Category Archives: World
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattles the Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, swaying lamps and jolting some people from bed. No injuries or damages were immediately reported. The U.S. ...
Sep 12, 2024
US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing the election
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela's disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicols Maduro, accusing them of obst...
Sep 12, 2024
US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing the election
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela's disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicols Maduro, accusing them of obst...
Sep 12, 2024
Vietnam death toll climbs to 197 as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more than 125 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursda...
Sep 11, 2024
Vietnam death toll climbs to 197 as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more than 125 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursda...
Sep 11, 2024
Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, dies at 86
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru's economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that later...
Sep 11, 2024
Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, dies at 86
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru's economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that later...
Sep 11, 2024
South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the North's eastern waters on Thursday, South Korea's military said. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a brief statemen...
Sep 11, 2024
Hurricane Francine strengthens into a Category 2 storm ahead of landfall in Louisiana
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) - Hurricane Francine strengthened Wednesday into a Category 2 storm and is expected to make landfall in Louisiana as forecasters raised threats of potentially deadly storm surge,...
Sep 11, 2024
Soyuz craft heads to space station with 2 Russians and 1 American
MOSCOW (AP) - A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American blasted off Wednesday for an express trip to the International Space Station. The space capsule atop a towering rocket set off at...
Sep 11, 2024
