By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Voting was peaceful in Nepal's first nationwide election Thursday since a violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power in September. Turnout was about 60% and only a few minor incidents were reported, ...
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A mine collapse at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo left at least 200 dead, according to Congolese authorities, a number disputed by the rebel group that controls the mine. The collapse took place Tuesday at the ...
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and VIVIANNE WANDERA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Families of Kenyan recruits duped with promises of work in Russia who ended up on the front lines of the fighting in Ukraine petitioned the country's parliament on Thursday to ban the recruitment of Kenyans ...
BERLIN (AP) — A court convicted a Syrian man on Thursday of stabbing and seriously wounding a Spanish tourist at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial just over a year ago, and sentenced him to 13 years on prison. The 20-year-old defendant, whom authorities have identified only as Wassim Al M. in ...
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Canadian and Australian prime ministers on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon. Canada's Mark Carney and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese ...
By KEN MORITSUGU and CHAN HO-HIM Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has signaled continuity rather than change for its economy, setting a slightly lower target for growth this year in the midst of a property slump and other headwinds at home and growing uncertainty abroad. Premier ...
