Month: October 2022

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian motorist who slammed his car into bus stop in the occupied West Bank. It was the latest in a monthslong wave of violence that shows no signs of slowing. The Israeli military says the motorist targeted a pair of bus stops and wounded five

PRAGUE (AP) — Tens of thousands of Czechs have gathered in the capital to demonstrate their solidarity with Ukraine and support for democratic values. Sunday’s rally took place in reaction to three recent anti-government demonstrations where other protesters demanded the resignation of the pro-Western coalition government of conservative Prime Minister Petr Fiala for its support

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s semi-official news agency says students have clashed during a memorial ceremony for victimes of a deadly attack at a major Shiite holy site in southern Iran. Sunday’s report by Tasnim said some groups attacked a gathering in a branch of Azad University in Tehran and injured several students.

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other members of the sports world are condemning recent incidents of hate speech toward Jewish people — not just the antisemitic comments by the music mogul formerly known as Kanye West, but also outside of a college football game in Florida

By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda’s government is accusing neighboring Congo of escalating tensions between the two countries. A government statement on Sunday came after the Rwandan ambassador to Congo was given 48 hours to leave the country. Congolese authorities maintain that Rwanda is providing support to the M23 rebel group

By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 60 people died and many are feared injured after a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday evening in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging in the water, officials said. Authorities said the 19th-century, colonial-era bridge

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of former Tennessee governor and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander says his wife of 53 years has died at age 77. Known as “Honey,” Leslee Kathryn Buhler Alexander died surrounded by her family on Saturday at her home outside of the Tennessee city of Maryville. Lamar Alexander is a Republican

LONDON (AP) — An attacker threw firebombs an immigration center in the English port town of Dover before killing himself. Police say one other person was lightly injured. The Kent Police force says “two to three incendiary devices” were thrown Sunday at the facility and “one minor injury has been reported.” A news photographer who

BERLIN (AP) — Two environmental activists glued themselves to a dinosaur display at Berlin’s Natural History Museum on Sunday in protest at what they said was the German government’s failure to properly address the threat of climate change. The women used superglue to attach themselves to poles holding up to the skeleton of a large