Oct 09 Thai community struggles with sudden loss of so many of its youngest generation By David Rising, Associated Press Two dozen children were among the 36 people shot and slashed to death in an attack that shattered the serenity of the rural township of Uthai Sawan, robbing the small farming community of much of its youngest generation in the… Continue reading
Oct 09 Putin accuses Kyiv of 'terrorist act' in response to Crimea bridge blast By Justin Spike, Adam Schreck, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the attack that damaged the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea “a terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services. Continue reading
Oct 09 Ukraine nuclear plant reconnected to power grid after repairs to external line By Associated Press An external power line to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — the biggest in Europe — was repaired on Sunday after shelling disconnected the facility from the grid and forced it to resort to emergency diesel generators, the U.N. nuclear… Continue reading
Oct 09 22 dead, dozens missing after rain-fueled landslide sweeps through Venezuela town By Andry Rincón, Associated Press A landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain swept through a municipality in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead as it dragged mud, rocks and trees through neighborhoods, authorities said Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 09 Hurricane Julia dumps torrential rainfall on Nicaragua's coast By Associated Press Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua's central Caribbean coast on Sunday and dumped torrential rains across Central America before an expected reemergence over the Pacific. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 2:13 News Wrap: Russian missiles destroy apartments, kill civilians in Ukraine In our news wrap Sunday, Russian missile strikes reduced more Ukrainian apartments to rubble in the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing 12 and wounding dozens, some residents of Fort Myers Beach in Florida were allowed to return home to assess damage… Continue watching
Oct 09 More Russian missiles slam Ukrainian apartments, killing 13 in Zaporizhzhia By Justin Spike, Adam Schreck, Associated Press The overnight Russian missile strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia brought down part of a large apartment building, leaving at least a dozen people dead. Continue reading
Oct 09 Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter Island's iconic moai statues By Associated Press A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai, authorities said. Continue reading
Oct 09 Pope decries modern-day treatment of migrants as he declares 2 new saints By Colleen Barry, Luigi Navarra, Associated Press Pope Francis on Sunday denounced Europe’s indifference toward migrants risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea as he elevated to sainthood an Italian bishop and Italian-born missionary whose work and life paths illustrated the difficulties faced by 19th-century Italian… Continue reading
Oct 09 Families seek truth as Airbus, Air France face trial over 2009 crash By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press Aviation industry heavyweights Airbus and Air France are charged with manslaughter in a trial that opens Monday over the crash of Flight 447 on June 1, 2009, killing all 228 people aboard. Continue reading