Apple suffers 1st quarterly sales decline in nearly 4 years
The company's sales of $117 billion for the October-December period represented a 5% decline from the same time in the previous year, a deeper downturn than analysts had projected.
By AP News 3 months ago
Apple suffers 1st quarterly sales decline in nearly 4 years
Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan
Women are banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan with immediate effect.
By AP News 5 months ago
Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan
South Africa's parliament votes against impeaching Ramaphosa
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has survived an impeachment vote in the National Assembly;
By AP News 5 months ago
South Africa's parliament votes against impeaching Ramaphosa
Tanzania: Small plane crashes into Lake Victoria, 19 dead
The small passenger plane crashed Sunday morning into Lake Victoria near Bukoba airport Precision Air said the flight was coming from the coastal city of Dar es Salaam.
By AP News 6 months ago
Tanzania: Small plane crashes into Lake Victoria, 19 dead
5 killed in attack at Somali military training camp
The al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack at the camp that has been targeted multiple times in the past.
By AP News 6 months ago
5 killed in attack at Somali military training camp
Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stop
Pope Francis called female genital mutilation a crime that must stop; Francis gave a lengthy denunciation of how women in many cultures around the world are treated as second-class citizens or worse
By AP News 6 months ago
Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stop
Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes
Desperate people posted to Facebook and other social sites, pleading for rescue for themselves or loved ones. Some video showed debris-covered water sloshing toward homes' eaves.
By AP News 8 months ago
Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes
6 dead, 20 wounded in school shooting in Russia
A gunman on Monday morning killed six people and wounded 20 others in a school in central Russia, local police said.
By AP News 8 months ago
6 dead, 20 wounded in school shooting in Russia
UN rights experts cite signs of war crimes in Ukraine
The experts from the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, mandated by Human Rights Council earlier this year, have so far focused on four regions - Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Sumy.
By AP News 8 months ago
UN rights experts cite signs of war crimes in Ukraine
The world is in 'great peril', UN chief warns global leaders
Leaders in many countries are trying to prevent a wider war and restore peace in Europe. Diplomats, though, aren't expecting any breakthroughs this week.
By AP News 8 months ago
The world is in 'great peril', UN chief warns global leaders
Ukraine warns of 'nuclear terrorism' after strike near plant
A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, damaging nearby industrial equipment.
By AP News 8 months ago
Ukraine warns of 'nuclear terrorism' after strike near plant
Palace reveals details of queen's state funeral on Monday
Two minutes of silence will be observed Monday across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral at Westminster Abbey.
By AP News, Associated Press 8 months ago
Palace reveals details of queen's state funeral on Monday
FBI investigates Boston campus explosion
A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries.
By AP News 8 months ago
FBI investigates Boston campus explosion
Casket of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Buckingham Palace
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II returned to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, making its way through a drizzly London as crowds lined the route for a glimpse of the hearse.
By AP News 8 months ago
Casket of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Buckingham Palace
King Charles in Belfast, queen's coffin to return to London
On Monday night, Charles and his siblings, their heads bowed, briefly stood vigil around their mother's flag-draped coffin in St. Giles' Cathedral as members of the public filed past.
By AP News 8 months ago
King Charles in Belfast, queen's coffin to return to London
Anger over past, indifference meets queen's death in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a fiery speech urging India to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename a boulevard that once honored King George V.
By AP News 8 months ago
Anger over past, indifference meets queen's death in India
UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan
International aid is arriving, including the first planeload of what the U.S. has pledged will be $30 million in assistance.
By AP News 8 months ago
UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan
Camilla becomes queen, but without the sovereign's powers
Charles' wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be known as Queen Consort
By AP News 8 months ago
Camilla becomes queen, but without the sovereign's powers
What to know about U.K. accession rules after queen's death
Parliament is then recalled for lawmakers to take their oaths of allegiance to the new monarch.
By AP News 8 months ago
What to know about U.K. accession rules after queen's death
Heavy rain after deadly China quake complicates recovery, as death toll rises to 82
Another 35 people are missing and 270 have been hospitalized with injuries from the magnitude 6.8 quake
By AP News 8 months ago
Heavy rain after deadly China quake complicates recovery, as death toll rises to 82
Thousands across Haiti demand ouster of PM in new protest
Protests paralyzed various coastal cities in Haiti's northern regions and southern regions
By AP News 8 months ago
Thousands across Haiti demand ouster of PM in new protest
Stone Age skeleton missing foot may show oldest amputation
Scientists say the amputation was performed when the person was a child
By AP News 8 months ago
Stone Age skeleton missing foot may show oldest amputation
'This is it, folks': Boris Johnson bids an ambiguous goodbye
Boris' final speech before he offered his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II, was vintage Johnson-a quixotic blend of humor, classical erudition, ego and an elastic relationship with the truth.
