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Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka's civil war have spent 15 years seeking answers

May. 18, 2024 15:02 PM EDT

MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka (AP) — For 15 years, Rasalingam Thilakawathi has been trying to find out what happened to her daughter at the end of Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war. Or if she might still be alive. The last evidence she has is a photo from a newspaper that shows her daughter,...

The Latest | Israel ends raid on Gaza hospital; Iran says strike kills 2 generals in Syria

Apr. 01, 2024 23:46 PM EDT

The Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, saying it killed some 200 militants in close-quarters fighting and detained hundreds. Palestinians who returned to Shifa Hospital, once the largest medical center in Gaza, said they found its...

No bidders in court-ordered auction of house where Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi was detained for years

Mar. 20, 2024 04:42 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — No bidders appeared at a court-ordered auction Wednesday of the family home of Myanmar's imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, where she had been held under house arrest for nearly 15 years, legal officials said. Many in Myanmar view the house as a historical...