COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka 's former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was granted bail Tuesday after being arrested over allegations of misusing public funds while in office. Wickremesinghe is the first Sri Lankan former head of state to be arrested and the most prominent among dozens of...
NEW DELHI — Intense rains have lashed parts of Pakistan and India and triggered flash floods in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Jammu region, leaving at least 32 people dead and many missing following a landslide on a Hindu pilgrimage route, news agency Press Trust of India reported Wednesday. The...
Over 1,500 World War II era bombs and ammunition were recovered by the Antipolo City Police from a mountain dig site in Barangay San Roque, Antipolo City on Monday, Aug. 25. According to the Antipolo City Police, they received a report calling for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) assistance at a...
ISLAMABAD — India has alerted Pakistan about possible cross-border flooding after heavy monsoon rains in the South Asian region, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, in what marks the first public official contact between the two nuclear-armed rivals in months. The ministry said New...
KYIV, Ukraine — Norway’s multibillion-dollar military and civilian support for Ukraine’s fight to defeat Russia’s invasion will stretch into next year, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Monday during a visit to Kyiv, as uncertainty surrounds U.S.-led efforts to secure a peace...
SUMENEP, Indonesia — Hundreds of children in Indonesia lined up for free measles shots Monday as authorities rolled out a vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak that has caused 17 deaths. More than 2,000 children were infected in East Java province over the past eight months, according...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to an offer by Maryland 's governor to join him in a tour of Baltimore by saying he might instead “send in the ‘troops.’” Last week, Trump said he was...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of two types of new antiair missiles, state media said Sunday, displaying his expanding military capabilities as the South Korean and U.S. militaries carry out joint drills. The North 's official Korean...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Not long after Texas surgeon Mohammed Adeel Khaleel arrived at a Gaza City hospital in early August, a 17-year-old was brought in with gunshot wounds to both legs and one hand, sustained when he went to collect food at an aid site. In the emergency room, Khaleel said...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza 's largest city puts new pressure on Israel over its 22-month offensive. ...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. The Salvadoran national’s case became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda after he...
OULU, Finland (AP) – Finnish air guitarist Aapo “The Angus” Rautio plucked victory from thin air on Friday night, grabbing the world championship title for his homeland for the first time since 2000. This year 's Air Guitar World Championships reached the climax with a final Friday...
