Guinea’s junta leader appoints civilian prime minister
By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — The military leader of Guinea has announced that senior international civil servant…
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Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel literature prize
By DAVID KEYTON, JILL LAWLESS and CARA ANNA Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the Nobel Prize…
Continue Reading Australia wants Facebook held liable for anonymous comments
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described social media as a “coward’s…
Continue Reading S Korean court: Discharge of late transgender soldier unjust
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has ruled that the military unlawfully discriminated against the…
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Canada’s NHL teams embrace return to normal divisions
TORONTO (AP) — The NHL is returning to an 82-game regular season with its traditional divisions this season. Last year, the league shortened things…
Continue Reading Iraq, UAE sign contract to build 5 solar power stations
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has signed a contract with a United Arab Emirates-based renewable energy developer to build five solar power plants in the…
Continue Reading 100-year-old former Nazi camp guard goes on trial in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A 100-year-old man has gone on trial in Germany, accused of being an accessory to murder for serving as a Nazi SS guard at the…
Continue Reading Harrington discovering the bond of losing Ryder Cup captains
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jim Furyk recalls the moment celebration turned into compassion at the Ryder Cup. Right…
Continue Reading Germany, Denmark bring children, women home from Syrian camp
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign ministry says that Germany and Denmark have brought home 11 women and 37 children from a camp in northeastern…
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El Centro mother devastated after business burglarized
A mother trying to survive the economic hardships of the pandemic to keep a roof over her kids heads, says she is now devastated after her business…
Continue Reading Serbian rights lawyer wins UN refugee agency award in Europe
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian human rights lawyer Nikola Kovacevic is this year’s winner of a prestigious…
Continue Reading Now in power, Taliban set sights on Afghan drug underworld
By SAMYA KULLAB, MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and FELIPE DANA Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers have their…
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Local health centers take charge in fight against breast cancer
As breast cancer awareness month kicks off, local health outlets are providing not just medical, but financial support as…
Continue Reading Virus measures stop legal return of thousands to New Zealand
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Every week or so, tens of thousands of New Zealanders play a lottery in their…
Continue Reading 12 dead in India after bus swerves to avoid stray cattle
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Twelve people have died in northern India after the bus they were on swerved off the road and hit a truck. Police say the bus…
Continue Reading Ex-CEO who oversaw doomed nuclear project sentenced
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An executive who lied to regulators about two South Carolina nuclear plants that never…
Continue Reading Judge: Civil lawyers to see more of Waffle House murder case
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge will allow attorneys who filed a lawsuit against a Waffle House in Tennessee…
Continue Reading Hong Kong police make largest smuggling bust worth $26.9M
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say they have made their largest smuggling bust, seizing goods including endangered species worth an…
Continue Reading Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways
By PHILIP MARCELO and DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Transit officials and experts say this summer’s storms were the latest…
Continue Reading After record streak, Cardinals undone by one hanging slider
By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — That record winning streak in September meant little for the St. Louis Cardinals in a…
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