Jan 05 Kazakhstan president's home ablaze as protests escalate By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Protesters in Kazakhstan's largest city stormed the presidential residence and the mayor's office Wednesday and set both on fire, according to news reports, as demonstrations sparked by a rise in fuel prices escalated sharply in the Central Asian nation. Continue reading
Jan 05 In locked-down Chinese city, major drop in cases comes after stringent restrictions By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China has reported a major drop in COVID-19 infections in the northern city of Xi'an, which has been under a tight lockdown for the past two weeks that has sharply disrupted the lives of its 13 million residents. Continue reading
Jan 05 North Korea conducts ballistic missile test in sign it will focus on boosting weapons capabilities By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The U.S. military says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea, its first weapons launch in about two months and a signal it isn't interested in rejoining denuclearization talks anytime soon and would rather focus on boosting… Continue reading
Jan 05 U.S. pushes unity on Ukraine ahead of key Russia meetings By Matthew Lee, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The Biden administration and its European allies are beginning a series of meetings aimed at showing Russia that an invasion of Ukraine would be met with a forceful response. Continue reading
Jan 04 Prince Andrew effort to toss sex assault suit meets tough scrutiny from judge By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A judge seems mostly dismissive of oral arguments by a lawyer for Prince Andrew who wants to win dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the prince sexually assaulted an American woman when she was 17. Continue reading
Jan 04 In Chinese city locked down due to coronavirus, some complain food hard to find By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Residents of the Chinese city of Xi'an are enduring a strict coronavirus lockdown, with business owners suffering yet more closures and some people complaining of difficulties finding food. Continue reading
Jan 04 Anti-coup protests in Sudan continue as prime minister resigns By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese have flooded the streets in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities in anti-coup protests as the country plunges further into turmoil following the prime minister's resignation earlier this week. Continue reading
Jan 03 $500,000 settlement between Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser now public By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The lawyers said the $500,000 settlement between Virginia Roberts Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein was released in Manhattan federal court on Monday. Continue reading
Jan 03 British government rushing COVID tests to schools so classes can reopen By Mike Corder, Associated Press Schoolchildren have returned to classes in parts of Europe, while the British government is pledging to rush ventilation units and enough COVID-19 test kits to schools to ensure they, too, can reopen later this week despite soaring infection rates. Continue reading
Jan 02 Sudan's PM announces resignation amid political deadlock By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudan's prime minister says he has resigned amid a political deadlock following a military coup that derailed the country's fragile transition. Abdalla Hamdok has announced his resignation in a speech on Sunday. The October military takeover upended a fragile planned… Continue reading