Category Archives: World

Libyan court sentences 17 former IS members to death
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - A Libyan court sentenced 17 former members of the Islamic State group to death, a statement from the country's Tripoli-based top prosecutor said on Monday. The death sentences w...
Dec 19, 2022

Jan. 6 panel pushes Trump's prosecution in forceful finish
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, with lawmakers opening a final public meeting Monday and poised to make an ...
Dec 19, 2022

Dutch leader apologizes for Netherlands' role in slave trade
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his government for the Netherlands' historical role in slavery and the slave trade, despite calls for him t...
Dec 19, 2022

Court: UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is legal
LONDON (AP) - Judges at Britain's High Court say the U.K. government's controversial plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal. But two judges also ruled that the government fai...
Dec 19, 2022

South African president reelected leader of ruling ANC party
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has won reelection as leader of the ruling African National Congress party. The results announced Monday showed an unexpectedly tight race b...
Dec 19, 2022

Authorities: Kyiv targeted in early morning drone attack
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's capital was targeted by multiple drones in a new attack early Monday, local authorities reported, three days after what they described as one of Russia's biggest attacks...
Dec 18, 2022

Thai navy ship sinks, rescue underway for sailors in water
BANGKOK (AP) - A Thai navy ship sunk in the Gulf of Thailand and ships and helicopters were working Monday to rescue sailors from the water. As of midmorning, 75 sailors had been rescued and 31 were s...
Dec 18, 2022

11 people seriously injured amid turbulence on Hawaii flight
HONOLULU (AP) - Nearly a dozen people were seriously injured when a flight to Hawaii was rocked by severe turbulence on Sunday about 30 minutes outside Honolulu, an emergency response agency said. Ele...
Dec 18, 2022

Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Lionel Messi finally won the biggest prize in soccer as Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout Sunday to claim a third World Cup title despite Kylian Mbapp scoring the fi...
Dec 18, 2022

North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday off its east coast, South Korean and Japanese officials said. South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff said the launch occurred Sunday ...
Dec 17, 2022