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March 19, 2024, 6:37 a.m.
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown triggered by pro-democracy protests in ...
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March 19, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's ruling African National Congress is taking the independent electoral body and a rival political party fronted by a former president to court, underscoring a fractious buildup to what could be the country's ...
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March 19, 2024, 6:28 a.m.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police have accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of criminal association and falsifying his own COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader with others potentially in store. The Supreme Court ...
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March 19, 2024, 6:19 a.m.
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Moldova said Tuesday it has expelled a Russian diplomat after Moscow opened polling stations for its presidential election in Moldova's pro-Russia breakaway region of Transnistria. Relations are increasingly fraught between Russia and Moldova , whose pro-Western ...
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March 19, 2024, 6:01 a.m.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister said Tuesday that the Caucasus nation needs to quickly define the border with neighboring Azerbaijan to avoid a new round of hostilities. Last year, Azerbaijan waged a lightning military campaign to reclaim the ...
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March 19, 2024, 5:07 a.m.
PROVO, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 19, 2024-- FileShadow™ today announced the launch of Person Detection and Custom Object Identification in images. This feature enhances users’ ability to identify people in photographs, making them searchable when organizing photos around an individual. The Person ...
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March 19, 2024, 5:01 a.m.
BANGKOK (AP) — Military airstrikes in western Myanmar killed at least 25 members of the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority , including children, local media reported, prompting the U.N. chief to express concerns over the escalating violence. According to the reports, ...
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March 19, 2024, 5:00 a.m.
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown that was triggered by ...
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March 19, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
HONG KONG (AP) — As Hong Kong passed a new national security law , the city that evolved from a swampy fishing village to a financial center embarked on another transformation, one that may redefine its role on the world ...
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March 19, 2024, 4:11 a.m.
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front. ...
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March 19, 2024, 4:06 a.m.
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers passed a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown that was triggered by pro-democracy ...
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March 19, 2024, 4:02 a.m.
MOSCOW (AP) — At least 13 miners have been trapped in a collapsed gold mine in far eastern Russia, regional officials said Tuesday. Part of the mine collapsed in Zeysk district, authorities in the Amur region said. The Emergencies Ministry ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:58 a.m.
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong passes a new national security law that expands the government's power to crush dissent.
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March 19, 2024, 3:35 a.m.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored Washington’s “ironclad commitment” Tuesday to help defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its forces after clashes between Chinese and Filipino coast guards in the disputed South ...
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March 19, 2024, 3:07 a.m.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A cruise ship at the center of a dramatic evacuation off north Norway five years ago should never have left port because it was not up to safety standards, officials said Tuesday, adding that it could ...
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March 19, 2024, 2:01 a.m.
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. officials stressed Tuesday that newly-approved legislation providing billions of dollars in funding for three strategically important Pacific island nations is an important sign of American commitment, which comes amid warnings China is actively trying to pry ...
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March 19, 2024, 1:57 a.m.
TOKYO (AP) — Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions unanswered, underscoring the daunting task of decommissioning the plant. ...
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March 19, 2024, 12:05 a.m.
Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last ...
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March 19, 2024, 12:05 a.m.
“Rust” armorer challenges conviction SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The weapons supervisor for the Alec Baldwin movie “Rust” is asking for a new trial and release from jail, two weeks after she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Attorneys for armorer ...
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March 18, 2024, 11:42 p.m.
SYDNEY (AP) — A cyclone weakened to a tropical low Tuesday while bring heavy rain and winds to Australia's Northern Territory. The storm would continue to track west through inland parts of the Northern Territory over the coming days, the ...
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