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Blasts kill at least 8 at Myanmar's Insein Prison

Blasts kill at least 8 at Myanmar's Insein Prison

BANGKOK (AP) — A bombing on Wednesday near the front gate of Myanmar’s main prison for political detainees killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel, local media and the government said.
Norway intel agency takes over probe into drone sightings

Norway intel agency takes over probe into drone sightings

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway's domestic security agency on Wednesday took over investigations of drone sightings near key infrastructure sites hours after the airport in the country's second-largest city briefly closed due to area residents spot
India's opposition Congress party elects new president

India's opposition Congress party elects new president

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s main opposition Congress party elected Mallikarjun Kharge as its new president on Wednesday in a contest in which the Nehru-Gandhi family, which has led the party for more than two decades, did not compete.
Germany to massively expand electric car charging network

Germany to massively expand electric car charging network

BERLIN (AP) — Germany wants to massively expand the country's charging network for electric cars, spending 6.3 billion euros ($6.
Rare toad fight similar to landmark endangered species case

Rare toad fight similar to landmark endangered species case

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The unusual circumstances that led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on the Endangered Species Act in 1978 have not surfaced much since then.
Audit hits N. Dakota on vaccine handling; agency disputes it

Audit hits N. Dakota on vaccine handling; agency disputes it

BISMARCK, N.D.

Poland to buy 288 multiple rocket launchers from South Korea

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland signed a deal Wednesday to buy hundreds of South Korean multiple rocket launchers amid efforts to step up the nation's defenses in light of the war in neighboring Ukraine.
Uganda to deploy Ebola vaccine in 2 weeks, says WHO official

Uganda to deploy Ebola vaccine in 2 weeks, says WHO official

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Experimental Ebola vaccines will be deployed in Uganda in about "two weeks,” a World Health Organization official said Wednesday, as the East African country carried out tough preventive measures that include a lockdown in the
North fires more shells toward inter-Korean sea buffer zone

North fires more shells toward inter-Korean sea buffer zone

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired about 100 more artillery shells toward the sea Wednesday in response to South Korean live-firing drills at border areas as the rivals accuse each other of dialing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula with we
Japan and Australia PMs to focus on closer military ties

Japan and Australia PMs to focus on closer military ties

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday he will discuss with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida strengthening their bilateral defense and security partnership to counter a more assertive China when the
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