Category Archives: World
United Arab Emirates says it has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters Monday, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire over the w...
Aug 31, 2026
Seoul court sentences Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to 2 years in prison
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Hak Ja Han, the 83-year-old leader of the Unification Church, was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for bribing the wife of ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Ye...
Aug 31, 2026
Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and China
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China bord...
Aug 30, 2026
Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The death toll in the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet climbed past 900 Monday with more than 4,700 missing. Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal's army spokesman, said au...
Aug 30, 2026
Grand Canyon flash flood leaves 1 dead and several missing or unaccounted for, park service says
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - One person died and about 15 people are missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced evacuations, pushed large boulders into the Colorado Riv...
Aug 30, 2026
US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that h...
Aug 30, 2026
Norwegians line up at memorials remembering the late King Harald V. Funeral set for Sept 9
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Tens of thousands of Norwegians lined up Sunday in front of cathedrals and churches across the country for memorial services held for the late King Harald V, who died at 89. Harald...
Aug 30, 2026
NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the...
Aug 30, 2026
NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the...
Aug 30, 2026
At least 7 dead after ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off northern Cyprus
BODRUM, Turkey (AP) - At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Some 237 people...
Aug 30, 2026