Nov 14 Pakistan arrests 4 suspects in connection to deadly blast outside Islamabad court By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan on Friday announced the arrest of four militants over their alleged involvement in a deadly suicide bombing outside a district court in the capital, a breakthrough in an investigation launched after the attack killed 12 people and wounded 28 others. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch Russia pummels Kyiv in barrage of drones and missiles as it makes gains in Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn Russia fired a large-scale barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine early Friday, damaging apartment buildings in Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv. It comes as Russia has been making incremental gains on the ground in recent weeks, and the diplomatic path… Continue watching
Nov 14 Judge finds BHP Group liable in dam collapse that led to Brazil's worst environmental disaster By Brian Melley, Associated Press A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 people and devastating villages downstream. Continue reading
Nov 14 More than 5,200 cheeses compete at the World Cheese Awards in Switzerland By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Connoisseurs, culinary experts and curious consumers flocked to the three-day event in a country where cheese is both food and folklore. Continue reading
Nov 14 Double-decker bus crashes into Stockholm bus stop, killing 3 people and injuring 3 By Associated Press A double-decker bus crashed into a bus stop in Stockholm on Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, police said. Continue reading
Nov 14 Tanzanian President Hassan forms inquiry commission to probe election protests killings By Associated Press Tanzania’s president announced on Friday that her administration has formed an inquiry commission to probe killings that occurred during election protests last month, and said she had ordered the release of some of the arrested youths. Continue reading
Nov 14 Chinese astronauts return from space station after delay blamed on space debris damage By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The original return plan was scrapped because a window in the Shenzhou-20 capsule had tiny cracks, most likely caused by impact from space debris, the space agency said Friday. Continue reading
Nov 14 'No one enters, no one leaves.' Protesters block main entrance to COP30 climate talks in Brazil By Anton L. Delgado, Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Associated Press About 100 Indigenous protesters blocked the main entrance to the United Nations climate conference on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon for 90 minutes on Friday in a peaceful standoff that ended after a lengthy discussion with the climate talks… Continue reading
Nov 14 UN human rights body holds session on Sudan after paramilitary killings in Darfur By Associated Press “The atrocities that are unfolding in el-Fasher were foreseen and preventable, but they were not prevented. They constitute the gravest of crimes,” said Volker Türk, the U.N human rights chief. Continue reading
Nov 14 Modi's coalition heads for landslide win in a key state election By Rajesh Roy, Associated Press A simple majority to form the government is 122 while Modi’s alliance was poised to cross 200-mark with BJP alone taking about 90 seats. Continue reading