Category Archives: World
Dozens at an Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses
RWAMPARA, Congo (AP) - Dozens of people working at an Ebola virus treatment center in northeast Congo went on strike Monday over unpaid salaries and bonuses. Congo has been battling since May a new wa...
Jul 13, 2026
UK police rearrest the suspect in Ann Widdecombe killing on terrorism suspicion
LONDON (AP) - The killing of former British politician Ann Widdecombe is being investigated as a terrorist act, police said Monday. A 28-year-old man in custody on suspicion of murder was rearrested o...
Jul 13, 2026
UK says an Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jewish community, bans Revolutionary Guard
LONDON (AP) - A series of arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain were the work of a proxy group backed by Iran, the U.K. government said Monday. The government said it is banning the I...
Jul 13, 2026
Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi Arabia's Abha airport with missiles and drones in a sharp escalation
CAIRO (AP) - The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport on Monday in response to airstrikes they blamed on Saudi Arabia ...
Jul 13, 2026
People killed in Bangkok music bar fire were found trapped in windowless bathrooms
BANGKOK (AP) - Most of the people who were killed in a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar were found trapped in windowless bathrooms where they may have sought to escape the flames that claimed at least...
Jul 13, 2026
Fire at a music bar in Bangkok kills at least 27 people
BANGKOK (AP) - A huge fire tore through a music bar in Bangkok overnight, killing at least 27 people and leaving 25 hospitalized in critical condition in the Thai capital's most deadly blaze in 17 yea...
Jul 13, 2026
US begins new Iran strikes after Trump says ships will be charged to use the Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. announced a new round of strikes on Iran on Monday, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of ...
Jul 12, 2026
US ends latest round of airstrikes on Iran after Tehran strikes Gulf states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military said Monday it ended its latest wave of strikes targeting Iran, insisting that Tehran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military's Ce...
Jul 12, 2026
McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about ...
Jul 12, 2026
Fire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people
BANGKOK (AP) - A huge fire tore through a beer hall in Bangkok overnight into Monday, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens before firefighters brought the blaze under control. Footage shared...
Jul 12, 2026