With roads often blocked by rebels in Congo, boats — the only alternative — have become death traps
The overcrowded boat that capsized in eastern Congo last week killed eight members of Serge Nzonga’s family along with 70 ...
The Latest: Hurricane Milton weakens to Category 1, but danger remains in Florida
Hurricane Milton brought powerful winds, a deadly storm surge and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along the ...
The Nobel Prize in literature is being awarded in Stockholm
After three days of Nobel prizes honoring work in the sciences, the literature award is being announced Thursday by the Nobel ...
Hurricane Milton spawns destructive, deadly tornadoes before making landfall
Multiple powerful tornadoes ripped across Florida hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday, tearing off roofs, overturning vehicles and sucking debris into the air as the black ...
Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in Red Sea
A series of suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship on Thursday in the Red Sea, authorities said. The ...
More than 2 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding
Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, ...
China seeks deeper economic ties with ASEAN at summit talks as South China Sea disputes lurk
Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for deeper market integration with Southeast Asia on Thursday during annual summit talks where territorial disputes in the South China Sea ...
Cambodian fishermen turn to raising eels as Tonle Sap lake runs out of fish
Em Phat, 53, studies his eel tanks with the intensity of a man gambling with his livelihood. For millennia, fishermen like him have relied on the bounty of the Tonle ...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to make first appearance before trial judge in sex trafficking case
Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to make his first appearance before the judge who is expected to preside over the hip-hop ...
Takeaways from an AP investigation of Russia recruiting Africans to make drones for use in Ukraine
About 200 women ages 18-22 from across Africa have been recruited to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students ...
Social Security cost-of-living benefits increase announcement coming Thursday
More than 70 million Social Security recipients will learn Thursday how big a cost-of-living increase they’ll get to their ...
Trump’s small-dollar donor fundraising is beset by confusion and fatigue
Donald Trump’s contributions from small-dollar donors have plummeted since his last bid for the White House, presenting the ...