BRUSSELS (AP) — Lithuania has referred hard-line Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and members of his regime to the International Criminal Court, accusing them of committing crimes against humanity by forcing their own people to flee the country. Opposition groups in Belarus have faced a severe crackdown since nationwide protests erupted in 2020 after disputed election
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many celebrations marking President Jimmy Carter’s unprecedented 100th birthday on Oct. 1. Both build on Carter’s lifelong philanthropic commitments. The concert at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre earlier in September raised money to support the international programs of The Carter Center. And
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oasis shocked fans by announcing a reunion tour last month, ending a 15-year hiatus. But there were only U.K. dates. On Monday, the band shared that they’re planning on heading to North America in 2025, too. There are nine new stadium dates for next August and September, in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One more person has died from mass shootings at two houses in a South African village over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 18. Police are still searching for the assailants who opened fire Saturday on people who had reportedly gathered for a family event in Lusikisiki village in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Known as “The Days of Awe,” Judaism’s High Holy Days — which begin on Wednesday — annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews around the world. This year, for many, the emotions will be extraordinarily powerful, given that the midpoint of the 10 days spanning Rosh Hashana and
Continue ReadingRosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, starts at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and continues through the evening of Friday, Oct. 4. It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day season that ends with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This year, Yom Kippur will be observed from around sunset on Friday,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has given three police officers prison sentences over their botched handling of a 2022 Halloween crush in a Seoul nightlife district that killed nearly 160 people. It was the first conviction of officials over the failure by authorities to prevent or adequately respond to
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in prison. Prosecutors said the May 2023 bombing in the Nizhny Novogorod region was conducted at the direction of Ukraine’s security services. Prilepin was seriously injured and his driver died in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze several miles away across metro Atlanta. Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people. The plant is about 25 miles
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kigali, RWANDA (AP) — Rwanda says that eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus. The announcement comes just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian air force says Russia fired missiles and drones at 11 regions of Ukraine. It was the 33rd consecutive night of aerial attacks behind the front line and set a new monthly record of drone barrages. In Kyiv, multiple explosions and machine gun fire could be heard throughout
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers. The International Longshoremen’s Association is demanding higher wages and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and trucks that are used in the loading or unloading of
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years as seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant. DirecTV said Monday that it will acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HANOI (AP) — Vietnam’s state media say a Vietnamese fishing boat was attacked in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, which are claimed by both China and Vietnam, and 10 crew members sustained injuries. They say the Vietnamese boat radioed Sunday to report the attack in the South China Sea, saying
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis has slashed its earnings forecast, citing investments to turn around its U.S. operations as the wider automobile industry faces a slump and increased Chinese competition. Stellantis said in its profit warning on Monday that it expects to finish the year with a negative cash flow of 5 billion euros to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone over the country. Videos online Monday purportedly showed a surface-to-air missile striking it. The U.S. military acknowledged losing one, but declined to elaborate. The attack comes as the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries. The incursion follows weeks of heavy blows by Israel against Hezbollah — including an airstrike that killed its
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England is finishing its final shift at midnight after more than half a century of turning coal into power. The U.K. government
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has ordered the extradition of a Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok, despite fears among rights groups that he could be at risk if sent home. The Bangkok Criminal Court on Monday granted Vietnam’s request for the extradition of Y Quynh Bdap, who was detained in the Thai
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba was chosen as the Liberal Democratic Party’s leader on Friday and is assured to also succeed Fumio Kishida as prime
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