Month: March 2022

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng says the government is considering extending its…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Western allies have already clinched the most important part of what all will be looking for in…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief has announced a package of tax cuts and support payments that fell far…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for people around the world to show support for Ukraine on Thursday, which will mark the start of…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says a Dubai government-owned ferry operator at the center of a bitter U.K.…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian pound has slipped further against the dollar, after Egypt’s Central Bank raised its main…

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s foreign minister has claimed minor initial progress in his mission as a…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistanis have celebrated their National Day with a military parade in the capital, Islamabad, showcasing this Islamic nation’s…

By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers won’t reopen schools to girls above the sixth…

NEW YORK (AP) — Russia has unleashed a harsh crackdown on dissent over the past year by imprisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalny and silencing…

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer The humanitarian needs of more than 10 million displaced Ukrainians have quickly become staggering. Yet Mark…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks have fallen in Asia following a retreat on Wall Street as crude oil prices rose sharply. Tokyo, Hong…

By ANTAWN JAMISON For The Associated Press Antawn Jamison knows what it’s like to play basketball with Michael Jordan in a pickup game while in…

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The songs are silent in the traditional musicians’ quarter of Kabul’s Old…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. says a U.S. judge has allowed a probation period to end after the company was nearly…

By OMER FAROOQ Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A major fire in a scrap warehouse has killed at least 11 people and injured four others in…

By MARIAM FAM and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A report by Human Rights Watch, in collaboration with an Iraqi LGBT rights…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s flagship airline says it has started selling tickets for direct…

By GERALD HERBERT and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press ARABI, La. (AP) — Residents of a south Louisiana community say a powerful tornado splintered…