Israel tells its troops to prepare for a possible ground operation in Lebanon
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, its army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets across the border and a missile aimed at Tel...
View ArticleIsrael-Hamas war latest: Israel threatens ground operation after long-range...
The Israeli military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, the Israeli army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel, including a longer-range...
View ArticleDominican president warns of 'drastic measures' if anti-gang mission in Haiti...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic warned Wednesday that his administration would take “drastic measures” to protect the country if a U.N.-backed mission in...
View ArticleThousands gather in Ethiopia's capital to celebrate a religious festival....
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of...
View ArticleKremlin says changes in Russia's nuclear doctrine are intended as a warning...
MOSCOW (AP) — Changes in Russia's nuclear doctrine that were announced by President Vladimir Putin are intended to discourage Ukraine's Western allies from supporting attacks on Russia, the Kremlin...
View ArticleWhat to know about the growing conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah
CAIRO (AP) — Since mid-September, there has been a dizzying escalation in the nearly yearlong conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. First came two days of exploding pagers and...
View ArticleWhat is the 2006 UN resolution that some hope could help to end the...
BEIRUT (AP) — In 2006, after a bruising monthlong war between Israel and Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah militant group, the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted for a resolution to end the...
View ArticleNew Chinese nuclear attack submarine sank during construction, US defense...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Satellite imagery showed that China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank alongside a pier while under construction, a senior U.S. defense official said Thursday. China's...
View ArticleThe UN's nuclear chief says the world needs to pursue dialogue with North...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world must recognize that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons and pursue dialogue despite its violations of U.N. sanctions and international law, the United Nations'...
View ArticleIsrael-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed nearly 700...
Nearly 700 people been killed in Lebanon this week, according to Lebanon's health ministry, as Israel dramatically escalated strikes, saying it is targeting Hezbollah’s military capacities. Over the...
View ArticleNetanyahu vows to use 'full force' against Hezbollah and dims hopes for a...
NEW YORK (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to carry out “full force” strikes against Hezbollah until it ceases firing rockets across the border, dimming hopes for a...
View ArticleGunfire erupts near Guinea's presidential palace and the military locks down...
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Shots were fired late Thursday near the presidential palace in Guinea’s capital Conakry, and the army briefly locked down the city center and evacuated it. Local journalist Fode...
View ArticleHong Kong court sentences editor to 21 months in jail in a case seen as a...
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court sentenced a former editor of a shuttered news publication to 21 months in prison on Thursday in a sedition case widely seen as an indicator of media freedom in the...
View ArticleCzechs vote in the runoff election for a third of the seats in Parliament's...
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs cast ballots on Friday in the second round of voting for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate. The current ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Petr...
View ArticleTunisia passes law to strip courts of power over election authority appointed...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s parliament amended a law on Friday, stripping power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election authority whose members are appointed by President Kais...
View ArticlePope gets an earful from Belgian king and abuse victims over scandals and...
BRUSSELS (AP) — On a brutal day for the frail and aging Pope Francis, the king of Belgium, its prime minister and the rector of the Catholic university that invited him here all ripped into the...
View ArticleWrapping up mission, US troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year,...
View ArticleJohn as a tropical storm hits Mexico's Pacific coast a 2nd time
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm John made its second landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday, while in its wake authorities in the resort city of Acapulco called for help from anyone with a...
View ArticleIsrael-Hamas war latest: Israel carries out attacks in Beirut on Hezbollah...
The Israeli military says it struck the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut. The series of explosions Friday evening is the most powerful yet seen in the Lebanese capital the past year. The...
View ArticleCharismatic and shrewd: A look at longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has led the Lebanese militant group for the past three decades and transformed it into one of the most powerful paramilitary groups in the Middle East....
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