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CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Mohamed Al-Fayed, the outspoken Egyptian tycoon who transformed the fortunes of two London institutions, the Harrods department store and Fulham Football Club, and waged a war of words with Britain’s royals after his son was killed in a car crash alongside Diana, Princess of Wales, has died, according
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — From James Bond to Jason Bourne, if there’s one thing our culture is obsessed with, it’s spies. Spy movies have long been a part of cinema — from early Alfred Hitchcock movies to modern interpretations helmed by Tom Cruise. That fascination with all things secret agent isn’t likely to
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Indonesian archaeologist Thomas Sutikna was nursing a fever in a hotel room on September 2, 2003, when a coworker shared news of what turned out to be a once-in-a-generation discovery. Earlier that day, a colleague’s trowel had hit a tiny human-like skull encased in 6-meter (19.7-foot) deep sediment in
Continue ReadingBy OHAD ZWIGENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Violent protests have erupted between hundreds of Eritrean asylum seekers and Israeli police in Tel Aviv during a protest against an event organized by the Eritrea Embassy. The Israeli police said 27 officers were injured in the clashes on Saturday. At least three protesters were
Continue ReadingBy ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani traders have staged strikes across the country against the soaring cost of living, including higher fuel and utility bills and record depreciation of the rupee against the dollar. The traders on Saturday pulled their shutters down across the country, while protesters burned tires in anger. The
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Monsoonal thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall and flooding to the valley on Friday. Here is a look at Friday’s rainfall totals: Conditions look to be calmer for Saturday but isolated thunderstorms are still a possibility as monsoonal moisture remains in the atmosphere. This monsoonal moisture paired with daytime heating could heighten isolated thunderstorm chances after 11
Continue ReadingBy Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN Douglas, Georgia (CNN) — The breach of the Coffee County elections office can seem almost out of place in the 97-page Georgia indictment of former President Donald Trump and associates. The sprawling racketeering allegations spread from centers of power with pressure on the vice president to ignore the
Continue ReadingCNN By Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN Douglas, Georgia (CNN) — The breach of the Coffee County elections office can seem almost out of place in the 97-page Georgia indictment of former President Donald Trump and associates. The sprawling racketeering allegations spread from centers of power with pressure on the vice president to ignore
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A bus carrying pilgrims to the Iraqi city of Karbala overturned north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing 18 people, medical officials said. Millions of believers converge on the city each year for the Shiite pilgrimage of Arbaeen, regarded as the largest annual public gathering in the world.
Continue Reading By Ana María Cañizares, Marlon Sorto and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Fifty prison guards and seven police officers have been freed after being taken hostage by inmates held in six prisons across Ecuador, authorities said, part of a coordinated protest against security operations being conducted inside the country’s violence-plagued penitentiaries. The protests began on
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — In the early hours of August 29, swarms of Ukrainian drones flew across seven Russian regions. Many were intercepted; some were not. Several reached a Russian airbase in Pskov, some 600 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, destroying two Russian military transport aircraft and damaging two more. It was the
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — If you stroll through the real or virtual aisles of a Japanese store, you might find Kit Kats in flavors like salt lemon, caramel pudding, whole grain biscuit, melon, and milk tea. Good luck finding those at Target or Walmart in the US. Kit Kat aficionados know
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM and MADDIE BURAKOFF Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — If Shohei Ohtani has a second Tommy John surgery, it’s possible his recovery might be more difficult than the first — but not a given. “My first one, my rehab was pretty tough and I never felt 100%,” Chicago Cubs pitcher Jameson
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM and MADDIE BURAKOFF Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — If Shohei Ohtani has a second Tommy John surgery, it’s possible his recovery might be more difficult than the first — but not a given. “My first one, my rehab was pretty tough and I never felt 100%,” Chicago Cubs pitcher Jameson
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — If the idea of spending three years on a cruise ship made you claustrophobic, it’s time to look away now. Life at Sea Cruises – which is due to depart in November for a three-year round-the-world cruise – reckons that people are so enthused by the idea of sailing around
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Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police say they have arrested 13 people after a mob smashed storefronts and set numerous trash bins on fire during an anti-immigration march in the coastal resort city of Limassol. Police said Saturday five people reported that they had been assaulted during Friday night’s march that involved some 500 demonstrators.
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K.C. Hwang, whose six-decade-long journalism career included 30 years chronicling South Korea’s tumultuous modern history for the Associated Press, including as Seoul bureau chief, has died. He was 99. His son says Hwang died Thursday of chronic ailments. From joining the AP in 1957, Hwang
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s king has formally endorsed members of a new Cabinet, paving the way for a government headed by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to take office more than three months after the general election. Srettha, representing the Pheu Thai party, was named prime minister by Parliament on Aug. 22. A prominent real estate
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, the Americans who’ve had enough of the United States and have started new lives overseas, plus everything you need to know about Europe’s new visa waiver scheme. And while this Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the summer travel season, you might
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