By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa went to the polls Friday in a critical election that could decide the future of the Pacific Island nation's first woman leader, who called the vote after her government collapsed in May. Counting was scheduled ...
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military government designated the Karen National Union a terrorist organization Thursday, making illegal virtually any activities connected with the major ethnic rebel group, including contact by third parties. The KNU has been fighting on and off for greater ...
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — France, Britain and Germany have initiated the process of triggering the " snapback mechanism " that automatically reimposes all United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, saying Iran has willfully departed from ...
By HANNA ARHIROVA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a major air attack early Thursday on Kyiv that included a rare strike on the city center, killing at least 21 people, wounding 48 and damaging European Union diplomatic offices, authorities said. The ...
By FARNOUSH AMIRI, JON GAMBRELL and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France, Germany and the United Kingdom moved Thursday to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, further isolating Tehran after its atomic sites were repeatedly ...
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — As more Palestinian refugee camps handed over caches of weapons to the Lebanese army this week, a Lebanese government official told The Associated Press that the disarmament effort could pave the way for granting Palestinian refugees in Lebanon ...
