Category Archives: World
An 18-year-old with a sword attacks a school in Sweden, leaving 1 dead and 2 injured
GENEVA (AP) - An 18-year-old man with a sword attacked a school Friday in central Sweden, leaving one person dead and at least two others seriously injured, a police chief said. Police Chief Tommy Alr...
Aug 21, 2026
Myanmar military strike kills 14 people at a Buddhist monastery, opposition group says
BANGKOK (AP) - An airstrike on Friday by Myanmar's military on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar 's central Sagaing region killed 14 people who were taking part in a weeklong meditation retreat, an oppo...
Aug 21, 2026
Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board, the U.S. military said. The crash happened near Cape ...
Aug 20, 2026
2 organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils convicted in national security case
HONG KONG (AP) - Two former organizers of Hong Kong's annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were convicted Friday for what the government-approved judges ruled was inciti...
Aug 20, 2026
California lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins special election to succeed Eric Swalwell in Congress
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California state Sen. Aisha Wahab will serve out the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term after securing victory Thursday in a special election. Swalwell, a Democrat who ...
Aug 20, 2026
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru’s southern Andes, injuring at least 2 and damaging homes
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, injuring at least two people and damaging homes, health centers and schools, authorities said. According...
Aug 20, 2026
Cameroon's President Biya returns after a long stay abroad raises health concerns
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - President Paul Biya returned Thursday to Cameroon after staying abroad for more than two months, which had raised concerns about the 93-year-old leader's health and a possible...
Aug 20, 2026
Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by the ex-D...
Aug 20, 2026
Boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria, leaving dozens of people dead
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) - A boat capsized Thursday in a river in Nigeria 's northwestern Sokoto state, leaving at least 47 people dead, officials and residents said. The boat was carrying more than 80 pe...
Aug 20, 2026
US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians
HARBEL, Liberia (AP) - The United States on Thursday carried out its first deportation under an agreement for Liberia to accept up to 1,200 people who are not from the African country, one of the Trum...
Aug 20, 2026
