A look at events surrounding the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and...
ISTANBUL (AP) — A year ago, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, causing widespread destruction and the loss of over 59,000 lives. A massive rebuilding...
View ArticleMexico's president wants to guarantee people pensions equal to their full...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Monday he will propose guaranteeing people pensions equal to their full salaries at the time they retire, something done by no other country, not even those...
View ArticlePakistan's disillusioned voters wonder if new polls will change a country...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is holding parliamentary elections this week but many voters are disillusioned and wonder if the balloting can bring any real change in a country mired in political feuding,...
View ArticleHow climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile's
At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. The devastation comes soon after Colombia declared a disaster over...
View ArticleSouth Koreans stay calm as they see showmanship in the North's escalating...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s recent escalation of threats and more tests of weapons aimed at South Korea haven’t done much to upset the calm in the nation's capital. “We learned to be...
View ArticleShip targeted in suspected Yemen Houthi rebel drone attack in southern Red...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A ship traveling through the southern Red Sea was attacked by a suspected Yemen Houthi rebel drone early Tuesday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign...
View ArticleTurkey mourns tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year's...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Millions of people across Turkey on Tuesday will mourn the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbors in the country's catastrophic earthquake a year ago. To mark what...
View ArticleResidents in Canadian city of Cape Breton await rescue after snowstorm
SYDNEY, Nova Scotia (AP) — Several residents in Canada’s Atlantic city of Cape Breton were anxiously awaiting rescue Tuesday after a huge dump of heavy, wet snow over the weekend jammed entrances to...
View ArticleItalian province culls Alpine brown bear deemed dangerous, drawing ire and...
MILAN (AP) — Forestry corps personnel in northern Italy on Tuesday killed a brown bear deemed dangerous to humans by local authorities, sparking protests from animal rights activists and the scrutiny...
View ArticleQatar gets 'positive' response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group...
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Hamas' response to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was “generally positive,” key mediator Qatar said Tuesday, as the militant group reiterated...
View ArticleSenate Democrats push to require that Biden consult Congress on weapons sales...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are pushing to prevent the Biden administration from bypassing Congress when approving weapons sales to Israel as the Jewish state continues its war against Hamas...
View ArticleFormer rebel leader arrives in Haiti's capital as protests against prime...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former rebel leader made a surprise appearance in Haiti’s capital on Tuesday amid large protests across the country for the second consecutive day, demanding the ouster...
View ArticleAzerbaijan holds snap presidential vote as Aliyev rides support from retaking...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijanis are voting Wednesday in an election almost certain to see incumbent President Ilhan Aliyev chosen to serve another seven-year term, following his government’s...
View ArticleHyenas kill 1 person and injure 2 near Kenyan university, where students say...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marauding hyenas killed a man and wounded two people near a university outside the Kenyan capital, officials said Tuesday, prompting hundreds of students from the school to block...
View ArticlePentagon believes it has identified problem behind Osprey crash that killed 8...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon believes it has identified the mechanical failure that led to a fatal crash of an Osprey aircraft in Japan and the grounding of the fleet for two months, a U.S. defense...
View ArticleA giant statue of Emperor Constantine looks out over Rome again with help...
ROME (AP) — Emperor Constantine, the 4th century ruler whose embrace of Christianity helped spread the faith throughout the Roman Empire, now has a reconstructed statue befitting his larger-than-life...
View ArticleIsrael and Hamas are far apart on a Gaza cease-fire and hostage deal. What...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas are examining proposed terms for a deal meant to bring about a cease-fire in the 4-month-old war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of dozens of hostages...
View ArticleChilean ex-President Piñera drowned after a crash in a helicopter he was...
VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Chilean prosecutors on Wednesday released more details about the death of former President Sebastian Piñera, saying he drowned after the helicopter he was piloting crashed...
View ArticleSunak criticized for a gender remark on the day a murdered teen's mother...
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced mounting pressure Wednesday to apologize for a remark he made about transgender people, moments after he was informed that the mother of a murdered...
View ArticleEx-head of Honduras police pleads guilty to drug trafficking; darkens outlook...
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — For years, Juan Carlos Bonilla, better known as “El Tigre,” was a feared figure in Honduras. His roots were in the military and he brought that bearing to the National...
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