SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Tuesday to boost the country’s nuclear war capability and take other steps to protest the recent arrival of a nuclear-powered U.S. submarine in South Korea. North Korea has repeatedly vowed to expand its nuclear arsenal, but the latest threat
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers and families of jailed Tunisian opposition leaders called on the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to investigate a crackdown on political opposition and the abuse of Black African migrants in the North African country, which has been offered European Union financial support to help rein in migration . It
ISTANBUL (AP) — Prosecutors in Turkey have charged 13 public officials over a fire that killed 29 people at an Istanbul nightclub that was undergoing renovation, state-run media reported Tuesday. The defendants, who include current and former officials from the Besiktas municipality and fire service officers, face up to 17 years in prison for abuse
BANJSKA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Tuesday held Serbia accountable for trying to annex part of its territory through an incursion of an armed group that killed a police officer in a shootout last year and raised tensions between the sides. Kurti called on the international community to press Belgrade to
As tensions boil between Hezbollah and the Israeli military in southern Lebanon and northern Israel, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip now fear the war in Gaza and the worsening humanitarian crisis might be forgotten. (AP Video: Mohammad Jahjouh) As tensions boil between Hezbollah and the Israeli military in southern Lebanon and northern Israel, Palestinians in
Israeli strikes on Monday killed more than 270 Lebanese in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war as the Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate their homes ahead of a widening air campaign against Hezbollah. Israeli strikes on Monday killed more than 270 Lebanese in the deadliest barrage since
Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Monday night with fierce winds and heavy rainfall after strengthening from a tropical storm to major hurricane in a matter of hours. -(AP video shot by Antonio Catillo and Jamilet Carranza) Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Monday night with fierce winds and heavy rainfall after strengthening
GENEVA (AP) — Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new “suicide capsule.” The “Sarco” suicide capsule, which has never been used before, is designed to allow a person inside to push a button
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry said Thursday that it will investigate the fashion company PVH, which owns brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, for suspected violations of trade rules. The ministry said Thursday in statements posted online that it would investigate the company’s suspected boycott of products from the far western Xinjiang region
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes again Tuesday, a day after a massive Israeli bombardment killed nearly 500 people, sent thousands fleeing from southern Lebanon and put the two sides on the brink of all-out war . Displaced families slept in shelters hastily set up in schools in Beirut and the coastal city
