JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A collision involving a minibus taxi and a truck killed at least 11 people in South Africa on Thursday, a local government official and emergency services said, just over a week after a similar road crash left 14 schoolchildren dead. Thursday’s crash happened near the city...
Provided by: AP BANGKOK (AP) — China executed 11 people it found guilty of killing 14 Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations worth more than $1 billion, authorities said. The Wenzhou city Intermediate People 's Court announced the executions in a statement Thursday...
BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. envoy to China called Thursday for fair and reciprocal trade between the world 's two largest economies and expressed concern about projections that China 's dominance of global manufacturing will grow even further in the years to come. U.S. Ambassador David...
BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global uncertainty. Neither publicly mentioned Donald Trump, but the American president 's challenges to the post-Cold...
NEW YORK (AP) — No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump 's immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture, spanning the worlds of business, sports and entertainment. Bruce Springsteen released a new song on Wednesday...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia 's war on Ukraine could be 2 million by spring, with Russia sustaining the largest number of troop deaths for any major power in any conflict since World War II, a report warned Tuesday. The...
Three Texas siblings who perished in an icy pond were among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold as crews scrambled Tuesday to repair hundreds of thousands of power outages in the shivering South and forecasters warned the winter weather is expected to get worse. Brutal cold...
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Transportation Safety Board members were deeply troubled Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk collided a year ago, killing 67 people near Washington, D.C....
CAIRO (AP) — Palestinians are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is Gaza’s lifeline and only gateway to the outside world that wasn’t controlled by Israel before the war. The opening is expected after Israel on Monday announced that the remains of the final...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will unveil plans to further bolster its nuclear program at the upcoming ruling party congress, as he observed the North 's latest weapons launch, state media reported Wednesday. The Korean Central News Agency said...
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, seeking a thaw in relations with Beijing at a time of strained ties with the United States. He 's hoping for an economic boost to Britain, but risks the wrath of China hawks at home – and of U.S. President Donald Trump,...
For average wage earners in Russia, it 's a big payday. For criminals seeking to escape the harsh conditions and abuse in prison, it 's a chance at freedom. For immigrants hoping for a better life, it 's a simplified path to citizenship. All they have to do is sign a contract to...
