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Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world's 1st atomic attack HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Survivors of the world's first atomic bombing gathered in diminished numbers near an iconic, blasted dome Thursday to mark the attack's 75th anniversary, many of them urging the world, and their own government, to do more to ban nuclear weapons. by Associated Press Published Aug. 7 2020 @ 12:05am

Beirut residents vent fury at leaders BEIRUT (AP) — Residents of Beirut vented their fury at Lebanon's leaders Thursday during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, blaming them for the deadly explosion that ravaged the capital. by Associated Press Published Aug. 7 2020 @ 12:05am

Virgin Australia plans to shed staff under new US owners CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Virgin Australia plans to scale down its operations under new U.S. owners and shed a third of its staff as the carrier adjusts to the pandemic, the nation's second-largest airline said Wednesday. by Associated Press Published Aug. 6 2020 @ 12:05am

Fatal quarrel among Palestinians ignites protest in Ramallah RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Relatives of a top Palestinian official rampaged through Ramallah late Wednesday, firing into the air and at government buildings after a family member was killed in a personal quarrel with a Palestinian security officer, security officials said. by Associated Press Published Aug. 6 2020 @ 12:05am

Nicaragua archbishop rejects that chapel fire was accidental MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Managua's Roman Catholic archbishop celebrated Mass on Wednesday in front of a fire-scorched chapel at the capital's cathedral and reiterated the church's assertion the fire was a "savage and terrorist" act and not an accident as reported by the National Police. by Associated Press Published Aug. 6 2020 @ 12:05am

Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast amid public anger BEIRUT (AP) — Investigators probing the deadly blast that ripped across Beirut focused Wednesday on possible negligence in the storage of tons of a highly explosive fertilizer in a waterfront warehouse, while the government ordered the house arrest of several port officials. by Associated Press Published Aug. 6 2020 @ 12:05am

Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands BEIRUT (AP) — A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. by Associated Press Published Aug. 5 2020 @ 12:05am

Record heat, politics inflame Iraq's electricity shortages BASRA, Iraq (AP) — In Iraq's oil-rich south, the scorching summer months pose painful new choices in the age of the coronavirus: stay at home in the sweltering heat with electricity cut off for hours, or go out and risk the virus. by Associated Press Published Aug. 5 2020 @ 12:05am

UK lawmakers urge sanctions over Hong Kong police violence LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers urged the U.K. government Tuesday to sanction Hong Kong's leader for allowing "excessive police violence" against humanitarian workers who tried to help people injured during pro-democracy protests. by Associated Press Published Aug. 5 2020 @ 12:05am

Afghan forces retake prison after deadly attack by IS group JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group stormed a prison in eastern Afghanistan in a daylong siege that left at least 39 people dead, including the assailants, and freed nearly 400 of their fighters before security forces restored order, a government official said Monday. by Associated Press Published Aug. 4 2020 @ 12:05am

Islamic State gunmen, suicide bomber attack Afghan prison KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a complex attack by a suicide car bomber and multiple gunmen against a prison in eastern Afghanistan, which Afghan officials said killed at least three people and injured 24 others. Published Aug. 3 2020 @ 12:05am

Iran hits US expert with symbolic sanctions TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Sunday imposed symbolic sanctions on a hawkish former expert with the White House National Security Council, Iranian state media reported. Published Aug. 3 2020 @ 12:05am

Mexico arrests violent gang leader known for emotive videos MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican police and military forces on Sunday arrested the leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima gang who spread violence through north-central Mexico and fought a years-long bloody turf battle with the Jalisco cartel. Published Aug. 3 2020 @ 12:05am

1 dead, 4 missing after ferry sinks off Thai island of Samui BANGKOK (AP) — A ferry sank off the Thai island of Koh Samui, leaving at least one person dead and four others missing, officials said Sunday. Published Aug. 3 2020 @ 12:05am

Israel downs rocket launched by Gaza militants JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it intercepted a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip on Sunday night in a rare attack punctuating months of relative calm. Published Aug. 3 2020 @ 12:05am

South Africa hits 500,000 infections JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has surpassed 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, but President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday he sees “promising signs” the rapid growth of cases has stabilized and the country’s strained health system is managing to cope. Published Aug. 3 2020 @ 12:05am

Virus surges in India, Philippines NEW DELHI (AP) — Surges of new coronavirus cases continued Sunday in India and the Philippines, which recorded another daily high to surpass 100,000 total infections, as officials across the globe considered stricter measures to stymie the spread of the pandemic. Published Aug. 3 2020 @ 12:05am

Thousands demonstrate as anti-Netanyahu protests gain steam JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday and thronged the streets of central Jerusalem, as weeks of protests against the Israeli leader appeared to be gaining steam. Published Aug. 2 2020 @ 12:05am

South Africa hits 500,000 confirmed cases, still not at peak JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa on Saturday surpassed 500,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, representing more than 50 percent of all reported coronavirus infections in Africa’s 54 countries. Published Aug. 2 2020 @ 12:05am

Thousands protest in Berlin against coronavirus restrictions BERLIN (AP) — Thousands protested Germany's coronavirus restrictions Saturday in a Berlin demonstration marking what organizers called "the end of the pandemic" — a declaration that comes just as authorities are voicing increasing concerns about an uptick in new infections. by Associated Press Published Aug. 2 2020 @ 12:05am

Iran says it detains leader of California-based exile group TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday said it detained an Iranian-American leader of a little-known California-based militant opposition group for allegedly planning a 2008 attack on a mosque that killed 14 people and wounded more than 200 others. Published Aug. 2 2020 @ 12:05am

Mexico No. 3 in virus deaths; storm could hinder US response Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind Brazil and the United States, where a hurricane bearing down on the East Coast on Saturday is threatening to complicate efforts to contain the virus. by the Associated Press Published Aug. 2 2020 @ 12:05am

Highways raise alarm in Cairo's historic City of the Dead CAIRO (AP) — For centuries, sultans and princes, saints and scholars, elites and commoners have been buried in two sprawling cemeteries in Egypt's capital, creating a unique historic city of the dead. by Associated Press Published Aug. 1 2020 @ 12:05am