Category Archives: World
Authorities say 10 Nigerian police officers were killed in gunbattle with rebels in the north
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A gunbattle between rebels and Nigerian security forces has left 10 police officers dead in a remote part of the country's conflict-battered north, authorities said Tuesday. The ...
Aug 11, 2026
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Sy...
Aug 11, 2026
At least 14 artisanal miners killed in collapse at an illicit mine in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - At least 14 artisanal miners died and eight were injured when the walls of a mine in South Africa caved in on them, police said Tuesday. North West provincial police commissioner L...
Aug 11, 2026
Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least 2,000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localit...
Aug 11, 2026
UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC accuse FIFA of 'deception' and 'breach of trust' over World Cup plans
Soccer powerbrokers in Europe, North America and Asia and believe FIFA president Gianni Infantino's recent plan to sell an interest in the World Cup was a "fundamental breach of trust" with the instit...
Aug 10, 2026
Turkey’s parliament approves a pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK militants
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's parliament on Monday approved legislation that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants in a bid to advance the government's peace initiat...
Aug 10, 2026
Trump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots
NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held belief that childhood shots should be space...
Aug 10, 2026
Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says
KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) - The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July averaged 76.89 degrees Fah...
Aug 10, 2026
Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people
CALI, Colombia (AP) - A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while the...
Aug 10, 2026
WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday as responders in ea...
Aug 10, 2026