Month: September 2024

Associated Press ROME (AP) — A man smashed a sculpture by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei during the private opening of his exhibition in the northern Italian city of Bologna, in an act of vandalism that the show’s curator described Tuesday as a “reckless and senseless act.” The large blue and white “Porcelain Cube”

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Grateful Poles are heaping praise — and coming up with fond names — to honor their silent hero that just saved them: a floodwater reservoir that spared the cities of Opole and Wroclaw from imminent flooding that ravaged parts of Central Europe. “National Hero,” the “King of Gold” and

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to boost the country’s nuclear war capability and take other steps to protest the recent arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in South Korea. North Korea has repeatedly vowed to expand its nuclear arsenal. But Tuesday’s

Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — Two law enforcement officers were thrust into the media spotlight after Maine’s deadliest shooting. Now they’re facing each other in an election. The ballot for sheriff in Sagadahoc County features four-term incumbent Joel Merry and patrol Sgt. Aaron Skolfield. Skolfield was the officer tasked with performing a welfare check

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish state-run media says prosecutors have charged 13 public officials over a fire that killed 29 people at an Istanbul nightclub that was undergoing renovation. The defendants, who include current and former officials from the Besiktas municipality and fire service officers, face up to 17 years in prison for abuse of office

Associated Press BANJSKA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti has held Serbia accountable for trying to annex part of Kosovo following an incursion of Serb gunmen who killed a police officer last year. Kurti called on the international community to press Belgrade to hand over the gunmen who retreated to Serbia following a

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A lone bull on the lam that was one of eight that escaped from a rodeo in a Massachusetts mall parking lot has been caught. The bull was lassoed and led into a trailer on U.S. Highway 1 in North Attleboro on Monday night. That’s not far from where the

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers and families of jailed Tunisian opposition leaders are calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate a crackdown on political opposition and the abuse of Black African migrants in the North African country, which has been offered European Union financial support to help rein in migration. Tuesday’s

Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Police in northern Switzerland say several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new “suicide capsule.” The “Sarco” suicide capsule, which has never been used before, is designed to allow a person inside to push a button

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry says it will investigate the fashion company PVH, which owns brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, for suspected violations of trade rules. The ministry said in statements posted online that it would investigate the American company’s suspected boycott of products from the far western Xinjiang region, where China’s

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed more favorably by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander registered voters than former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll. AAPI voters are also more likely to believe that she is the candidate who better represents their background and policy views. The

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander Tuesday as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560 people dead and prompted thousands in southern Lebanon to seek refuge from the widening conflict. With the two sides on the brink of all-out war, Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets

Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has tried to shake off his image as a gloom-monger by telling voters that better times are on the way — eventually. Starmer capped Labour’s first annual conference since winning a landslide election victory with a speech Tuesday  arguing that things will be “tough

ROME (AP) — Two foreign tourists, a 5-month-old baby and his grandmother, are missing after floods hit Italy’s central Tuscany region. Rescuers searched for the two on Tuesday using divers, rescue dogs and drones. Firefighters say the baby’s parents and grandfather were rescued from a rooftop after the house where they were staying was flooded

BERLIN (AP) — A German police office that provides security for leading politicians says it plans to increase the number of bodyguards significantly over the coming years. It cited growing dangers at home and abroad as the next national election nears. The head of the Federal Criminal Police Office said in comments published Tuesday that

Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden says that Iran was behind thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the Scandinavian country calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam’s holy book in 2023. Authorities in Stockholm claim that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard carried out “a data breach” and managed to send

Associated Press MARQUELIA, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane John fell apart as quickly as it formed but left destruction along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, including deadly mudslides and flooding that may linger. John was a Category 3 hurricane when it made landfall late Monday near the town of Punta Maldonado, with winds of 120 mph. It

Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — State-run media in Turkey says an Australian women has been arrested in Turkey over her alleged links to a Kurdish militant group. Cigdem Aslan, 51, is reported by the state-run Anadolu news agency to have been detained at Istanbul airport after an investigation found she was “actively involved in the