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Lawyers of Imran Khan in Pakistan oppose his closed-door trial over revealing official secrets

Oct. 04, 2023 05:40 AM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Lawyers for Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday opposed his closed-door trial in a case in which he is accused of revealing state secrets after his 2022 ouster, saying it's aimed at convicting the popular opposition leader quickly. ...

Indian police arrest editor, administrator of independent news site after conducting raids

Oct. 04, 2023 03:23 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site, which has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist-led government. The arrests...

Taiwan indicts 2 communist party members accused of colluding with China to influence elections

Oct. 04, 2023 02:13 AM EDT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two leaders of the island’s tiny Taiwan People’s Communist Party on accusations they colluded with China in an effort to influence next year’s elections for president and members of the legislative assembly. Party...

Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur's fatal shooting will appear in a court in Las Vegas

Oct. 04, 2023 00:26 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 is due to make his first appearance Wednesday before a Nevada judge. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, was arrested Friday during an...

Missing girl's rescue in upstate New York came as pivotal hours ticked by

Oct. 03, 2023 21:07 PM EDT

MOREAU, N.Y. (AP) — An agonizing 34 hours had passed since 9-year-old Charlotte Sena disappeared from an upstate New York campground when police got the break they needed to bring the girl home safely. At 4:20 a.m. Monday, a vehicle pulled up to the family’s home a short drive...

Detroit-area mayor indicted on bribery charge alleging he took $50,000 to facilitate property sale

Oct. 03, 2023 18:24 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit mayor was indicted Tuesday on a federal bribery charge for allegedly demanding $50,000 in bribes to facilitate the sale of a city property to an outside party. Inkster Mayor Patrick Wimberly allegedly accepted the bribes from September 2022 through...

Gun evidence is focus at the trial of a man accused of killing New Hampshire couple on hiking trail

Oct. 03, 2023 17:50 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man charged with shooting a New Hampshire couple to death on a hiking trail last year spent months hiding from police — but over a probation violation from Utah, not the killings — and an analysis of shell casings and bullets found in the area could not conclude that...

11-year-old shoots, injures 2 teens following altercation at Florida Pop Warner football practice

Oct. 03, 2023 17:36 PM EDT

APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy retrieved a gun from an unlocked box in his mother's vehicle and shot two 13-year-olds following an altercation that began during a Pop Warner football practice in central Florida, police said Tuesday. The child fired one shot on Monday night,...

Turks and Caicos Islands judge delivers mixed verdict in high-profile government corruption case

Oct. 03, 2023 16:13 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A nearly decade-long corruption case involving top government officials and attorneys in the Turks and Caicos Islands ended Monday with a mixed verdict for those accused of bribery, money laundering and other charges. The case had sparked outraged...

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed

Oct. 03, 2023 11:42 AM EDT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after his earlier deal imploded, setting the case on a track toward a possible trial in 2024 while his father is campaigning for reelection. President Joe Biden’s son has...