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Tugboat sinks in Egypt's Suez Canal after colliding with tanker
The authority that oversees Egypt's Suez Canal says one of its tugboats has sunk in the waterway after a collision with a tanker. It did not mention whether other traffic had been affected but said … more
Khalil al-Sawadi plays with his adopted daughter Afraa in Jinderis, Syria, on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Afraa was born under the rubble of her family home, destroyed by the deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria six months ago, killing her parents and siblings. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble turns 6 months, happily surrounded by her adopted family
A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family home destroyed by the deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria six months ago is in good health with her adopted family. The dark-haired … more
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A flooded area is seen in Ravne na Koroskem, some 60 km (38 miles) northeast of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rains caused flash floods and landslides in parts of Slovenia, blocking roads and bridges, flooding buildings and forcing evacuations on Friday. Slovenia's environmental agency, ARSO, raised the weather alert to the highest level after a month's amount of rain fell within 24 hours in northern, northwestern and central parts of the country. (AP Photo/Gregor Ravnjak)
Slovenia has suffered its worst-ever floods. Damage could top 500 million euros, its leader says
Slovenia’s prime minister says the country has faced the worst-ever natural disaster in its history, after devastating floods caused damage estimated at half a billion euros ($550 million). Robert … more
In this image from video made available on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, a seaborne drone approaches a Russian tanker on the Black Sea. Ukrainian drones have hit a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea, according to Russian officials. The strike was the second sea attack involving drones in one day, after Ukraine said its sea drones also struck a major Russian port earlier on Friday. (AP Photo)
Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker near Crimea in the second sea attack in a day
Ukrainian drones have hit a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea, according to Russian officials. The strike was the second sea attack involving drones in one day, after Ukraine said its sea … more
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Attendees of the World Scout Jamboree lie down to rest at a scout camping site in Buan, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. More than 4,000 British Scouts will leave the World Scout Jamboree at a campsite in South Korea and move into hotels this weekend, the U.K. Scout Association said Friday, as concerns grow after more than 100 participants were treated for heat-related ailments. (Kim-yeol/Newsis via AP)
South Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early
South Korea is plowing ahead with the World Scout Jamboree, rejecting a call by the world scouting body to cut it short. Thousands of British and U.S. scouts started leaving the coastal campsite … more
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Supporters of Niger's ruling junta hold a Russian flag at the start of a protest called to fight for the country's freedom and push back against foreign interference in Niamey, Niger, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. The march falls on the West African nation's independence day from its former colonial ruler, France, and as anti-French sentiment spikes, more than one week after mutinous soldiers ousted the country's democratically elected president. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
Niger’s junta rulers ask for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat
An analyst says Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline nears for it to release the country’s ousted president or face possible … more
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The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger pose for a group photo during their extraordinary meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, to discuss the situation in Niger. (AP Photo/ Chinedu Asadu)
Niger's junta isn't backing down, and a regional force prepares to intervene. Here’s what to expect
Regional mediation efforts to reverse the coup in Niger collapsed as soon as they started. Tensions are escalating as Sunday's deadline nears for possible military intervention by other West African … more
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Police officers prepare to take position outside the residence of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. A Pakistani court convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan in asset concealment case Saturday, which could disqualify him from politics. It’s a fresh blow to Khan’s bid to return to power. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistani police arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan
Pakistani police on Saturday arrested former Prime Minister Khan at his home in the eastern city of Lahore. It’s the second time the popular opposition leader has been detained this year. Earlier … more
A man watches his mobile phone of broadcasting the election result by the National Election Committee (NEC), at a coffee shop outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Cambodia's electoral body on Saturday announced its final result that see ruling party of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen has won a landslide victory from last month election, securing another mandate for the next five years. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen's party as the winner after final vote tally
Cambodia’s electoral body has announced its final result for last month's election, sealing a landslide victory for the ruling party of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen and a mandate for the … more
In this undated photo provided by Bloomsbury Publishing on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, Adrienne Vaughan poses for a portrait. Vaughan, who was president of the company headquartered in New York, died in a boating accident off Italy's Amalfi Coast, her company said Friday. (Bloomsbury Publishing via AP)
U.S. publishing executive dies in a boat crash off Italy's Amalfi Coast
A U.S. publishing executive has died in a boating accident off Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. identified her as 45-year-old Adrienne Vaughan, who was president of the company's … more
Tents are pitched at a scout camping site during the World Scout Jamboree in Buan, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. More than 100 people were treated for heat-related illnesses at the World Scout Jamboree being held in South Korea, which is having one of its hottest summers in years. (Choe Young-soo/Yonhap via AP)
