At least 64 dead, millions without power after Helene's deadly march across US Southeast Sunday, 29 September 2024, 06:06 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday, as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused...
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says Saturday, 28 September 2024, 12:35 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Israel said Saturday that it killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, dealing its most significant blow to the Lebanese militant group after months of fighting. There was no immediate...
Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep 'degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met Saturday, 28 September 2024, 07:27 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations on Friday that the multiple conflicts in the Middle East were far from resolved, and he vowed to continue battling the...
Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leader Saturday, 28 September 2024, 07:20 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and leveled multiple...
Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and 'Downton Abbey,' has died aged 89 Friday, 27 September 2024, 15:30 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in "Downton...
Belgian PM and king blast Pope Francis for church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome Friday, 27 September 2024, 14:02 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Belgium's prime minister on Friday blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups in his country, demanding "concrete steps" to come clean...
Tunisia's coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores Friday, 27 September 2024, 08:57 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press The bodies of 13 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were found washed up on Tunisia's Mediterranean coast this week as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to...
Japanese court acquits a former boxer in a 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row Thursday, 26 September 2024, 10:05 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing an earlier wrongful conviction after decades on death...
Ukraine's president calls for unspecified global 'action' to force Russia into peace Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 08:24 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Ukraine's president dismissed the notion of peace talks with Moscow on Tuesday, calling instead for unspecified global "action" to force Russia into peace for invading his country and to comply with...
Swiss police detain several people in connection with suspected death in a 'suicide capsule' Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 20:19 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a "suicide capsule." The...