Nobel Foundation withdraws invitation to Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend ceremonies
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Foundation on Saturday withdrew its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize...
Jimmy Buffett’s laid-back party vibe created adoring ‘Parrotheads’ and success beyond music
Jimmy Buffett celebrated slackers before the word existed, even though he was hardly one himself.“Wastin' away again in Margaritaville,” went the chorus to his...
Dozens injured in a protest by asylum-seekers outside Eritrean Embassy in Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) —Violent protests have erupted between hundreds of Eritrean asylum-seekers and Israeli police in Tel Aviv on Saturday during a protest...
Pakistani traders strike countrywide against high inflation and utility bills
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani traders on Saturday went on strike against the soaring cost of living, including higher fuel and utility bills and record...
18 people have been killed in Iraq after a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims to...
BAGHDAD (AP) — A bus carrying pilgrims to the Iraqi city of Karbala overturned north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing 18 people, medical officials...
Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge, which was briefly closed for a...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said early Saturday that its forces destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones being used in an attempt to...
‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of...
K.C. Hwang, AP’s bureau chief in Seoul for 30 years, dies at age 99
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K.C. Hwang, whose six-decade-long journalism career included 30 years chronicling South Korea's tumultuous modern history as Seoul bureau chief...
India launches spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon’s south...
NEW DELHI (AP) — India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed...
3 Pakistani soldiers, 1 militant killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two soldiers and one militant were killed in a shootout during an overnight military operation against militant activity in the northwest...