Category Archives: World
Azerbaijan's president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia, albeit not intentionally
MOSCOW (AP) - Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally. Aliyev told Azerbaijani state televi...
Dec 29, 2024
South Korean media report 28 people dead after a plane catches fire at an airport
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean media are reporting that 28 people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire at an airport in the country's south. South Korea's emergency office said t...
Dec 28, 2024
Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani leader for 'tragic incident' involving crashed Azerbaijani plane
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a "tragic incident" following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 3...
Dec 28, 2024
Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani leader for 'tragic incident' involving crashed Azerbaijani plane
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a "tragic incident" following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan...
Dec 28, 2024
Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78
NEW YORK (AP) - Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78. "He leaves behind a legacy of love, inspirati...
Dec 27, 2024
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in sev...
Dec 27, 2024
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
BOSTON (AP) - The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of m...
Dec 27, 2024
Man indicted in burning death of woman inside a New York City subway train, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) - The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on state charges, a prosecutor said on Friday. The development comes days after Sebast...
Dec 27, 2024
Chinese man sentenced to death for killing 35 people by driving into a crowd
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese court has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings. The court in the sout...
Dec 27, 2024
Germany's president dissolves parliament, sets national election for Feb. 23
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's gove...
Dec 27, 2024