By AP News 8 months ago
'This is it, folks': Boris Johnson bids an ambiguous goodbye
New UK PM Truss appoints cabinet
Truss has appointed senior members of her cabinet, vowed to tackle an inbox dominated by the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and an ailing economy.
By AP News 8 months ago
New UK PM Truss appoints cabinet
UN says part of Somalia will reach famine later this year
A formal famine declaration is rare and a warning that too little help has come too late. At least 1 million people in Somalia have been displaced by the driest drought in decades.
By AP News 8 months ago
UN says part of Somalia will reach famine later this year
Measles outbreak has killed 700 children in Zimbabwe
The death toll from a measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to almost 700 children, the country's health ministry has said.
By AP News 8 months ago
Measles outbreak has killed 700 children in Zimbabwe
Why Truss is off to Scotland to become UK leader
Liz Truss, a onetime accountant is set to become Britain's prime minister today when Queen Elizabeth II formally asks her to form a government.
By AP News 8 months ago
Why Truss is off to Scotland to become UK leader
Serena Williams loses to Tomljanovic in US Open farewell
Williams gave away leads in each set, including the last, in which she was up 1-0 before dropping the final six games.
By AP News 8 months ago
Serena Williams loses to Tomljanovic in US Open farewell
Fuel leak disrupts NASA's 2nd shot at launching moon rocket
NASA wants to send the crew capsule atop the rocket around the moon, pushing it to the limit before astronauts get on the next flight.
By AP News 8 months ago
Fuel leak disrupts NASA's 2nd shot at launching moon rocket
Ukraine's nuclear plant goes offline amid fighting
Russia reported earlier that about 60 Ukrainian troops previously tried to land near the plant on Thursday and Russian forces thwarted that attempt.
By AP News 8 months ago
Ukraine's nuclear plant goes offline amid fighting
Pakistan appeals for more aid for 33 million people affected by flooding
Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority in its latest report Saturday counted 57 more deaths from flood-affected areas.
By AP News 8 months ago
Pakistan appeals for more aid for 33 million people affected by flooding
Aid pours into Pakistan; deaths from floods cross 1,200 mark
Pakistan blames climate change for the recent heavy monsoon rains that triggered floods.
By AP News 8 months ago
Aid pours into Pakistan; deaths from floods cross 1,200 mark
US President Joe Biden to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
President Joe Biden will meet with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa this month
By AP News 8 months ago
US President Joe Biden to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
California wildfires prompt evacuations amid heat wave
Temperatures in the area hit 107 degrees (42 Celsius) and winds gusted to 17 mph (27 kph), forecasters said.
By AP News 8 months ago
California wildfires prompt evacuations amid heat wave
Argentine president says man tried to shoot vice president
The man, whose identity was not released by authorities, was detained seconds into the incident.
By AP News 8 months ago
Argentine president says man tried to shoot vice president
Number of Brazil Amazon fires hits five-year high in August
Satellite sensors detected 33,116 fires according to Brazil's national space institute.
By AP News 8 months ago
Number of Brazil Amazon fires hits five-year high in August
Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan
Diarrhea, skin diseases and eye infections are spreading at relief camps set up by the government across the country.
By AP News 8 months ago
Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan
Mexicans march to demand search for 100,000 disappeared
To mark the International Day of the Disappeared, family members mounted a panorama of photos of the missing, and performed prayers, rituals and songs for them
By AP News 8 months ago
Mexicans march to demand search for 100,000 disappeared
China locks down 21 million in Chengdu in Covid-19 outbreak
Chinese authorities have locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in Covid-19 cases.
By AP News 8 months ago
China locks down 21 million in Chengdu in Covid-19 outbreak
Palestinian detainee ends hunger strike, expects release
A Palestinian detainee held by Israel without charge or trial said Wednesday that he is ending his nearly six-month hunger strike after reaching an agreement that will see him released in October.
By AP News 8 months ago
Palestinian detainee ends hunger strike, expects release
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