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Prosecutors in Serbia arrest 12 people over roof collapse at train station that killed 15

Nov. 21, 2024 12:01 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Twelve people have been arrested in Serbia in connection with a roof collapse earlier this month at a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed 15 people and severely injured two others, prosecutors said Thursday. The suspects, who have not...

Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan

Nov. 20, 2024 08:56 AM EST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 12 members of the security forces and wounded several others after detonating an explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. The attack, one of the deadliest in recent months,...

51-year-old man is charged with murder after 3 are stabbed in New York City rampage

Nov. 19, 2024 16:33 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbings of three people in a string of random attacks across Manhattan, police said Tuesday. Ramon Rivera, 51, was taken into custody after he was found with blood on his clothes and the...

Pakistan PM approves military operation against separatists following surge in violence in southwest

Nov. 19, 2024 14:25 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Prime Minister on Tuesday approved a long-awaited “comprehensive military operation” against separatist groups in the restive southwest, more than a week after an outlawed group killed 26 people in a suicide bombing at a train station, officials said. ...

3 people are killed in random stabbings in New York City. A suspect is in custody

Nov. 18, 2024 20:33 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A man fatally stabbed three people across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, carrying out a series of random attacks without uttering a word to his victims, officials said. The 51-year-old suspect was in police custody after being found with blood on his...

Sister of ex-Marine charged in subway chokehold death testifies to his 'calm' spirit and patriotism

Nov. 18, 2024 18:52 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The older sister of Daniel Penny, the former U.S. Marine charged with fatally choking a homeless man aboard a Manhattan subway, told jurors Monday that her brother was a “calm, soft-spirited person” with a reputation for honesty and integrity. Jacqueline Penny,...

A tram driver who plowed into a shop in Norway says he lost consciousness ahead of the crash

Nov. 15, 2024 09:13 AM EST

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norwegian police said Friday that the driver of a tram that derailed and crashed into a store last month in downtown Oslo, causing minor injuries to four people, told them he lost consciousness and doesn't remember the accident. Officers said they questioned...

The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House

Nov. 15, 2024 05:24 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president's legacy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. “Let’s make every...

Pakistani security forces kill 12 insurgents in 2 raids hours apart

Nov. 13, 2024 14:29 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces faced off with insurgents in two separate raids hours apart on their hideouts in two troubled areas in the country killing 12 militants and wounding six others, the military said Wednesday. Four insurgents were killed in the first raid in...

Anti-government protesters blame rampant corruption for roof crash that killed 14 people in Serbia

Nov. 11, 2024 22:31 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Serbia on Monday demanded arrests and the resignations of top officials over the deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a railway station that killed 14 people in a northern city this month. The rally in Belgrade blamed the...