DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, and then shattered tradition by voluntarily turning over power to his son, has died, state media reported....
TORONTO (AP) — A shooting near a Toronto street festival killed two men and wounded four other people Saturday evening, police said, adding that what initially prompted an active-shooter warning was an exchange of gunfire between two people targeting each other. Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank...
BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Bavi weakened to a severe tropical storm after making landfall in eastern China 's Zhejiang province but was still bringing strong winds and heavy rain to eastern China on Sunday. It weakened early Sunday with maximum sustained winds of around 101 kph (63 mph) near...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, as the Central African country struggles to contain the swelling outbreak. The CDC said it was...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks on Ukraine killed six people, including a child, and wounded 29, officials said on Saturday, adding that Ukrainian forces damaged more than two dozen Russian tankers and other vessels in the Sea of Azov. The exchange came as Ukraine 's drones have lately...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran " at levels they 've never seen before " if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him. But the U.S. government has no way to create an automatic,...
BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China 's eastern province of Zhejiang late on Saturday night and was expected to gradually weaken, according to China 's national weather center. Bavi previously brought strong winds and rain to Japan 's southern islands and Taiwan. It...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Musicians and a DJ are among the dead in a plane crash in the Bahamas that killed 10, the Bahamas Musicians and Entertainers Union said Saturday, a day after the deadly incident. The crash prompted the government to temporarily ground Flamingo Air flights. It happened...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said it considers the Strait of Hormuz closed once again after a vessel using an 'unauthorized route ' was struck by a warning shot in the critical waterway, further jeopardizing the already tenuous ceasefire agreement with the United States. ...
Wall Street was mixed in muted trading Friday and oil prices swung between small gains and losses after a series of mysterious, unclaimed airstrikes hit Iran. The attacks came after the U.S. said it finished its offensive and raised questions of who else may be targeting the Islamic Republic....
BEIJING (AP) — A powerful typhoon was heading toward China 's east coast Friday, the latest in a series of deadly storms that have already claimed 50 lives this week in two other parts of the country. Typhoon Bavi, with maximum sustained winds of 155 kph (96 mph), was first expected to pass...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A series of unclaimed airstrikes that hit Iran after the U.S. said it finished its attacks have again raised questions of who else may be targeting the Islamic Republic. The strikes Thursday, just as Iran prepared to bury the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
