Wildfire on Spain's Gran Canaria island 'stabilised' - emergency services
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain Firefighters have "stabilised" a wildfire that ravaged 400 hectares of woodland in the
2023-07-27 15:54
Pakistan's finance minister says China rolls over $2.4 billion loan for Islamabad for 2 years
Pakistan’s finance minister says Beijing has rolled over a $2.4 billion loan for his country for two years, a move aimed at helping Pakistan overcome a lingering economic crisis
2023-07-27 15:52
Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing
Kuwait says it executed five prisoners including an inmate convicted over an Islamic State group-claimed mosque bombing in 2015 that killed 27 people
2023-07-27 15:22
Leaving the Pac-12? Colorado calls meeting, AP source says Big 12 has already voted to let Buffs in
The Colorado board of regents has scheduled a special meeting for Thursday
2023-07-27 14:50
Church sex abuse is the elephant in the room as Pope Francis visits scandal-hit Portugal
Pope Francis is making a five-day visit next week to Portugal, where a scandal that erupted earlier this year over Catholic Church sex abuse is still simmering
2023-07-27 14:29
Portugal is starting the atoning process for clergy sex abuse. Here's what other countries have done
The Catholic Church in the United States, Australia and some other countries began coming to terms with their clergy sexual abuse legacies years ago and set up mechanisms to compensate victims
2023-07-27 14:20
US Defense Secretary Austin meets with Papua New Guinea leaders about boosting security ties
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has met with Papua New Guinea leaders to discuss developing the Pacific Island nation’s military strength and deepening security ties, as the U.S. competes with China for influence in the Indo-Pacific region
2023-07-27 14:19
Army fire kills a 14-year-old, Palestinians say, as an Israeli minister visits flashpoint mosque
Palestinian health officials say Israeli military fire killed a 14-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank
2023-07-27 13:53
As Russian oil crosses G7's price cap, US eyes soft enforcement
By Timothy Gardner and Laura Sanicola WASHINGTON The Biden administration is poised to increase outreach to western trading
2023-07-27 13:29
Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simple
Elon Musk may want to send “tweet” back to the birds, but the ubiquitous term for posting on the site he now calls X is here to stay — at least for now
2023-07-27 13:17
Taiwan shuts down schools and offices as Typhoon Doksuri scrapes the island's coast
Two of Taiwan’s largest cities have shut down schools and offices Thursday as Typhoon Doksuri brought heavy rains and winds to the island’s eastern and southern coast
2023-07-27 12:55
Accused of bomb threats they say they didn't make, family of Chinese dissident detained in Thailand
The wife and daughter of exiled Chinese dissident Gao Zhi are in detention on immigration charges in Thailand, after a series of bomb threats made in their names against airports, luxury hotels and the Chinese embassy in Bangkok derailed the family’s plan to join Gao in the Netherlands
2023-07-27 12:53