Category Archives: World
Maduro locked in standoff with opponents as each side claims victory in presidential elections
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's opposition and President Nicolas Maduro's government were locked in a high-stakes standoff after each side claimed victory in Sunday's presidential vote, which mi...
Jul 28, 2024
Blinken says US has 'serious concerns' about announced result of Venezuelan election
TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has 'serious concerns' about the announced result of Venezuela's hotly contested presidential election that authorities say w...
Jul 28, 2024
Venezuelan election could lead to seismic shift in politics or give President Maduro six more years
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Polls have opened in Venezuela, where people are voting Sunday in a presidential election whose outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend by six more ...
Jul 28, 2024
11 killed by mudslide in China as heavy rains from tropical storm Gaemi drench region
BEIJING (AP) - Eleven people were killed after a mudslide hit a house in southeastern China on Sunday as heavy rains from what remained of a tropical storm drenched the region, state media said. Elsew...
Jul 27, 2024
Rocket attack on town in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights wounds several people
BEIRUT (AP) - A rocket attack Saturday on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights wounded several people, including children, hours after an Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon killed three members of the...
Jul 27, 2024
Israel orders the evacuation of an area designated as a humanitarian zone in Gaza
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military ordered the evacuation Saturday of a crowded part of Gaza designated as a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants...
Jul 27, 2024
The Philippines says its forces sailed to hotly disputed shoal guarded by China without any clashes
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent but closely guarded by Beiji...
Jul 26, 2024
FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI said former President Donald Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet during an assassination attempt on July 13, as the agency moved Friday to clarify what happened after nea...
Jul 26, 2024
Utah officials deny clemency for man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah officials denied clemency Friday to a man who is set to be executed for the stabbing death of his girlfriend's mother in 1998. The decision regarding the fate of Taberon Dav...
Jul 26, 2024
Damages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement
Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power c...
Jul 26, 2024
