Rio De Janeiro Police arrest armed man who held bus hostage in RioAssociated PressRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An armed man holding dozens of people hostage on a public bus Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro and threatening to set the vehicle on fire was arrested by police after a four-hour long standoff,
Rio De Janeiro The Latest: Brazil TV shows armed hostage-taker leaving busAssociated PressRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on a hostage taking on a bus in Brazil (all times local): Brazilian television is showing an armed hostage-taker leaving a bus with dozens of passengers on board and being
Greta Thunberg German FM 'grateful' for Swedish teen's climate activismAssociated PressBERLIN (AP) — Germany's foreign minister says he's "grateful" for Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg's climate protests. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Tuesday — one year after Thunberg first staged a in
Huawei Huawei expects no relief from US sanctions but is confidentAssociated Press - By JOE McDONALD, AP Business WriterSHENZHEN, China (AP) — The founder of Chinese tech giant Huawei said Tuesday he expects no relief from U.S. export curbs due to the political climate in Washington but expressed confidence the company
Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia's bid to form a new govt fails over divisions on NATOAssociated PressSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The three members of Bosnia's multi-ethnic presidency have failed to break a deadlock on forming a new government more than ten months after the general election. A
Human Rights Militants leave key rebel town as Syrian troops push inAssociated Press - By BASSEM MROUE, Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — The main insurgent group in the Syrian province of Idlib pulled out of a key rebel town as government forces advanced in the area on Tuesday amid intense bombardment and airstrikes, a militant
World News More migrants jump from rescue ship off Italian islandAssociated Press - By COLLEEN BARRY and ARITZ PARRA, Associated PressMILAN (AP) — More migrants jumped off the Spanish humanitarian rescue ship Open Arms Tuesday in a desperate bid to reach shore, tantalizingly near after 19 days blocked on board in deteriorating conditions
U.S. Politics Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protestsAssociated Press - By TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. The
The Latest: 9 migrants jump into sea trying to reach ItalyAssociated PressMILAN (AP) — The Latest on the European migrant crisis: The humanitarian group Open Arms say another nine migrants have jumped into the sea "desperately trying to reach the coast of Lampedusa" — the Italian
World News Russia decries US missile test, warns of destabilizationAssociated PressMOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian diplomat has lamented the U.S. test of a type of missile that was banned for decades before both Washington and Moscow quit the treaty earlier this year. Deputy Foreign Minister
Carrie Lam Hong Kong's leader vows to narrow rifts, but no specificsAssociated Press - By KELVIN CHAN, Associated PressHONG KONG (AP) — Facing pressure to end months of antigovernment protests, Hong Kong's leader pledged Tuesday to open up dialogue with city residents in an effort to narrow differences. However, Chief
Moon Indian spacecraft launched last month is now orbiting moonAssociated PressNEW DELHI (AP) — An unmanned spacecraft India launched last month began orbiting the moon Tuesday as it approaches the lunar south pole to study previously discovered water deposits. The Indian Space Organization
Vaccines Urgency for vaccine grows as virus ravages China's pigsAssociated Press - By SAM MCNEIL and CANDICE CHOI, Associated PressBEIJING (AP) — Scientists are working to develop a vaccine to help guard the world's pork supply as a deadly virus ravages Asia's pig herds. Farmers have long contained its spread by quarantining and infected
Laos 13 Chinese killed as tour bus crashes in LaosAssociated Press - By PENNY YI WANG, Associated PressBANGKOK (AP) — A tour bus carrying dozens of Chinese passengers crashed in Laos, killing at least 13, officials said Tuesday. The bus was carrying 44 Chinese when it careened off a road between the Lao
George Pell Cardinal Pell's appeal verdict due but may not be final wordAssociated Press - By ROD McGUIRK, Associated PressMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The most senior Catholic cleric found guilty of sexually abusing children will learn the outcome of his appeal on Wednesday though the verdict still may not be the final word
George Pell Pell's appeal pitted word of former choirboy against priestAssociated Press - By ROD McGUIRK, Associated PressCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Cardinal George Pell's appeal against his convictions for child molestation was largely a question of who the jury should have believed, his accuser or a senior priest whose
Business UK to pressure social media companies to fight anti-vax infoAssociated Press - By DANICA KIRKA, Associated PressLONDON (AP) — Britain's government plans to call a summit of social media companies to discuss what more they can do to fight online misinformation about vaccines following a spike in measles cases. Although
Human Rights Airstrikes target Turkish convoy in Syria, raising tensionsAssociated Press - By ALBERT AJI and SUZAN FRASER, Associated PressDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Airstrikes targeted a Turkish army convoy inside a rebel-held part of northwestern Syria on Monday, killing three civilians and wounding 12 others, the Turkish Defense Ministry Syria
Lampedusa Patience wears thin for migrants stranded off Italian coastAssociated Press - By FRANCES D'EMILIO and RENATA BRITO, Associated PressROME (AP) — The Spanish rescue ship Open Arms resorted to serving pizzas to 107 increasingly angry and sometimes aggressive migrants who are stranded aboard, as Italy's interior minister stuck to his to
El Salvador Salvadoran suspected of having abortion acquitted at retrialAssociated Press - By MARCOS ALEMÁN, Associated PressCIUDAD DELGADO, El Salvador (AP) — A young rape victim who was suspected of having an abortion and charged with homicide was acquitted by a judge at a retrial Monday in a case that attracted international
Nicolás Maduro AP Exclusive: US talks secretly to Venezuela socialist bossAssociated Press - By JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated PressBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The U.S. has opened up secret communications with Venezuela's socialist party boss as members of President Nicolás Maduro's inner circle seek guarantees they won't face retribution
World News The Latest: Migrant charity official: Boat won't break lawAssociated PressMADRID (AP) — The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local): A Spanish humanitarian group's founder says the Open Arms rescue boat with 107 migrants isn't aiming to breaking the law and dock
U.S. Politics Pentagon conducts 1st test of previously banned missileAssociated Press - By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has conducted a flight test of a type of missile banned for more than 30 years by a treaty that both the United States and Russia abandoned this month, the Pentagon
Recession Wide implications as Germany teeters toward recessionAssociated Press - By DAVID RISING, Associated PressBERLIN (AP) — Germany, Europe's industrial powerhouse and biggest economy, with companies like Volkswagen, Siemens and BASF, may be entering a recession, according to a gloomy report from the country's
Emmanuel Macron Putin, Macron hold French-Russian talks before G-7Associated Press - By SYLVIE CORBET, Associated PressPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to give a new boost to peace talks with Ukraine and to improve Moscow's relations with the European Union during
World News Russian panel eyes alleged foreign interference in protestsAssociated Press - By JIM HEINTZ, Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) — Russia's lower house of parliament on Monday set up a commission to examine alleged cases of foreign interference in connection with a series of protests against the Moscow city council while
Vladimir Putin Putin says Russian nuclear explosion poses no threatAssociated PressPARIS (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says there is no threat from a deadly explosion at a secretive naval weapons testing range that has prompted international concern about radiation leaks. said
Boris Johnson UK PM Boris Johnson faces rising Brexit strategy criticismAssociated Press - By DANICA KIRKA and ANGELA CHARLTON, Associated PressLONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing rising criticism of his Brexit strategy at home as he increases pressure on the European Union to re-open negotiations ahead of key meetings
Elton John Elton John slams media for criticizing Harry, MeghanAssociated PressLONDON (AP) — Singer Elton John says he's "deeply distressed" by media accounts that criticized the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for taking a private jet to go on vacation despite the flight's carbon impact
