Category Archives: World
Sweden PM Kristersson to resign after left-leaning opposition wins narrow majority in election
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Sweden's left-leaning opposition won a narrow majority in the country's national election, a complete vote count showed Thursday. The Swedish Election Authority said the four oppositi...
Sep 17, 2026
At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, authorities say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol...
Sep 17, 2026
A ninth woman's body is found in South Africa as police investigate series of killings
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African police said Thursday a ninth woman's body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg, and said it could be linked to a series of killings they are investigat...
Sep 17, 2026
UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes
GENEVA (AP) - Experts commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a...
Sep 17, 2026
Texas puts to death a man in killing of 3 during home robbery, the state’s fifth execution this year
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man has been put to death for the 2005 fatal shooting of three people during an attempted robbery at his neighbor's home in rural Texas, the state's fifth execution this yea...
Sep 16, 2026
House approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the fin...
Sep 16, 2026
House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House approved a resolution Wednesday holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress, referring the matter to the Department of Justice after he defied the Oversight Comm...
Sep 16, 2026
US businessman Adam Castillo deported from Myanmar after months in jail, state media says
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's military-backed government has deported Adam Castillo, a U.S. businessman and former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar, after three months in jail on wh...
Sep 16, 2026
Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people with many more missing
CAIRO (AP) - The death toll from the collapse of an informal gold mine in a remote area of Sudan has risen to 82, according to local officials and activists, as rescuers struggled on Wednesday to sear...
Sep 16, 2026
A Hague court convicts Kosovo’s former President Thaci of war crimes and sentences him to 25 years
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A European Union-backed court on Wednesday convicted former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci of four counts of war crimes committed during his country's war for independence...
Sep 16, 2026