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An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday. The attack Friday on the CMA CGM Symi...
Peace Corps agrees to pay $750,000 to family of dead volunteer
The Peace Corps has agreed to pay $750,000 to the family of a 24-year-old volunteer from Illinois who died in 2018 in East Africa after the agency’s doctors misdiagnosed a case of malaria, a law firm announced Tuesday. Bernice Heiderman of Inverness, Illinois, died in January 2018...
Column: Van Rooyen is a PGA Tour winner again. He prizes relationships as much as trophies
Erik van Rooyen has played tournament golf long enough to realize his best golf — whether that's over four rounds or nine holes — can show up without notice. Good timing has been on his side in his two PGA Tour victories. Van Rooyen was No. 139 in the FedEx Cup and down to his...
Heavy rain and floods kill 6 people in Sri Lanka and force schools to close
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides and downed trees in many parts of Sri Lanka, killing at least six people and forcing authorities to close schools in some areas, officials said Friday. Strong monsoon rains have been pounding the Indian Ocean...
Jailed Maldives' ex-president transferred to house arrest after his party candidate wins presidency
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Jailed former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen was transferred from prison to house arrest on Sunday, fulfilling the campaign promise of his party candidate who won the presidential election runoff. Yameen is serving a prison term for bribery and money...
France sends the army to ensure water to drought-stricken Indian Ocean island of Mayotte
PARIS (AP) — France is sending military forces to distribute water on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, which is facing an unprecedented water crisis prompted by the island cluster's most severe drought in decades. Troops with the French Foreign Legion and French navy...
Maldives presidential runoff is set for Sept. 30 with pro-China opposition in a surprise lead
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Maldivians will return to the polls on Sept. 30 to vote in a runoff election between the top two candidates in the country's presidential race after neither secured more than 50% in the first round, the elections commission said Sunday. Main opposition...
