Category Archives: World
World's oldest president, Paul Biya, wins Cameroon election at 92
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Cameroon 's top court on Monday declared incumbent Paul Biya, the world's oldest president, the winner of the Oct. 12 election. Clashes with security forces left at least four...
Oct 27, 2025
Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and wides...
Oct 27, 2025
Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in key districts in midterm elections Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthe...
Oct 26, 2025
Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Hurricane Melissa was sustaining Category 4 strength late Sunday and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Hai...
Oct 26, 2025
London police arrest a convicted asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prison
LONDON (AP) - London police said Sunday they arrested a convicted asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison. The Metropolitan Police said Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was ...
Oct 26, 2025
Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq
QANDIL, Iraq (AP) - A militant Kurdish group announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey. The statement issued in northern Iraq by...
Oct 26, 2025
Shooting leaves 1 dead and 6 hurt at historically Black university's homecoming fest in Pennsylvania
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. (AP) - One person was killed and six more were wounded in a shooting Saturday night at Pennsylvania's Lincoln University, where gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities as st...
Oct 25, 2025
East Timor joins ASEAN in bloc's first expansion since the 1990s
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a "dream realized" for the tiny nation. Mean...
Oct 25, 2025
Melissa grows into Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane late Saturday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Carib...
Oct 25, 2025
Left-leaning independent Connolly wins Irish presidential election
LONDON (AP) - Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland's left-leaning parties including Sinn Fin, has won the country's presidential election in a landslide victory...
Oct 25, 2025
