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Oklahoma executes man convicted of double slaying in 2002
By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) – A man convicted of shooting and killing two people in Oklahoma City more than two decades ago was executed Thursday morning. Michael Dewayne Smith received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was pronounced dead at 10:20 a.m. Smith, 41, was sentenced to die in the separate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!President Macron says France and its allies ‘could have stopped’ the 1994 Rwanda genocide
By The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron says France and its allies “could have stopped” the 1994 Rwanda genocide and “lacked the will to do so.” Macron’s office said in a statement that the French president will release a video on social media on Sunday as Rwanda commemorates the 30th anniversary of the genocide. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescuers in Taiwan search for those missing or stranded after major earthquake kills 10
By Johnson Lai And Kanis Leung, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – Rescuers searched Thursday for missing people and worked to reach hundreds stranded when Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountainsides, blocking roads. Ten people died and more than 1,000 were injured. The powerful quake struck during the morning rush hour a day earlier, sending schoolchildren ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Myanmar resistance group says its drones hit targets in the capital, but army says it shot them down
By The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Myanmar’s main pro-democracy resistance group said Thursday its armed wing launched drone attacks on the airport and a military headquarters in the capital, Naypyitaw, but the country’s ruling military said it destroyed the drones as they attacked. The opposition National Unity Government’s “Defense Ministry” said in a statement that special units of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescuers in Taiwan search for those missing after major earthquake as death toll rises to 10
By Johnson Lai And Kanis Leung, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of people still missing a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, killed 10 people and left others stranded in remote areas. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to stabilize the base of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescuers in Taiwan search for those missing after major earthquake
By Johnson Lai And Kanis Leung, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of people still missing a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, killed nine people, and left others stranded in remote areas or sleeping in tents. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to stabilize ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescuers search for people out of contact in Taiwan after strong earthquake
By Johnson Lai And Kanis Leung, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – Rescuers searched for dozens of people out of contact Thursday a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, caused multiple rockslides and killed nine people. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to put construction materials around the base of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and stranding 70 workers in quarries
By Johnson Lai, Christopher Bodeen And Simina Mistreanu, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, stranding dozens of workers at quarries and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. The quake, which also injured more than 1,000, was centered off the coast of rural, mountainous Hualien ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and trapping 70 workers in quarries
By Johnson Lai And Christopher Bodeen, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, trapping dozens in quarries and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. A tsunami warning was triggered but later lifted. The quake, which also injured hundreds, was centered off the coast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taiwanese authorities say 70 miners are trapped in 2 mines after a powerful quake rocked the island
By Johnson Lai And Christopher Bodeen, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s national fire agency says 70 miners are trapped in two coal mines in Hualien County after a powerful earthquake rocked the island on Wednesday. Sixty-four people were trapped in one coal mine, and six people were in a different mine, the agency said. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers slain in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza
By Mohammad Jahjouh And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Egyptian state media say the bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a series of Israeli strikes have been transported out of the Gaza Strip before their repatriation. Qahera TV said the bodies were driven across the Egyptian border at the Rafah crossing on Wednesday. The three British citizens, ... Read More »
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