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Global chemical arms monitoring watchdog convenes meeting to discuss Syria situation

Dec. 11, 2024 07:04 AM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The global chemical weapons watchdog will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in Syria over concerns about the country’s stockpile of toxic chemicals. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons told Syria on...

US says it will support new Syrian leaders who protect women and renounce terrorism

Dec. 10, 2024 15:45 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it will recognize and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the...

Global chemical arms watchdog warns Syria about unaccounted weapons

Dec. 09, 2024 11:16 AM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The global chemical weapons watchdog said Monday that it reminded Syria of its obligations to comply with rules to safeguard certain toxic chemicals after rebels entered the capital Damascus over the weekend and overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad. ...

A George Floyd protester injured by Fort Lauderdale police gets $2 million in lawsuit settlement

Dec. 05, 2024 12:15 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A protester who suffered eye damage when a rubber bullet fired by Fort Lauderdale police struck her in the face during a 2020 protest over George Floyd’s murder has received $2 million from the city to settle a federal lawsuit accusing the officer and the department...

Relatives hunt for the missing after Guinea stadium crush amid fears official death toll is too low

Dec. 04, 2024 07:17 AM EST

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A distraught Kambaly Kouroumah is searching for his teenage brother, Adama, at a local morgue in southern Guinea’s Nzerekore city, where dozens of people died at a crowded stadium after chaos erupted during a soccer game. Kouroumah is one of many bereaved...

Today in History: December 3, toxic gas leak kills thousands in Bhopal

Dec. 03, 2024 00:02 AM EST

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 3, the 338th day of 2024. There are 28 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 3, 1984, a cloud of methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a pesticide plant operated by a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, India, causing an estimated 15,000...

Panic among spectators at soccer game kills at least 56 in the West African nation of Guinea

Dec. 02, 2024 16:02 PM EST

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Chaos erupted at a soccer game in Guinea after fans protested a referee’s call and thousands of panicked spectators tried to flee the stadium, leaving at least 56 people dead in the West African nation, officials and witnesses said Monday. Amid the...

Pakistan ends lockdown of its capital after Imran Khan supporters are dispersed by police

Nov. 27, 2024 02:12 AM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities reopened roads linking Pakistan's capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, on Wednesday after using tear gas and firing into the air to disperse supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan who marched to Islamabad to demand his...

A violent showdown in Pakistan's capital pits the government against Imran Khan supporters

Nov. 26, 2024 06:57 AM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of people are in the heart of Pakistan’s capital to demand the release of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan. He has been behind bars since August 2023 on charges that he and his supporters say are politically motivated. Authorities have deployed...

Police fire tear gas as thousands supporting former Prime Minister Khan arrive near capital

Nov. 25, 2024 20:53 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police Monday fired tear gas canisters at supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to stop them from entering the capital, where they hoped to stage a sit-in to demand his release, officials said. The firing of tear gas came shortly after...