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Longtime AP international journalist Earleen Fisher, whose career spanned five decades, dies at 78

Jan. 29, 2025 17:36 PM EST

Earleen Fisher, an editor and writer whose career across five decades with The Associated Press gave her a front-row seat to some of the late 20th century's most chaotic and challenging news stories, has died. She was 78 and counted Yasser Arafat and the Dalai Lama among her interviews. ...

Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions

Jan. 18, 2025 15:20 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the shootings of the...

Blinken makes the case for post-war reconstruction, security and governance of Gaza

Jan. 14, 2025 12:58 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a last-minute case Tuesday for a plan for the post-war reconstruction and governance of Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears tantalizingly close to completion. Blinken touted the proposal, which has been in...

Now Syria's long-ruling Baath party is collapsing, too

Dec. 30, 2024 00:22 AM EST

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A few days after insurgents in Syria overthrew President Bashar Assad, his ruling Baath party announced it was freezing its activities, marking a stunning change in fortunes for the political group that had ruled for more than six decades. Many members of the...

Today in History: December 30, Saddam Hussein executed

Dec. 30, 2024 00:02 AM EST

Today is Monday, Dec. 30, the 365th day of 2024. There is one day left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 30, 2006, former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging after being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi High Tribunal. ...