More than 180 Rohingya refugees arrive on Indonesian beach
By RAHMAT MIRZA Associated Press LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) — More than 180 disoriented Rohingya Muslims, some of whom need medical attention,…
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UN expert advising IOC gives views on Russians at Olympics
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A United Nations rights expert advising the International Olympic Committee says Russian athletes…
Continue Reading Opposition disrupts Indian Parliament after Gandhi’s ouster
By PIYUSH NAGPAL and SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Members of opposition parties dressed in black disrupted India’s…
Continue Reading Who is bidding to buy English soccer club Manchester United?
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The race to buy Manchester United is taking shape. The frontrunners appear to be Qatari…
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Malaysia, Cambodia sign pacts on Cambodian workers
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Malaysia and Cambodia have signed two agreements on the employment of Cambodian migrant workers as Malaysian Prime…
Continue Reading Privacy fears stymie government surveyors as responses dive
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Response rates to federal surveys have been dropping in recent years due to growing public…
Continue Reading Rhodes ready to take his place in WrestleMania spotlight
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer World Wrestling Entertainment’s prodigal son could become its undisputed champion on April 2. Cody Rhodes will face…
Continue Reading Many rely on radio broadcasts in Zimbabwe and across Africa
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In many Western countries, conventional radio has been overtaken by streaming, podcasts…
Continue Reading Iraqi parliament passes controversial vote law amendments
By SAMYA KULLAB and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi lawmakers have passed controversial amendments to the country’s…
Continue Reading Little Rock Police: 2 dead, 5 wounded in late-night shooting
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police in Little Rock, Arkansas say gunfire erupted as a crowd of people gathered along a commercial boulevard southwest…
Continue Reading Saudi National Bank chair resigns after Credit Suisse storm
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The chairman of Saudi National Bank has resigned for “personal reasons”…
Continue Reading Strike over pay paralyzes rail, air travel in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Trains, planes and public transit systems stood still across much of Germany on Monday as labor unions called a major one-day strike…
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow accuser calls Utah ski crash ‘serious smack’
By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 skiing collision at an upscale Utah resort told a…
Continue Reading Amid strained US ties, China finds unlikely friend in Utah
By ALAN SUDERMAN and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — China’s global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in…
Continue Reading First Citizens to acquire troubled Silicon Valley Bank
NEW YORK (AP) — North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed…
Continue Reading Deputies accused of shoving guns in mouths of 2 Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Several deputies from a Mississippi sheriff’s department being…
Continue Reading A steel plant ready for war shows hit to Ukraine’s economy
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Flak jackets are piled up at Ukraine’s Zaporizhstal steel plant, and anti-tank…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s former leader Ma begins China visit
By HUIZHONG WU and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AP) — Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has departed for a tour of China in…
Continue Reading Myanmar army leader calls for decisive action to crush foes
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s top leader has told the nation’s military forces they need to take decisive…
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