International

Rep. of Congo: 236 dead after arms depot blasts

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) -- Morticians stacked bodies two to a tray at Brazzaville's main morgue Tuesday as the death toll rose to at least 236 from a conflagration at an armory that catapulted shells, rockets and other munitions into a densely populated area of the capital of the Republic of Congo....

Iran to allow UN nuke inspectors into army site

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran will grant U.N. inspectors access to a military complex where the U.N. nuclear agency suspects secret atomic work has been carried out, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported Tuesday....

Avalanche buries village in northeast Afghanistan

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan authorities say an avalanche has destroyed a village in northeastern Afghanistan, with scores feared dead....

iPad dispute signals new era in trademark troubles

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
SHANGHAI (AP) -- iPotato, isock, icouch, istove, i-you-name-it. An Internet search for "i" words from A to Z will turn up just about any combination you might think up, from all over the world, only a handful of them related to Apple Inc....

Myanmar's Suu Kyi woos army during campaign stop

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi assured Myanmar's military on Tuesday that she seeks no confrontation with it as she ended a two-day campaign trip to the capital....

Official: Palestinian issue ignored in US

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- A Palestinian peace negotiator says the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is too big to ignore, even though it was sidelined in a meeting between Israel's prime minister and U.S. President Barack Obama....

India's ruling Congress party trails in key state

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- India's ruling Congress party trailed far behind its rivals in early returns from a key state election Tuesday, a sharp rebuke that could hamper the party's performance over the final two years of its term....

Waving flags or farewell? Outposts mull ties to UK

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
LONDON (AP) -- From sun-kissed Caribbean beaches to icy north Atlantic tundra, Queen Elizabeth II's family has begun a celebratory tour to mark her 60th year on the throne - just as questions are raised about dumping the monarchy in the far-flung outposts of Britain's faded empire....

AP Exclusive: Obama's transgender ex-nanny 'proud'

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Once, long ago, Evie looked after "Barry" Obama, the kid who would grow up to become the world's most powerful man. Now, his transgender former nanny has given up her tight, flowery dresses, her brocade vest and her bras, and is living in fear on Indonesia's streets....

Chevron: Fire at rig off Nigeria has stopped

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- A natural gas fire that killed two people and destroyed a Chevron Corp. rig off the coast of Nigeria has stopped on its own, the company said Tuesday, ending an ocean inferno that burned for 46 days....

NATO: 4 international troops killed in Afghanistan

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO forces in Afghanistan say four international service members have been killed in an insurgent attack in the country's east....

Singapore to require one day off a week for maids

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Domestic workers in Singapore will soon get something that people around the world take for granted: a day off....

To some working poor in India, home is parking lot

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
NEW DELHI (AP) -- There is almost no movement in the pre-dawn cold, when the winter fog sits low over the old city and the only light comes from distant street lamps. The parking lot is silent, except for the occasional hacking cough....

To some working poor in India, home is parking lot

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
NEW DELHI (AP) -- There is almost no movement in the pre-dawn cold, when the winter fog sits low over the old city and the only light comes from distant street lamps. The parking lot is silent, except for the occasional hacking cough....

To some working poor in India, home is parking lot

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
NEW DELHI (AP) -- There is almost no movement in the pre-dawn cold, when the winter fog sits low over the old city and the only light comes from distant street lamps. The parking lot is silent, except for the occasional hacking cough....

China: US must build trust on Taiwan, Tibet issues

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
BEIJING (AP) -- China's foreign minister said Tuesday that often fractious ties between Beijing and Washington are steadily improving, but that more trust is needed and the onus is on the U.S. to respect Chinese interests on issues such as Taiwan and Tibet....

China: US must build trust on Taiwan, Tibet issues

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
BEIJING (AP) -- China's foreign minister said Tuesday that often fractious ties between Beijing and Washington are steadily improving, but that more trust is needed and the onus is on the U.S. to respect Chinese interests on issues such as Taiwan and Tibet....

China: US must build trust on Taiwan, Tibet issues

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
BEIJING (AP) -- China's foreign minister said Tuesday that often fractious ties between Beijing and Washington are steadily improving, but that more trust is needed and the onus is on the U.S. to respect Chinese interests on issues such as Taiwan and Tibet....

NKorea stages live-fire drills amid tensions

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 21:11
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korean troops have been conducting live-fire drills near an island that was the site of a deadly artillery exchange less than two years ago. Meanwhile their government is criticizing the U.S. and South Korea for conducting their own joint military exercises....
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