean with further strengthening expected but poses no threat to land. The Miami-based Nat...
Aug 10, 2025
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse
ISTANBUL (AP) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey's northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse, an official said. At least two people were trapped...
Aug 10, 2025
Netanyahu defends his planned military offensive in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel "has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas." He is speaking to foreign media in Jerusalem and defendin...
Aug 10, 2025
3 elves are cycling from the German town of St. Nikolaus to Finland's Santa Claus Village
ST. NIKOLAUS, Germany (AP) - Santa's elves start early in Germany. Three postal workers set off Saturday on their nearly 3,000-kilometer (1,860-mile) bicycle journey from St. Nikolaus, Germany, to the...
Aug 10, 2025
Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at the International Space Station
Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing's Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted ...
Aug 09, 2025
London police arrest 150 as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law
LONDON (AP) - Police in London have arrested some 150 people after demonstrators intentionally violated a new law banning support for a pro-Palestinian group because they say the legislation improperl...
Aug 09, 2025
Georgia authorities identify suspect in CDC shooting as a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who opened fire at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgi...
Aug 09, 2025
Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Saturday the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal...
Aug 09, 2025
