Articles by Jill Lawless, Raf Casert and Danica Kirka from AP
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World
Harvey Weinstein hospitalised amid return to New York
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 4:04PMHarvey Weinstein’s lawyer said on Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalised for a battery of tests after...
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World
20 Cambodian soldiers killed in explosion at military base
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 2:22PMAn ammunition explosion at a base in southwestern Cambodia killed 20 soldiers and wounded several others, Prime Minister...
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World
'It's a tragedy': Hamas is reviewing new ceasefire proposal as strikes resume
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 9:45AMHamas said it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal...
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World
US lawmakers pass bill to allow teachers to carry handguns
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 3:21PMProtesters chanted “Blood on your hands” at Tennessee House Republicans after they passed a bill that would allow some teachers...
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Sport
Dixon claims win at IndyCar's Long Beach Grand Prix
Monday, 22 April 2024, 12:11PMScott Dixon has claimed his 57th victory in the American IndyCar championship, taking the chequered flag at the Long Beach...
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Sport
Nottingham Forest hint at referee corruption in EPL defeat to Everton
Monday, 22 April 2024, 10:08AMNottingham Forest have appeared to question the integrity of a match official in a social media post published soon after...
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Audio
UK lawmaker won't run again late night call allegations
Monday, 22 April 2024, 9:20AMA British lawmaker who allegedly used campaign funds to pay off people who were holding him hostage said Sunday that he wouldn't...
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Sport
Verstappen wins first F1 sprint race of season
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 4:52PMMax Verstappen, continuing his dominance in Formula One, took Saturday’s first sprint race of the season - the prelude to...
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World
'Whatever is required': Israel set to respond to Iran's weekend missile attack
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 4:42PMIsrael’s military chief says that his country will respond to Iran’s weekend attack, but he did not elaborate on when and...
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World
US forces shoot down Iranian drones flying towards Israel after missile attack
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 9:43AMUS forces have shot down some Iran-launched attack drones flying toward Israel. President Joe Biden and his national security...
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World
Astrologer killed partner, daughter as eclipse drew near
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:52PMA woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment then threw her two children from a...
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World
Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 11:29AMAllen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail...
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World
Two tribal nations sue social media companies over Native youth suicides
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 1:00PMWARNING: This article discusses suicide and mental health issues. Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies...
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World
Greta Thunberg detained by Dutch police
Monday, 8 April 2024, 4:00PMClimate activist Greta Thunberg was among dozens of people detained on Saturday by police in The Hague as they removed protesters...
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World
'Our leadership is cowardly': Outrage from Israeli family after body of hostage found
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 4:42PMIsrael’s military said on Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza, while...
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World
Israel says fatal strike on aid workers a mistake; rights groups claim it was no anomaly
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 2:52PMTwo basic mistakes, according to the Israeli military. First, an officer overlooked a message detailing the vehicles in the...
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World
Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 2:44PMDiplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico’s Embassy...
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World
Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes and so well prepared to withstand them?
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 3:36PMTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck Wednesday by its most powerful earthquake in a quarter of a century. At least nine...
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World
At least four dead in 'massive' 7.2 magnitude Taiwan quake, Kiwis affected
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 1:40PMA 7.2 earthquake has struck off the coast of Taiwan at 7.58am local time (12.58pm in NZ). There are reports of people trapped...
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World
Kidnapped teenager shot by police as she crawled to them for help
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 1:23PMA teenage girl in the US who had been kidnapped by her father was following a sheriff’s deputy’s instructions and appeared...
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World
Donald Trump posts $294m bond to avert asset seizure
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 4:21PMDonald Trump posted a US$175 million (NZ$294 million) bond in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more...
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World
Israelis rally in their biggest anti-government protest in Jerusalem
Monday, 1 April 2024, 1:30PMTens of thousands of Israelis gathered outside the parliament building in Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government...
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Technology
Google revolutionised email 20 years ago- it was no joke
Monday, 1 April 2024, 1:24PMGoogle co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every...
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World
Harvard removes human skin from 19th century book binding
Sunday, 31 March 2024, 4:44PMHarvard University said it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book about the afterlife that has been...
