Malaysia’s new PM self-isolates, misses Cabinet swearing-in
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s new prime minister has missed the swearing-in ceremony of his Cabinet after coming into contact with…
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Qatar emerges as key player in Afghanistan after US pullout
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar has played an outsized role in U.S. efforts to evacuate tens of thousands…
Continue Reading Tagliabue memoir a strong look into the NFL’s inner workings
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Paul Tagliabue left his job as commissioner of the NFL in 2006 and didn’t get selected for the Pro Football…
Continue Reading Cladding questions arise in Milan’s 20-story building blaze
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian firefighters are tackling remaining hot spots in a 20-story apartment building in Milan that…
Continue Reading Evacuated Afghan activist dreams of going back home one day
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press GOLEM, Albania (AP) — An Afghan evacuee is now housed in a tourist resort in Albania. But Ghazaal Habibyar can…
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Why is the Communist Party clamping down on China’s biggest stars and fan clubs?
By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN The crackdown came quickly and sweepingly, wiping out some of China’s biggest stars and fan clubs in a…
Continue Reading Some Indonesian students return to schools, at a distance
By NINIEK KARMINI and FADLAN SYAM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — School bells have rung in parts of Indonesia’s capital for the first…
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Asian shares mostly fall in muted trading amid virus worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly lower in muted trading on continuing concerns about surging COVID-19…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly fall in muted trading amid virus worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly lower in muted trading on continuing concerns about surging COVID-19…
Continue Reading Author Murakami criticizes Japan PM over pandemic measures
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has criticized the country’s prime minister over his handling…
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North Korean nuclear reactor used for plutonium production appears active, IAEA says
By Joshua Berlinger, Will Ripley and Jake Kwon, CNN North Korea appears to have restarted operations at a power plant capable of producing plutonium…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid
By REBECCA SANTANA and JAY REEVES Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks have brought hundreds of…
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Southern Colorado firefighters activated for Hurricane Ida help
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Task Force 1 (CO-TF1) traveled to Louisiana on Saturday, August 28. Five firefighters with the Colorado…
Continue Reading Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo 18 years after capture
By BEN FOX Associated Press NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — Three prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center have had their first…
Continue Reading Taliban celebrate victory as U.S. troops leave Afghanistan
By KATHY GANNON, TAMEEM AKHGAR and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters have watched the last U.S. planes…
Continue Reading Israel OKs gestures to Palestinians after high-level meet
By ILAN BEN ZION and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister has held talks with the Palestinian president in…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Nora fading, after leaving 1 dead, 7 missing
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Nora is dropping heavy rains along the Gulf of California after weakening from a hurricane that set off floods…
Continue Reading Consumer confidence, construction spending, nonfarm payrolls
The Associated Press The Conference Board issues its latest U.S. consumer confidence index Tuesday. The Commerce Department delivers its monthly U.S.…
Continue Reading US military flies out evacuees in waning hours of withdrawal
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. war in Afghanistan is in its final hours as the military flew more…
Continue Reading IAEA: N Korea appears to have resumed nuke reactor operation
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.N. atomic agency says North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its…
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