Bangladesh court indicts Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and others on charges of embezzlement

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special judge’s court in Bangladesh indicted Wednesday Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and 13 others on charges in an over $2 million embezzlement case. Yunus, 83, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for pioneering microcredit to help...

Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant and one of the most honored short story writers, dies at 92

TORONTO (AP) — Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant and one of the most honored short story writers, dies at 92.

AP WAS THERE: Mexico's 1938 seizure of the oil sector from US companies

MEXICO CITY (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE: Mexico took control of its most precious natural resource by seizing the oil sector from U.S. companies in a move that’s taught starting in first grade today and celebrated each year as a great patriotic victory. The woman...

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the 'God particle,' dies at 94

LONDON (AP) — Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh said Tuesday. The university, where Higgs was emeritus...

Nobel laureate Bialiatski's condition worsens after 1,000 days in Belarusian prison, his wife says

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski marked his 1,000th day in prison in Belarus on Tuesday amid increasing fears about his deteriorating health, his wife said. Natalia Pinchuk told The Associated Press that Bialiatski has remained in...