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 23 weeks ago

Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little they can do to control it....

Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little they can do to control it....

Italy frees up to $38BN to pay overdue bills

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
MILAN (AP) -- The Italian government is to free up to (EURO)30 billion ($38.25 billion) to make overdue payments to businesses that have supplied goods or services to state institutions....

Organizers: Don't mess with the Olympic brand

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
LONDON (AP) -- One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the "Olympic" cafe. The next day, it was the "Lympic."...

Russian lawmakers slap big sanctions on protesters

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
MOSCOW (AP) -- President Vladimir Putin targeted those who dare oppose him Tuesday, introducing draconian new fines for protesters and handing out Kremlin jobs to widely detested lieutenants despite the public anger they have generated....

Indian passenger train rams freight train; 25 dead

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- A passenger train rammed into a parked freight train and caught fire before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens more....

Foreigner-bashing rises amid China's domestic woes

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
BEIJING (AP) -- First, videos of rude foreigners went viral in Chinese cyberspace, then a Beijing police crackdown on visitors without valid visas drew fervent applause, and finally, a state TV host urged his countrymen to toss out the "foreign trash."...

Foreigner-bashing rises amid China's domestic woes

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
BEIJING (AP) -- First, videos of rude foreigners went viral in Chinese cyberspace, then a Beijing police crackdown on visitors without valid visas drew fervent applause, and finally, a state TV host urged his countrymen to toss out the "foreign trash."...

Ex-detainee: Syrian prisons are 'slaughterhouses'

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- A prominent Palestinian writer who was jailed in Syria for nearly three weeks described the facilities as "human slaughterhouses," saying security agents beat detainees with batons, crammed them into stinking cells and tied them to beds at night....

Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Days after four people died amid a "traffic jam" of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little they can do to control it....

Legion No. 1 admits he knew of priest's kid in '05

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The head of the embattled Legion of Christ religious order admitted Tuesday to covering up news that his most prominent priest had fathered a child and announced a review of all past allegations of sexual abuse against Legion priests amid a growing scandal at the order....

Myanmar explains power cuts to calm rare protests

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's government made an uncharacteristic plea for understanding Tuesday after chronic power cuts set off rare protests in the Southeast Asian country that is easing toward democracy after decades of military rule....

Malaysian opposition's Anwar charged over protest

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Prosecutors charged Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and two of his allies Tuesday with breaking various laws during a massive street rally to demand electoral fairness....

Organizers: Don't mess with the Olympic brand

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
LONDON (AP) -- One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the "Olympic" cafe. The next day, it was the "Lympic."...

Indian passenger train rams freight train; 15 die

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- A passenger train rammed into a freight train before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 15 people in the collision and fire, officials said....

Study: Fake malaria drugs common in Asia, Africa

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- More than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality, seriously undermining efforts to combat the disease, a study said Tuesday....

World's tallest tower, the Tokyo Skytree, opens

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
TOKYO (AP) -- The world's tallest tower and Japan's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on Tuesday....

Everest weekend death toll reaches 4

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world's highest mountain....

World's tallest tower, the Tokyo Skytree, opens

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
TOKYO (AP) -- The world's tallest tower and Japan's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on Tuesday....

Trains collide in south India, killing 15

Thu, 2024-11-28 12:44
HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- A passenger train rammed into a freight train before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 15 people in a fiery wreck, officials said....