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'New IRA' admits killing N Ireland journalist Lyra McKee
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 23rd - 12:49am
An Irish Republican Army splinter group has admitted that one of its "volunteers" killed journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot dead while reporting on rioting in Londonderry.
Austria: Anti-migration party on defensive over rat poem
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 23rd - 12:40am
An anti-migration party that serves in Austria's government has called "tasteless" a poem written by a local official that compared migrants with rats and angered Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
Wit and grit: Algeria's sizeable youth lead fight for change
Thomas Adamson and Nadine Achoui-Lesage, Associated Press | Posted Apr 23rd - 12:13am
They're on the peaceful front line of the protest movement that toppled Algeria's longtime ruler, facing down water cannons with attitude, memes — and fearless calls for shampoo.
The Latest: New 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 23rd - 12:13am
The Latest on powerful earthquakes in the Philippines (all times local):
U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.3 earthquake has hit the central Philippines, day after 6.1 quake in the north
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 23rd - 12:00am
U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.3 earthquake has hit the central Philippines, day after 6.1 quake in the north.
China's Xi urges closer naval ties amid regional tensions
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 11:13pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping is urging closer ties between the world's navies amid tensions over China's rapid expansion of its naval forces.
Here is the latest news from The Associated Press at 2:45 a.m. EDT
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 10:41pm
A state of emergency has taken effect giving the Sri Lankan military war-time powers not used since civil war ended in 2009. Police arrested 40 suspects, including the driver of a van allegedly used by suicide bombers involved in deadly Easter bombings and the owner of a house where some of them lived. Police said the death toll from Sunday's attacks rose to 310.
Sri Lanka arrests 40 suspects after bombings, toll up to 310
Krishan Francis and Emily Schmall, Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 10:07pm
As a state of emergency took effect Tuesday giving the Sri Lankan military war-time powers, police arrested 40 suspects, including the driver of a van allegedly used by suicide bombers involved in deadly Easter bombings and the owner of a house where some of them lived, officials said.
Migrants anxious after Mexican authorities raid caravan
Sonia PÉrez D., Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 10:03pm
Central American migrants hoping to reach the U.S. now carry the added anxiety of the pursued after Mexican police and immigration agents detained hundreds in a surprise raid on a caravan in Mexico's south.
Police say death toll in Sri Lanka bombings rises to 310 and 40 suspects have been arrested as military given new powers
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 10:03pm
Police say death toll in Sri Lanka bombings rises to 310 and 40 suspects have been arrested as military given new powers.
Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
Aung Naing Soe, Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 9:26pm
Myanmar's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the final appeal of two Reuters journalists and upheld seven-year prison sentences for their reporting on the military's brutal crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
Sri Lanka, like world, again sees scourge of suicide bombing
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 9:23pm
The deadly Easter attacks in Sri Lanka are a bloody echo of decades past in the South Asian island nation, when militants inspired by attacks in the Lebanese civil war helped develop the suicide bomb vest.
Myanmar Supreme Court rejects final appeal of 2 jailed Reuters journalists
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 9:21pm
Myanmar Supreme Court rejects final appeal of 2 jailed Reuters journalists.
Powerful quake hits Philippines, day after deadly temblor
Bullit Marquez, Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 8:31pm
Rescuers found more bodies overnight in the rubble of a supermarket that crashed down in a powerful earthquake that also damaged other buildings and an airport in the northern Philippines, raising the death toll to 11, officials said Tuesday.
Death toll from Philippine earthquake rises to 11, with 24 people missing, mostly in rubble of a supermarket
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 8:24pm
Death toll from Philippine earthquake rises to 11, with 24 people missing, mostly in rubble of a supermarket.
Helicopter crew found safe on New Zealand island after crash
Nick Perry, Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 8:07pm
Three crewmen aboard a helicopter that crashed off the New Zealand coast while on a rescue mission were found alive on a remote island Tuesday after they were missing overnight.
Voting underway in 3rd phase of India's national election
Ashok Sharma, Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 7:59pm
Indians were voting Tuesday in the third phase of the country's general election, amid campaigning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party and the opposition that has been marred by bitter accusations and acrimony.
North Korea's Kim to meet Putin at crucial diplomatic moment
Foster Klug, Associated Press | Posted Apr 22nd - 7:04pm
North Korea confirmed Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un will soon visit Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin in a summit that comes at a crucial moment for tenuous diplomacy meant to rid the North of its nuclear arsenal.
