Category Archives: World
A truck carrying passengers crashes in northern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people
KANO, Nigeria (AP) - A truck carrying passengers crashed in northern Nigeria because of reckless driving, killing at least 30 people and injuring several others, authorities said Sunday. The trailer w...
Feb 08, 2026
UK leader's chief of staff quits over appointment of Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer 's chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to...
Feb 08, 2026
Exit poll shows Japan Premier Takaichi's ruling bloc on path to win a majority in lower house vote
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's governing coalition is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, NHK public television and other major...
Feb 07, 2026
Pakistan arrests 4 suspects in mosque bombing that killed 31 in the capital
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistani security forces raided multiple locations and arrested four suspects, including the alleged mastermind, behind a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of the c...
Feb 07, 2026
US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly fouryear war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters, as Russian strikes on energy in...
Feb 07, 2026
Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children, doctors' group says
CAIRO (AP) - A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors' g...
Feb 07, 2026
Bodies found in area in Mexico where search is on for 10 missing workers from Canadian mine
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities on Friday announced the discovery of bodies and remains in the northwestern state of Sinaloa in an area of an ongoing search for 10 missing workers from a Canadi...
Feb 06, 2026
Colorado funeral home owner who abused nearly 200 corpses gets 40 years, decried as a 'monster'
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state p...
Feb 06, 2026
Feds can't withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must keep funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states - at le...
Feb 06, 2026
Ex-MLB player Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction and lying to federal officials
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury has found former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig guilty of obstruction of justice and lying to federal officials investigating an illegal gambling operation, the U.S. Att...
Feb 06, 2026