AP - World News

  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
  • warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$ftitle in /home3/votekans/public_html/reform/f/modules/aggregator.module on line 1361.
Syndicate content
AP Top International News At Noon EDT
Updated: 12 years 44 weeks ago

South Korea says North preparing for nuclear test

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Recent satellite images show North Korea is digging a new underground tunnel in what appears to be preparation for a third nuclear test, according to South Korean intelligence officials....

Iran seeks ' sanctions relief' at nuclear talks

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
MOSCOW (AP) -- Iran became more adamant Monday that the world must ease the sanctions choking off its oil sales before it will curb activities that could be used to make nuclear arms, diplomats said. But with six world powers insisting that Tehran take the first conciliatory step, fears grew that talks in Moscow would fail....

UN monitors flee Syrian protest after gunfire

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian security forces opened fire Wednesday on anti-regime demonstrators surrounding the cars of a U.N. team meant to monitor a shaky cease-fire, sending the observers speeding off and protesters dashing for cover, according to activists and amateur videos....

Iran proposal joins jockeying before nuclear talks

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran is signaling a possible compromise offer heading into critical talks with world powers deeply suspicious of its nuclear program: offering to scale back uranium enrichment but not abandon the ability to make nuclear fuel....

Dior names Raf Simons as new artistic director

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
PARIS (AP) -- Christian Dior has named Belgian designer Raf Simons as its new artistic director, and says he'll present his first show for the renowned fashion house in Paris in July....

South Korea says North preparing for nuclear test

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Recent satellite images show North Korea is digging a new underground tunnel in what appears to be preparation for a third nuclear test, according to South Korean intelligence officials....

San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....

San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....

San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....

San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....

San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....

US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Gulf

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The U.S. Navy said Monday it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions with Iran over its disputed nuclear program....

Georgia's Stalin museum to focus on his atrocities

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
GORI, Georgia (AP) -- A museum that has honored Josef Stalin in Georgia since 1937 is being remodeled to exhibit the atrocities that were committed during the Soviet dictator's rule....

US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Gulf

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The U.S. Navy said Monday it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions with Iran over its disputed nuclear program....

South Korea says North preparing for nuclear test

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Recent satellite images show North Korea is digging a new underground tunnel in what appears to be preparation for a third nuclear test, according to South Korean intelligence officials....

Japan gives preliminary OK to restart 2 reactors

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's economy minister said Monday two nuclear reactors tentatively met government safety standards even though completing improvements will take several years, paving the way for final approval for their startup soon....

Total's North Sea leak draws comparisons with BP

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
PARIS (AP) -- Oil giant Total has moved to reassure investors and environmental activists over the past week that the financial and environmental damage from its gas leak in the North Sea would be limited, a task made more difficult by comparisons to BP's handling of a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico nearly two years ago....

Mediator: Constitutional court meeting in Mali

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Mali's highest court met Monday to determine the next step after both the democratically elected president and the coup leader stepped aside, leaving the helm of the West African nation vacant....

Pakistan avalanche shines light on 'futile' war

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- An avalanche that buried more than 120 soldiers in a Himalayan region close to India has put a spotlight on what critics say is one of world's most pointless military deployments: two poverty-wracked nations engaged in a costly standoff over an uninhabitable patch of mountain and ice....

Pakistan avalanche shines light on 'futile' war

Wed, 2025-04-23 11:30
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- An avalanche that buried more than 120 soldiers in a Himalayan region close to India has put a spotlight on what critics say is one of world's most pointless military deployments: two poverty-wracked nations engaged in a costly standoff over an uninhabitable patch of mountain and ice....