As Venezuela’s government would have it, President Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle have been the target of several conspiracies since last year that could have left them injured or …
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO
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3/21/24
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Senegal will head to the polls Sunday to vote in a tightly contested race that has fired up political tensions and tested one of West Africa’s most stable democracies. The presidential election …
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By JESSICA DONATI
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3/20/24
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government said Thursday it will start suspending the licenses of striking junior doctors next week.
Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo made the …
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3/20/24
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Armed gangs are launching new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince, with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities near the Haitian capital. Associated Press journalists reported …
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By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA
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3/20/24
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this week as part of his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since Israel's war with Hamas began in October. The previously …
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By MATTHEW LEE
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3/20/24
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Prince Harry's lawyer says the cover-up of unlawful information gathering at British tabloids owned by Rupert Murdoch went all the way to the top. Attorney David Sherborne said Wednesday in the High …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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3/20/24
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A dance studio that doubles as a bomb shelter is an escape from the horrors of war for about 20 young girls in Ukraine's city of Kharkiv. The Princess Ballet Studio is a spartan, windowless room, but …
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By SAMYA KULLAB
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3/20/24
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Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to the hundreds of thousands of …
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3/20/24
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Microsoft has hired Mustafa Suleyman to head up its consumer artificial intelligence business, adding to its ranks an influential figure to cement its position at the forefront of the booming AI …
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3/20/24
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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he will step down as leader of the country as soon as a successor is chosen. Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately as head of the center-right …
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3/20/24
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A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia’s northernmost coast. Local fishermen rescued Wednesday six refugees who said more people were on the boat. There were no …
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By YAYAN ZAMZAMI and EDNA TARIGAN
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3/20/24
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Did UK hospital staff try to snoop on Princess Kate's medical records? Privacy watchdog investigates
A British privacy watchdog is looking into a report that staff at a private London hospital tried to snoop on the Princess of Wales’ medical records while she was a patient for abdominal surgery. …
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3/20/24
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Purim is widely depicted as the most joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits and noisemakers. It celebrates the biblical story of how a plot to …
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By DAVID CRARY
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3/20/24
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Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may stand no chance of winning in Sunday's election, but activists say her presence alone is helping to advance a decadeslong campaign to achieve …
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By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI
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3/20/24
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South Korean police say they’ve found no explosives at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome after searching the site following a reported bomb threat against Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. Police …
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3/20/24
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's term wound down in the final days of December 2022, he had decided to skip the ritual of handing over the presidential sash to his …
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By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE
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3/20/24
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North Korea claims progress in developing a hypersonic missile designed to strike distant US targets
North Korea says it has successfully tested a solid-fuel engine for its new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile. It's seen as claiming a progress in developing a more powerful, agile missile …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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3/19/24
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A new report warns that famine is imminent in Gaza as fighting between Israel and Hamas continues. Aid groups say that 1.4 million people in Haiti are on the verge of famine. Famine occurs when …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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3/19/24
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A sex offender is the first person in England and Wales to be convicted under a new cyber-flashing law. He has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. Nicholas Hawkes was convicted of …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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3/19/24
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Heavy fighting is raging around the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital and surrounding neighborhoods during the second day of the Israeli military's raid on the facility. Thousands of Palestinian …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
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3/19/24
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