World Jan 02 Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer Tennis great Martina Navratilova says she has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame said in a statement released Monday that her prognosis is…
World Jan 02 U.S. returns looted 2,500-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt Egyptian officials say an ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences has been returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted years ago.
World Jan 02 Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians after troops enter West Bank village Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians during a confrontation that erupted when troops entered a village in the occupied West Bank.
World Jan 02 Death toll climbs to 51 in Philippines flood, more than a dozen still missing Thousands of people in the Philippines remain in emergency shelters in the wake of devastating Christmas flooding as the death toll climbed to 51 with 19 missing…
World Jan 01 UN official meets Taliban deputy premier over women's rights in Afghanistan A senior U.N. official in Afghanistan met on Sunday the deputy prime minister of the Taliban-led government to discuss a ban on women working for non-governmental groups that Afghan authorities have announced in a series of measures rolling back women's…
World Jan 01 14 killed in attack on Mexican prison in Ciudad Juarez Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas, according to state officials.
Nation Jan 01 Flooding after powerful storm system in California prompts evacuation warnings Evacuation warnings were in place in rural Northern California on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic and closing major highways.
Arts Jan 01 Anita Pointer, one of The Pointer Sisters singers, dies at 74 Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74, her publicist announced.
World Jan 01 Bomb blast kills several people at Kabul military checkpoint, Taliban says A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul's military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, a Taliban official said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan.
World Dec 31 PHOTOS: Cities around the world celebrate New Year's Eve Revelers in major city centers across Europe and the Middle East were ushering in 2023 with countdowns and fireworks, as many cities around the globe celebrated New Year's Eve without restrictions for the first time since the start of the…