By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish officials say they have decided to close their investigation into the September 2022 explosions on the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines, which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany, because they don’t have jurisdiction. Sweden’s investigation was one of three into the
Continue ReadingBy ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan killed at least 24 people and wounded more than two dozen others, officials said Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held. The first attack
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Ground staff for Lufthansa have walked off the job at five major German airports, causing the airline to cancel hundreds of flights. The Ver.di union called on ground staff at Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s two main hubs, as well as Berlin, Duesseldorf and Hamburg, to strike for 27 hours starting at 4
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese and U.S. officials have met in Beijing for talks on tough issues dividing the two largest economies as trade and tariffs increasingly draw attention in the runup to the U.S. presidential election. China’s Ministry of Finance said Beijing raised objections to higher tariffs on Chinese
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza is teetering on the brink of financial collapse. Its chief says it might have to halt operations at the end of February without more funds. Israel’s allegations that 12 employees of the aid agency known as UNRWA participated in
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones at six regions across Ukraine on Wednesday morning, authorities reported, killing at least five civilians and injuring almost 40 others, including a pregnant woman. The attacks hit at least three major cities, including the capital Kyiv, where
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A lawyer for Malaysia’s ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak says he is disapppinted he wasn’t given a full royal pardon of his 12-year prison sentence for graft and may file a new appeal to the new monarch. The decision last week by the Pardons Board to cut in half Najib’s jail
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — A landslide has left at least six villagers dead and 46 others missing, including miners who waiting in two buses for a ride home, in a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines. Army troops, police and volunteers rescued 31 villagers who were injured when the landslide hit the mountain village of
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A bomb exploded at an election office of an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than two dozen others, officials said. The attack happened in Pashin, a district in Baluchistan province, said Jan
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a powerful bomb has exploded at an election office of an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan ahead of the parliamentary elections, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than a dozen others. Local authorities said the attack happened in Pashin, a district in Baluchistan province. Jan Achakzai, the
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura and Saki Toi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Long lines in snowy weather to buy merchandise days in advance. Hordes of fans, some from other countries, filling up the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome, excitedly swapping homemade bracelets. People around the world feverishly calculating time zones and watching online flight
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to meet Israeli leaders on Wednesday as Hamas put forward a detailed plan for a new cease-fire and hostage release deal, but both sides remain dug in on thus far elusive goals
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A pod of killer whales that was trapped in drift ice off Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, prompting concern from environmental groups, has apparently safely escaped, officials said Wednesday. The killer whales, also known as orcas, were initially spotted by a local fisherman who reported them
Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — For months, Andrea studied for her master’s degree in library sciences between dancing naked at clubs in Seattle. But then she was sexually assaulted at work and slapped by a customer — and nobody stepped in to help. Now, she and hundreds of other strippers in Washington
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — A landslide has struck buses and houses in a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines and a search is underway for 27 miners. A government officials said Wednesday that eight miners survived when the landslide struck two parked buses that would have taken the miners home from work Tuesday night. It’s
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Xavier Dusell scored 23 points and Enoch Boakye recorded a double-double and Fresno State beat San Jose State 69-57 on Tuesday to hand the Spartans their sixth-straight defeat. Dusell shot 7 for 13 (6 for 10 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free
Continue ReadingSTOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ducas scored 18 points shooting 7 for 9 including 4 for 4 from 3-point range and St. Mary’s won its 11th straight stomping Pacific 84-43 on Tuesday. Augustus Marciulionis and reserve Luke Barrett scored 12, Mitchell Saxen 11 and reserve and Mason Forbes 10 for St. Mary’s (19-6, 10-0 WCC).
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Reese Waters scored 15 points, making five of San Diego State’s season-high 11 3-pointers, and the 24th-ranked Aztecs cruised to a 77-64 win over Air Force on Tuesday night. The Aztecs (18-5, 7-3 Mountain West) took 5 1/2 minutes to settle in and
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case, all eyes are on the Supreme Court, whose next moves could determine whether the former president stands trial in Washington ahead of the November election. An appeals court panel on Tuesday unanimously rejected Trump’s claims
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer From Flamin’ Hot Cheetos to Sweet Heat Starburst, America’s snacks are getting spicier. Now, Coca-Cola wants in on the trend. On Wednesday, the Atlanta beverage giant introduced Coca-Cola Spiced, the first new permanent offering to its North American portfolio in three years. Coca-Cola Spiced and Coca-Cola Spiced Zero Sugar
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