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No peace in Myanmar 1 year after military takeover

By GRANT PECK/AP BANGKOK (AP) — The army takeover in Myanmar a year ago that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi not only unexpectedly aborted the country’s fledgling return to democracy: It also brought a surprising level of popular resistance, which has blossomed into a low-level, but persistent, insurgency. Senior Gen.

Anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu dead at 90

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 26, 2021 (AFP) – South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, described as the country’s moral compass, died on

Ex-Facebook employee says products hurt kids, fuel division

By MARCY GORDON WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist told Congress on Tuesday that the social network giant’s

Former Foreign Minister Kishida wins Japan party vote, to become…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the governing party leadership election on Wednesday and is set

Kabul attack kills 60 Afghans, 13 US troops

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday, transforming a

Indian police find bodies on riverbank amid raging COVID-19

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried

Trump acquitted, denounced in second impeachment trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was acquitted of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment

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Myanmar military says it is taking control of the country

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one

Biden sworn in as nation’s 46th president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has officially become the 46th president of the United States. Biden took the oath of

Indonesian plane with over 60 people aboard crashes in waters…

JAKARTA (Xinhua) — A passenger plane of Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air carrying over 60 people crashed into waters off Jakarta on