By FATMA KHALED Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — In the days since Israel intensified its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, including the strike that killed the militant group's leader Hassan Nasrallah, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been quick to show they are an important ...
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Unpredictable rains and increasing heat aren't just making life more difficult for the people of Rayanpet, a village in India's arid south. They're also taking a toll on the thousands of acres of rice grown here. "We used to know when ...
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MARIANA MARTÍNEZ BARBA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico's first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor's social programs but also facing challenges that include stubbornly high levels of ...
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis launched the second phase of his big Catholic reform project Tuesday by asking forgiveness for a host of sins, reasoning that the church must atone for its transgressions if it wants to re-establish credibility with the ...
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A nationwide census was launched Tuesday by Myanmar's military government, which says it will be used to compile voter lists for a general election promised for next year, even though much of the country is engulfed in civil war. Census ...
By MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A rebel group in Congo generates around $300,000 a month in revenue through its control of a mining area in the east of the country, a U.N. official said. In April, the M23 — a rebel group with alleged links to Rwanda — seized ...
