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High-ranking military official in China suspended and placed under investigation

Nov. 28, 2024 19:52 PM EST

BEIJING (AP) — A member of China's powerful Central Military Commission has been suspended and put under investigation, the country's Defense Ministry said Thursday. Miao Hua was director of the political work department on the commission, which oversees the People’s Liberation...

Today in History: November 17, the NFL’s infamous 'Heidi Game'

Nov. 17, 2024 00:02 AM EST

Today is Sunday, Nov. 17, the 322nd day of 2024. There are 44 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 17, 1968, the last minutes of a tense NFL matchup on NBC between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders were preempted by the children’s film...

Welcome to China’s underground raves, from street techno to quotes from Chairman Mao

Nov. 13, 2024 15:50 PM EST

CHANGCHUN, China (AP) — Crouch through the small metal door and walk down the dark tunnel, and even before you step into the abandoned air raid shelter, the air reverberates with pounding techno beats. Young Chinese holding booze and cigarettes shake and sway in a red-lit passageway, below a big...

Tens of thousands celebrate fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago with concerts and art installations

Nov. 09, 2024 17:43 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany's capital on Saturday with open-air concerts, art installations and official events commemorating one of the country's most historic days on Nov. 9, 1989. It was “a lucky day...

The Berlin Wall: A divide that once shaped German women's lives still echoes today

Nov. 08, 2024 02:58 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Like many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood. The mother of two was able to preside over a large state-owned farm in the northeastern village of Banzkow because childcare was widely available. ...

The first car made during Soviet-era in Poland goes on display 73 years later

Nov. 06, 2024 12:34 PM EST

OTREBUSY, Poland (AP) — The very first car produced in Soviet-era Poland after World War II went on display Friday near Warsaw after it was tracked down in Finland during decades of searching and acquired after years of negotiations. The chunky 1951 Warszawa M-20 bears the serial...

Trump rally at Madison Square Garden follows a long tradition in politics

Oct. 26, 2024 00:18 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican Donald Trump's rally on Sunday at Madison Square Garden follows a long line of political events at the storied New York City arena. The Garden has hosted both Democratic and Republican National Conventions since the 1800s, and in 1939, thousands joined...

Slovakia and former Czech leader settle lawsuit over collaboration with communist secret police

Oct. 21, 2024 12:35 PM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s Interior Ministry agreed in a lawsuit settlement Monday that former former Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis did not knowingly collaborate with communist-era secret police in what was then Czechoslovakia The ministry said it acknowledged that any...

Vietnam appoints army general as new president after months of turmoil

Oct. 21, 2024 07:09 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam elected Luong Cuong, a military general, as its new president on Monday, the fourth official to fill the largely ceremonial role in 18 months. Cuong, 67, was elected by the National Assembly to replace To Lam, who remained president even after he was...

Former officer with East Germany’s secret police sentenced to prison for a border killing in 1974

Oct. 14, 2024 08:53 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin 50 years ago. The Berlin state court said in its ruling that there...