Category Archives: World
Karina rapidly becomes a major hurricane in the Pacific far from land, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Karina formed Sunday in the Pacific Ocean and swiftly intensified into a dangerous major storm within hours, fueled by warm waters far offshore where it poses no immediate threa...
Aug 30, 2026
Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Iceland's voters rejected restarting negotiations to join the European Union more than a decade after previous talks ended, the national broadcaster reported Sunday, in a ref...
Aug 30, 2026
1 dead and 5 wounded in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland
GENEVA (AP) - A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau left one person dead and five wounded early Sunday, local police and media reported. Police said they are still looking for a ...
Aug 29, 2026
Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The United States on Saturday deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the U.S. military, his lawyer and an...
Aug 29, 2026
An officer is dead and a second was injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says
A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a "gunfight" Saturday in a park, following a call about a domestic dispute, Columbia police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook said. The suspec...
Aug 29, 2026
Natasha Cloud dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom as Sky ban him from home games
NEW YORK (AP) - Natasha Cloud didn't want to waste time and energy talking about Enes Kanter Freedom on Saturday as she prepared for the Chicago Sky's game against the New York Liberty. To Cloud, he i...
Aug 29, 2026
Dozens of soldiers killed or arrested after an apparent mutiny in Niger’s capital, state TV reports
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Dozens of soldiers were killed or arrested after a group of young troops attempted a mutiny in Niger's capital in what was seen as a major threat to the country's ruling junta, ac...
Aug 29, 2026
Russian strike on a Ukrainian warehouse kills 37 in the war's deadliest attack this year
MYLA, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian drone struck a warehouse west of Kyiv that Ukrainian officials say was storing shells, mines and other ammunition, sparking massive explosions and fires that swept throu...
Aug 29, 2026
Nepal-China flood rescue enters fourth day as death toll and missing count rise
NUWAKOT, Nepal (AP) - Poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal on Saturday as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods alo...
Aug 28, 2026
Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno sentenced to 5 years for corruption
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Former Ecuadorian President Lenn Moreno was sentenced Friday to 5 years in prison after a court found him guilty of accepting bribes from a Chinese company in exchange for helpin...
Aug 28, 2026
