Israeli troops advanced toward Gaza City on Thursday, as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. With no end in sight after weeks of heavy fighting, US and Arab mediators intensified efforts to ease Israel's siege of the Hamas-ruled enclave and called for at least...
MUMBAI, India (AP) — India became the first team to secure a semifinal spot at the Cricket World Cup after Mohammed Siraj bowled a stellar opening spell to help the hosts dismantle Sri Lanka for a 302-run win on Thursday. Siraj took three wickets for nought...
The US Department of Energy announced Thursday that it will disburse $440 million to install solar panels on low-income homes in Puerto Rico as the territory struggles with ongoing power outages and a crumbling electric grid. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who is visiting Puerto Rico for...
Antigua and Barbuda is celebrating its 42ndanniversary of political independence from Britain on Wednesday with Prime Minister Gaston Browne saying that the past four decades have been “nothing short of extraordinary, marked by a myriad of challenges and continued progress. “Our advancement amid these challenges is...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit apartment buildings in a Gaza refugee camp for the second day in a row Wednesday, Palestinian officials said, as the territory's only functioning border post opened to allow foreign passport holders to leave for the first time...