Azerbaijan observes day of mourning for air crash victims as speculation mount about its cause
Azerbaijan on Thursday observed a nationwide day of mourning for the victims of the plane crash that killed 38 people and ...
Man shot by 16-year-old while assaulting woman, police say
A man was shot by a 16-year-old Wednesday night while the man was assaulting a woman, police said. Officers responded to a call of a battery in progress in the 3900 block of West Huron ...
More than 10,000 migrants died this year trying to reach Spain by sea, aid group says
More than 10,000 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea this year, a report released by a Spanish migration rights group said on Thursday. On average, that means 30 ...
Wet weather will end the week
Thursday will be overcast with areas of fog and drizzle. There is a chance for a few showers as well. Temperatures will top out in the upper 40s. Thursday night will be cloudy with a chance for ...
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive ...
Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine’s orders
Russia’s top security agency said Thursday that it has arrested several suspects accused of involvement in an alleged ...
Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, the Health Ministry ...
Pope brings Holy Year and a message of hope to Rome’s main prison
Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving ...
A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus
A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, ...
A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory described Wednesday seeing colleagues cut down by ...
Former Presidential candidate in Taiwan, Ko Wen-je, indicted for corruption
Prosecutors in Taiwan indicted former presidential candidate and Taiwan People’s Party founder Ko Wen-je on corruption charges Thursday, accusing him of taking bribes ...
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Defending champion LawConnect takes early lead in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
SYDNEY (AP) — Defending line honors champion LawConnect led the Sydney to Hobart yacht fleet out of Sydney harbor on Thursday ...