Category Archives: World
A ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, leaving at least 15 people dead and 27 missing
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - An overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe 's Lake Kariba on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 missing, the national disaster management agency said. It said 77 ...
Aug 11, 2026
Former US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years has been released, his advocates say
WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia has released an American military veteran who spent more than four years in prison on disputed charges under abusive conditions and was said to be gravely ill and at risk of d...
Aug 11, 2026
Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast
Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while U.S. forces fired on a ship they said was trying to break a blockade o...
Aug 11, 2026
Authorities say 10 Nigerian police officers were killed in gunbattle with rebels in the north
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A gunbattle between rebels and Nigerian security forces has left 10 police officers dead in a remote part of the country's conflict-battered north, authorities said Tuesday. The ...
Aug 11, 2026
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Sy...
Aug 11, 2026
At least 14 artisanal miners killed in collapse at an illicit mine in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - At least 14 artisanal miners died and eight were injured when the walls of a mine in South Africa caved in on them, police said Tuesday. North West provincial police commissioner L...
Aug 11, 2026
Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least 2,000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localit...
Aug 11, 2026
UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC accuse FIFA of 'deception' and 'breach of trust' over World Cup plans
Soccer powerbrokers in Europe, North America and Asia and believe FIFA president Gianni Infantino's recent plan to sell an interest in the World Cup was a "fundamental breach of trust" with the instit...
Aug 10, 2026
Turkey’s parliament approves a pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK militants
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's parliament on Monday approved legislation that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants in a bid to advance the government's peace initiat...
Aug 10, 2026
Trump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots
NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held belief that childhood shots should be space...
Aug 10, 2026
