Category Archives: World
Strike blamed on Israel kills 36 people in Syria's historic town of Palmyra, Syrian state media say
DAMASCUS (AP) - Syria's state-run media said a strike on the country's historic town of Palmyra on Wednesday killed 36 people and wounded more than 50, an attack that Damascus has blamed on Israel. Th...
Nov 20, 2024
Strike blamed on Israel kills 36 people in Syria's historic town of Palmyra, Syrian state media say
DAMASCUS (AP) - Syria's state-run media said a strike on the country's historic town of Palmyra on Wednesday killed 36 people and wounded more than 50, an attack that Damascus has blamed on Israel. Th...
Nov 20, 2024
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in kee...
Nov 20, 2024
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in kee...
Nov 20, 2024
US will allow Ukraine to use antipersonnel land mines against Russian forces
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help fight off Russian for...
Nov 20, 2024
San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday. In conceding the race to Lurie, Breed, 5...
Nov 19, 2024
San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday. In conceding the race to Lurie, Breed, 5...
Nov 19, 2024
SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but passes up catching it with mechanical arms
SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms. Unlike last month's success, the booster was directed to a splashdown in the Gulf of ...
Nov 19, 2024
SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but passes up catching it with mechanical arms
SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms. Unlike last month's success, the booster was directed to a splashdown in the Gulf of ...
Nov 19, 2024
US recognizes Venezuela's opposition candidate as president-elect months after the disputed election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The U.S. government recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzlez as the "president-elect" of the South American country on Tuesday, months after President Nicol...
Nov 19, 2024
