Published On: May 13, 2024 08:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BOSTON, May 13: The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said Saturday.
Published On: May 10, 2024 12:56 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 10: Cue up his 2010 megahit “Baby.” Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber (nee Baldwin) are expecting their first child together — and have renewed their vows.
Published On: May 5, 2024 05:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 5: Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put his hand on a copy of the constitution and begin another six-year term as president wielding extraordinary power.
Published On: May 5, 2024 02:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 5: Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro’s vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans.
Published On: May 4, 2024 11:03 AM NPT By: Associated Press
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, May 4: A flood and a landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 14 people, officials said Saturday.
Published On: May 3, 2024 09:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Thursday suspended all imports and exports to Israel citing the country’s ongoing military action in Gaza and vowed to continue to impose the measures until the Israeli government allows the flow of humanitarian aid to the region.
Published On: April 24, 2024 02:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 24: The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income.
Published On: April 23, 2024 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON. April 23: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July.
Published On: April 22, 2024 01:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The head of Israel’s military intelligence directorate resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the deadliest assault in Israel’s history.
Published On: April 20, 2024 04:03 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country’s leader.
Published On: April 19, 2024 10:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, April 19: Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country’s leader.
Published On: April 18, 2024 01:29 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TORONTO, April 18: Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago.
Published On: April 15, 2024 12:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli leaders on Sunday credited an international military coalition with helping thwart a direct Iranian attack involving hundreds of drones and missiles, calling the coordinated response a starting point for a “strategic alliance” of regional opposition to Tehran.
Published On: April 15, 2024 12:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Australia, April 15: Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men, a police commissioner said on Monday. The killer’s father blamed his son’s frustration at not having a girlfriend.
Published On: April 14, 2024 01:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SYDNEY, April 14: Police have identified the assailant who stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center before he was fatally shot by a police officer.
Published On: April 14, 2024 11:46 AM NPT By: Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war. A military spokesman said the launches numbered more than 300 but 99% of them were intercepted.
Published On: April 13, 2024 07:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SYDNEY (AP) — A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said, with hundreds fleeing the chaotic scene, many weeping as they carried their children. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured.
Published On: April 12, 2024 08:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The unusually harsh death sentence given to a real estate tycoon in Vietnam was a pivotal moment in the decadelong “Blazing Furnace” anti-corruption campaign as the Vietnamese business community wrestled with an uncertain future Friday.
Published On: April 12, 2024 09:58 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LAS VEGAS, April 12: O.J. Simpson, the football star and Hollywood actor acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend in a trial that mesmerized the public and exposed divisions on race and policing in America, has died. He was 76.
Published On: April 11, 2024 10:16 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli aircraft killed three sons of Hamas’ top political leader in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, striking high-stakes targets at a time when Israel is holding delicate cease-fire negotiations with the militant group. Hamas said four of the leader’s grandchildren were also killed.