Month: April 2023

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says police have detained 110 people for alleged links to Kurdish militants in raids across 21 provinces. A pro-Kurdish politician says the raids targeted politicians, journalists, lawyers and human rights activists. They come weeks ahead of Turkey’s May 14 parliamentary and presidential elections. Anadolu Agency says those

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has fired one of its doctors who faced allegations, first reported by The Associated Press, that he had repeatedly engaged in sexual misconduct. The U.N. health agency had come under pressure from the United States over the claims against the doctor,

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss bank UBS says it took in $28 billion of net new money for its wealth management business in the first quarter, with $7 billion of that coming after the announcement of its government-backed takeover of ailing rival Credit Suisse. The Zurich-based bank, which is set to

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Myanmar’s ruling military to take the initiative in finding a way out of the country’s violent political crisis, including releasing political detainees, after a surprise meeting with the army leader who seized power two years ago. Ban met Monday

SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (AP) — The graves are dug in the morning. Four plots, each two meters deep in the section of a cemetery in a central Ukrainian city devoted to the nation’s fallen soldiers. The day begins for Oleh Itsenko, 29, and Andrii Kuznetsov, 23, shortly after dawn, when the

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Tuesday for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar after a surprise meeting with the military leaders of the troubled Southeast Asian nation. Ban met Monday in the Myanmar capital Naypyitaw with the leader of the military government, Senior Gen. Min

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Kelly Curto is taking her first trip outside the U.S., and the die-hard fan of the British royal family is making it the one at the top of her bucket list — heading to London for King Charles III’s coronation. After arriving on May 5, the

By JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The president of Guatemala has appealed to other governments to respect Taiwan’s sovereignty during an official visit at a time when China’s ruling Communist Party is stepping up efforts to isolate the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory. President Alejandro Giammattei’s

By EMRAH GUREL Associated Press CANAKKALE, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered near the former World War I battlefields in Turkey to pay homage to soldiers from Australia and New Zealand who died in a disastrous campaign 108 years ago. Tuesday’s Anzac Day services on the Gallipoli peninsula began at dawn with a

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader says the city is planning to overhaul its last major political representative body that is mostly comprised of popularly elected seats. The move ensures the municipal-level organization will be run by Beijing loyalists, quashing any future challenges. Chief Executive John Lee said at

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he was expelled from Colombia hours after he crossed the border from Venezuela to try to meet with some participants at Tuesday’s international conference to discuss his country’s political crisis.” In a video posted on Twitter, Guaidó said he

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sony chairman and CEO Tom Rothman did not hold back on the opening night of CinemaCon. Speaking to a crowd of theater owners and exhibitors, Rothman reminded them Monday night in Las Vegas that Sony is and was the “only major studio dedicated entirely to

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer After six weeks of waiting, Aaron Rodgers is leaving behind his brilliant legacy in Green Bay and heading to the bright lights — and massive expectations — of the Big Apple. The New York Jets agreed on a deal Monday to acquire the four-time NFL MVP from