British scouts to leave South Korean Jamboree site after 100 participants suffer heat ailments
The U.K. Scout Association says more than 4,000 British Scouts will leave the World Scout Jamboree at a campsite in South Korea and move into hotels this weekend, as concerns grow after more than 100 … more
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FILE - Riot police fire tear gas grenades at demonstrators during protests in the capital Nairobi, Kenya on July 7, 2023. The United States is praising Kenya's interest in leading a multinational force in Haiti. But weeks ago, the U.S. openly warned Kenyan police officers against violent abuses. Now 1,000 of those police officers might head to Haiti to take on gang warfare. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
Kenyan doctors say civilians were shot, and some killed, while running from police during protests
Doctors in Kenya say the bullet wounds that civilians received during opposition protests last month show that most were shot while running from police or trying to surrender. The findings are in a … more
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National Conference (NC) leader and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah speaks to Associated Press at his residence in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug., 4, 2023. Kashmir’s top pro-India politician says the disputed region is lacking democracy four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist party stripped its statehood, separate constitution and inherited protections on land and jobs. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status
Kashmir’s top pro-India politician says the disputed region lacks democracy four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party stripped its statehood. Kashmir's … more
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FILE - Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 8, 2023. Violent unrest is escalating in Ethiopia’s Amhara region as federal security forces clash with a local ethnic militia, leading the deputy prime minister in an unusually outspoken statement to call the situation “increasingly grave.” (Ahmed Yosri/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Ethiopia's declaring a state of emergency in its Amhara region as local fighters clash with military
Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers is declaring a state of emergency in the country’s Amhara region after authorities pleaded for help as clashes intensify between regional forces and the military. … more
US and UN should impose more sanctions on Sudanese leaders for alleged atrocities, rights group says
A leading human rights group has called on the United States and the United Nations to impose more sanctions on the Sudanese leaders responsible for the ongoing atrocities in Darfur. Human Rights … more
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Dorothee Klaus, Director of UNRWA in Lebanon, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Damages to the school complex in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp from clashes that erupted between factions in the camp over the past week could delay the start of the school year for some 6,000 children, the Lebanon head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Damage from clashes could delay start of school year in Lebanon's largest Palestinian camp, UN says
The United Nations says damage to the school complex in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp from clashes between factions could delay the start of the school year for some 6,000 children. … more
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Pope Francis speaks to representatives of some aid and charity centers in the parish of Serafina ahead of Sunday's 37th World Youth Day in Lisbon, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Francis is in Portugal through the weekend to preside over the jamboree that St. John Paul II launched in the 1980s to encourage young Catholics in their faith. The Argentine Jesuit has picked up John Paul's mantle with gusto as he seeks to inspire the next generation to rally behind his key social justice and environmental priorities.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope visits a once-troubled Lisbon neighborhood and says true charity must 'get your hands dirty'
Pope Francis is drawing attention to the charitable side of the Catholic Church by visiting a once troubled and crime-plagued neighborhood of Portugal's capital. Francis reminded charity workers at a … more
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FILE - Andrew Tate gives a thumbs up upon exiting the Court of Appeal in Bucharest, Romania, on July 6, 2023. Andrew Tate, the divisive internet influencer who is charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, won an appeal on Friday Aug. 4, 2023 to be released from house arrest and will instead be put under judicial control measures, his spokesperson said. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru, File)
Influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest while he awaits human trafficking and rape trial
Andrew Tate, the divisive internet influencer who is charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, has won his appeal to be released from … more
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FILE - In this photo provided by the Moscow City Court, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny makes a heart gesture standing in a cage during a hearing in Moscow, Russia on Feb. 3, 2021. Navalny is due to hear the verdict Friday Aug. 4, 2023 in his latest trial on extremism charges. The prosecution has demanded a 20-year prison sentence, and the politician himself said he expects a lengthy prison term. (Moscow City Court via AP, File)
Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest foe to Russia’s most prominent political prisoner. Already serving two convictions that have landed him in prison for at … more
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In this photo released by public relations of the State Railway of Thailand, Gov. of the State Railway of Thailand Nirut Maneepan, fourth form left, talks to police at a crash site in Muang, Chachoengsao province, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Several people were killed when a freight train struck a pickup truck, seen rear left, crossing the tracks in an eastern province of Thailand early Friday morning, authorities said. (Public relations of the State Railway of Thailand via AP )
Thailand train collision with pickup truck kills 8 people and injures 4, railway agency says
Eight people were killed when a freight train struck a pickup truck crossing the tracks in an eastern province of Thailand. The State Railway of Thailand says the accident at 2:20 a.m. Friday also … more
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