Daily Archives: July 26, 2016

A frail 44-year-old activist who has been on a hunger strike for nearly 16 years to protest alleged brutality by India’s military says she’ll end her fast and run in state elections. Continue reading →

Japanese police on Wednesday searched the home of the suspect in a mass stabbing spree that left 19 people dead at a facility for the mentally disabled. Continue reading →

Japan’s government and central bank appear to be readying a fresh dose of economic stimulus to help revive stalling growth. Continue reading →

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has announced a new Cabinet line-up that returns a reformist to the Finance Ministry and puts a close ally in charge of maritime issues. Continue reading →

Two South Carolina soldiers were killed Sunday after trying to protect a woman at a bar that was being chased by the man charged in their deaths. Continue reading →

South Korea is accusing rival North Korea of floating propaganda leaflets via a river in the first such incident. Continue reading →

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized the United States, Japan and Australia for making a joint statement on the South China Sea he says was only “fanning the flames” of regional tension just as countries have agreed that the situation needs … Continue reading →

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, the temporary administrator appointed to Guam by the Vatican in early June, is disavowing the church from statements made by his predecessor, who is facing sexual abuse allegations. Continue reading →

A 4-year-old Southern California boy visiting the beach for the first time had his prosthetic leg stolen but hundreds of people have reached out to help him replace the limb. Continue reading →

Panama Canal authorities say a Chinese container ship’s damaging scrape with the canal’s new wider locks was caused by bad weather and the vessel not lining up correctly. Continue reading →

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A Georgia man who won $3 million in a scratch-off lottery game last year could face life in prison after he invested his winnings in trafficking crystal meth, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Continue reading →

In the village of Nanacamilpa, tiny fireflies are helping save the towering pine and fir trees on the outskirts of the megalopolis of Mexico City. Continue reading →

A spokesman for Armenia’s police says two of the gunmen who have been holding a police station in the capital for more than a week have surrendered after an exchange of gunfire. Continue reading →

The Caddo County Sheriff’s Office has released video of an April incident in which an Oklahoma inmate was restrained by jail staff and died of strangulation. Continue reading →

Officials in Guyana say a group of Venezuelans who apparently crossed the border to flee the economic crisis in their country will be sent back home. Continue reading →

The Powerball jackpot has soared to $422 million thanks to nearly three months without a winner of the big prize. Continue reading →

The first U.S. church official convicted over his handling of priest abuse complaints could leave prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed his conviction was flawed. Continue reading →

The Latest on a six-year-old boy spending his day as a garbage man (all times local): 1:20 p.m. Continue reading →

South of the border, Grupo Beta is seen as a humanitarian organization that steers north-bound migrants through the crossfire of warring drug cartels. But in Texas, many view it as part of a pipeline that sends humans and drugs pouring into the U.S., a… Continue reading →

A prosecutor said Tuesday that he’ll seek the death penalty against an Indianapolis man who he says killed three people in four days in attacks inspired by the horror movie “The Purge.” Continue reading →

The International Monetary Fund says it has reached an agreement with Moldova for a $179 million, 3-year loan arrangement conditional on the government carrying out reforms. Continue reading →

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Advocates for wild horses have sought an injunction to stop researchers from surgically sterilizing more than 200 wild mares at a facility in Hines, Oregon. Continue reading →

Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say multiple dead bodies have been found inside a home in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. Continue reading →