Skip to content

Search results for ""

Order
Filter by category
Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump's letter

Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump's letter

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president said Sunday that Tehran had rejected direct negotiations with the United States in response to a letter from President Donald Trump over its rapidly advancing nuclear program.
Read more >
What to know about Myanmar's natural disasters and civil war complicating relief efforts

What to know about Myanmar's natural disasters and civil war complicating relief efforts

BANGKOK (AP) — The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma. Relief efforts from Friday’s devastating 7.
Read more >
Pope's willingness to show his frailty provides an example to young and old alike in aging world

Pope's willingness to show his frailty provides an example to young and old alike in aging world

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ frailty was on full view as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital last Sunday after five weeks battling pneumonia that nearly killed him. He could barely lift his arms to bless the crowd. His eyes were sunken, face bloated.
Read more >
Medical supplies in great need as international assistance flows into Myanmar after earthquake

Medical supplies in great need as international assistance flows into Myanmar after earthquake

BANGKOK (AP) — Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated death toll rose to 1,644 by Sunday afternoon.
Read more >
'Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war

'Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate on Sunday as they began marking a normally festive Muslim holiday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war .
Read more >
Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried

Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried

MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) — The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar's second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive, two days after a massive earthquak
Read more >
Immigration officials look to collect social media handles from those seeking benefits. Is this new?

Immigration officials look to collect social media handles from those seeking benefits. Is this new?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S.
Read more >
Immigration officials look to collect social media handles from those seeking benefits. Is this new?

Immigration officials look to collect social media handles from those seeking benefits. Is this new?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S.
Read more >
Hundreds of thousands still without power as ice storm hits parts of Ontario

Hundreds of thousands still without power as ice storm hits parts of Ontario

Hundreds of thousands are still without power in Ontario this morning after an ice storm pummelled parts of the province.
Read more >
Hundreds of thousands still without power as ice storm hits parts of Ontario

Hundreds of thousands still without power as ice storm hits parts of Ontario

Hundreds of thousands are still without power in Ontario this morning after an ice storm pummelled parts of the province.
Read more >