Nation and World
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Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 74
Jan 30, 2023 12:00 am - PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The death toll from previous day's suicide bombing at a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday jumped to 74 after rescuers retrieved 15 more bodies...
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In Israel, disposable plastics trigger culture war, test PM
Jan 30, 2023 12:00 am - JERUSALEM - On Idit Silman's first day as Israel's new environmental protection minister, she handed out soft drinks in disposable plastic cups to hospital patients. The...
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Palestinians say Israeli troops kill man in West Bank
Jan 30, 2023 12:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The killing ma...
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5 Ukrainian civilians killed as warring sides mull next move
Jan 30, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Fighting remained largely deadlocked Monday in eastern Ukraine where Russian shelling killed five civilians over the past day, according to Ukrainian off...
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School where boy shot teacher reopens with added security
Jan 30, 2023 12:00 am - NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher reopened Monday with stepped-up security and a new administrator, as nervous p...
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Turkey favors approving Finland's NATO bid before Sweden's
Jan 30, 2023 12:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey could greenlight Finland's membership in NATO before that of Sweden, if the military alliance and both Nordic countries agree to it, the Turkish ...
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Russian embassy says North Korea lifted lockdown in capital
Jan 30, 2023 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Russia's embassy in North Korea says the country has eased stringent epidemic controls in capital Pyongyang that were placed during the past five da...
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Watchdog blames Syria's air force for deadly chlorine attack
Jan 27, 2023 12:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The global chemical weapons watchdog said Friday that its investigators found "reasonable grounds to believe" Syria's air force dropped two cyli...
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Fatal shooting at Azerbaijan Embassy in Iran raises tensions
Jan 27, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A gunman stormed the Azerbaijan Embassy in Iran's capital Friday, killing its security chief and wounding two guards in an attack that spik...
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Palestinian gunman kills 6 near Jerusalem synagogue
Jan 27, 2023 12:00 am - JERUSALEM - A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and wounding three ot...