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Bulgaria seizes heroin at a Black Sea port worth $38 million en route from Kyrgizstan

Aug. 12, 2024 22:32 PM EDT

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian authorities have seized some 436 kilograms (960 pounds) of heroin at the Black Sea port of Burgas, the district prosecutor’s office said on Monday. The heroin was stashed in 434 packages hidden inside officially declared cargo in a trailer. The...

Amit Elor, 20, becomes youngest U.S. wrestler to win Olympic gold by claiming women's 68 kg class

Aug. 06, 2024 17:43 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — As she processed winning an Olympic gold medal, American wrestler Amit Elor still felt like that little girl just starting out in the sport. Perhaps it's because she's not so far removed from that point. Elor, just 20 years old, defeated Kyrgyzstan's...

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar

Jun. 22, 2024 00:44 AM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations' top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women’s rights are certain to be raised. U.N. special...