By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year as the country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives after ...
By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in the South Kivu province in eastern Congo, regional officials said, adding that Rwandan special forces were ...
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's next national elections will be held on Feb. 12, the chief election commissioner said Thursday, setting the timetable for a vote to be held 18 months after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted. In a televised ...
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria's government resigned on Thursday after mass protests gripped the country and just weeks before the European Union nation is due to join the eurozone. The resignation of the minority coalition, led by the center-right ...
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that "decisive" actions by the United States, including the seizure of an oil tanker, have left the repressive government of President Nicolás Maduro at its ...
By OPE ADETAYO and AFOLABI SOTUNDE Associated Press PAPIRI, Nigeria (AP) — The children at St. Mary Catholic School in Nigeria's Papiri community were jolted from their sleep with a loud crash at the school gate. Half asleep and confused, they dashed out of their dorms, some landing in the ...
