Cambodia's program to relocate people living on the famous Angkor archaeological site is drawing international concern over possible human rights abuses, while authorities maintain they're doing …
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By DAVID RISING
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4/11/24
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Reports say South Korea’s prime minister and senior presidential officials offered to resign en masse after their conservative ruling party was crushed in parliamentary elections. The results of …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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4/10/24
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In the small town of Comitancillo in Guatemala’s mostly Indigenous highlands, two murals memorialize the nearly two dozen local migrants who died in mass tragedies en route to the United States …
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GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
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4/10/24
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U.S. President Joe Biden has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza a mistake. In remarks aired late Tuesday, Biden ramped up his criticism of Israel, …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA
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4/10/24
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A new approach in Senegal is mixing a small number of hard-of-hearing students into public classrooms. It's a step forward in the West African country where some people still associate disabilities …
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By ANDREI POPOVICIU
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4/10/24
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is reiterating a promise to retaliate against Israel over the killings of Iranian generals in Syria. Khamenei spoke Wednesday at a prayer ceremony …
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4/10/24
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The Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is being celebrated by Muslims with family reunions, new clothes and sweet treats. In Indonesia, the world’s most …
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By NINIEK KARMINI
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4/10/24
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Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a state judge Wednesday. Rankin County …
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By MICHAEL GOLDBERG
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4/10/24
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A fire at a building in Hong Kong has killed at least five people and left another 11 injured. Police said they were still receiving calls from people inside the building asking for help. …
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4/9/24
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South Koreans are voting for a new parliament in a hotly contested election that's seen as a referendum on conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. The vote has raised worries about a deepening domestic …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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4/9/24
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Istanbul Airport has made five new hires to provide a stress-free travel experience for anxious passengers: therapy dogs that are ready to offer support with snuggles, belly rubs and sloppy kisses. …
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By AYSE WIETING and MEHMET GUZEL
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4/9/24
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The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at 94. Higgs predicted the existence of a new particle — …
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4/9/24
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — This week’s Champions League games will go ahead as scheduled despite an Islamic State terror threat, the governing body of European soccer said Tuesday.
A media …
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4/9/24
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Germany is strongly rejecting a case brought by Nicaragua at the United Nations’ top court accusing Berlin of facilitating breaches of the Geneva Convention and international humanitarian law by …
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By MIKE CORDER
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4/9/24
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Europe’s highest human rights court will rule on a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The …
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By MOLLY QUELL
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4/9/24
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Cambodian authorities are investigating the abuse of monkeys at the famous Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site. Officials say some YouTubers are physically abusing the macaques to earn cash by …
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By DAVID RISING
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4/9/24
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AP PHOTOS: Indonesia expects biggest-ever Eid homecoming, a mass movement of over 190 million people
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) —
Millions of Indonesians are packing bus and train stations, airports and highways as they head to hometowns to celebrate Thursday's Eid al-Fitr festival with family.
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By EDNA TARIGAN
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4/8/24
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The U.N. Security Council has revived the Palestinian Authority's hopes of joining the United Nations as a full member. But the United States says relations between Israel and the Palestinians are …
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By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN
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4/8/24
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While world leaders have expressed shock over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy, the unusual move — and Noboa’s relative silence about it — is unlikely …
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GABRIELA MOLINA
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4/8/24
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President Joe Biden is in Wisconsin to announce details of a new plan to help more than 30 million people with their student loan debt. The Democratic president is visiting Madison on Monday, a week …
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLIN BINKLEY
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4/8/24
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