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ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for head of Myanmar's military regime

THE HAGUE (AP) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar's military regime for crimes committed against the cou...

Nov 27, 2024

Philippine police file criminal complaints against VP Sara Duterte and her security aides

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine police officials on Wednesday filed criminal complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for allegedly assaulting and disobeying orders ...

Nov 27, 2024

Middle East latest: Displaced people return to south Lebanon as ceasefire appears to hold

Long-displaced residents of south Lebanon started returning to their homes amid celebrations hours after a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group took effect early Wednesday morning...

Nov 26, 2024

Middle East latest: Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon begins

The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants has begun as a region on edge wonders whether it will hold. Israel has said it will attack if Hezbollah breaks the ceasefire agreement, w...

Nov 26, 2024

Nebraska judge's ruling moves the state closer to legalizing medical marijuana

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Three weeks after Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved medical marijuana the state moved a step closer to allowing it Tuesday when a judge ruled that the petitions that put the q...

Nov 26, 2024

Court rejects request to sideline San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender

A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday that allows a San Jose State women's volleyball team member to play in this week's Mountain West Conference tournament after a legal complaint said she ...

Nov 26, 2024

Brazil’s Bolsonaro participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report says

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to ...

Nov 26, 2024

Traffic citations against Dolphins' Tyreek Hill dismissed after officers no-show at hearing

MIAMI (AP) - Traffic citations issued to Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill after a September altercation with police have been dismissed after the charging officers didn't attend a court h...

Nov 26, 2024

A fugitive wanted in the US on terror charges is arrested in the UK after 20 years on the run

LONDON (AP) - A suspect wanted in the U.S. for two bombings in the San Francisco area appeared in a London courtroom Tuesday after being captured following a 20-year run from the law, officials said. ...

Nov 26, 2024

Man found guilty of holding down teen while he was raped at a youth center in 1998

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire jury on Tuesday found a former leader at a youth detention center guilty of holding down a teen while he was raped in 1998. Bradley Asbury, now 70, was found gu...

Nov 26, 2024