JERUSALEM (AP) 鈥� Since Israel activated the Iron Dome in 2011, the cutting-edge rocket-defense system has intercepted thousands of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.The system has given residents a sense of security, and Israelis can often be seen watching the projectiles flying through the ...
MADRID (AP) 鈥� Spanish police said Monday they have confiscated 11 pieces of ancient gold jewelry that were taken out of Ukraine illegally in 2016.A police statement said five people who were attempting to sell the pieces in Spain have been arrested in recent weeks. Those arrested included two ...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) 鈥� Hamas on Monday released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops.The death toll in Gaza rose ...
KAKAMEGA, Kenya (AP) 鈥� Thousands of people braved the rain and cold to attend an annual bullfighting competition in western Kenya over the weekend, some of them sitting in trees or on hilltops to witness an event that has become a tourist attraction.Bullfighting in western Kenya goes back ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) 鈥� The bodies of at least 17 people were recovered from a train crash outside the Bangladesh capital that may have occurred after one of the trains disregarded a red signal, officials said Tuesday.The rescue operation was halted early in the morning a day after rescuers ...
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic.In March, a job offer to teach Chinese cooking at a restaurant led him into a cyber scam compound in ...
