PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister rallied Monday in the country’s volatile northwest to mark the first anniversary of his arrest and demand his immediate release, officials said. The protest is part of Imram Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or PTI opposition party’s campaign aimed at pressuring the current government
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two special prosecutors said Monday that they plan to file a criminal obstruction of justice charge against a former central Kansas police chief over his conduct following a raid last year on his town’s newspaper. In an lengthy report summarizing the findings of their investigation, the special prosecutors, Sedgwick County District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris , a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, is poised to secure the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday. More than four years after her first attempt at the presidency collapsed, Harris’
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday, ending 15 years in power. It comes after protests that began peacefully as frustrated students demanded an end to a quota system for government jobs, morphed into an unprecedented challenge and uprising against Hasina and her ruling Awami League party. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on
Cambodia on Monday broke ground to build a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam. The $1.7 billion, 180-kilometer Funan Techo canal will connect the country’s capital with Kep province on the country’s south coast. (AP video shot
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Keep an eye out for Bryce Wettstein when she and other skateboarders drop into the Paris Olympics ‘ bowl: You can’t miss her — she’s likely to be the only one strumming a ukulele between runs. Yup, this 20-year-old both
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Xander Schauffele had his chance. Now it’s Nelly Korda’s turn. Golf is still young in the Olympics since returning in 2016 after a 112-year hiatus, and it does not have a back-to-back gold medalist. Schauffele won gold at
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. As the Paris Olympics enter the final week of competition, the U.S. men’s basketball team is winning but not always covering the spread. The Americans beat Puerto Rico 104-83 on Saturday to finish pool play, but failed to cover the 36.5-point spread. At
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters surged through the capital of Bangladesh, this time in joy, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday to end 15 years in power and fled the country. The weeks of protests had begun peacefully as frustrated students demanded an end to a quota system for
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Protests against economic hardship continued for a fifth day in several Nigerian states on Monday, a day after the president called for an end to the demonstrations that have faced a crackdown from security forces. Far fewer protesters were seen compared to earlier demonstrations that drew thousands, mostly young people. Hundreds
