51+ min ago   (368+ words) BANJARMASIN – Indonesian authorities intensified on Monday a search for dozens of people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea previous day. At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are still missing. The Virgo Transport…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago   (779+ words) ISLAMABAD – A surge in Indonesia’s wood pellet and chip production is driving a new wave of deforestation, threatening the vast archipelago’s remaining tropical forests, vital biodiversity hot spots and the land of Indigenous peoples, according to new satellite analysis from…...

13+ hour, 30+ min ago   (340+ words) MOGADISHU – Somalia's business community is seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of Yemenis…...

20+ hour, 20+ min ago   (283+ words) No. 4 Texas staked its claim after wiping out a 20-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat top-ranked Ohio State 24-23 on Saturday night in Austin. The comeback is the largest fourth-quarter rally ever for a win against an AP No. 1 team, according to…...

17+ hour, 17+ min ago   (330+ words) VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, called for a renewed commitment to peace on Sunday as he marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on his home country. The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to…...

18+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1062+ words) ATLANTA – Security researchers say rapid advances in artificial intelligence are making it more critical to address a flaw in Georgia's voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they have been cast. The system's vulnerability…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (949+ words) PARAKOU – The “Made in Benin” tags on Fatoumata Dosso’s fabrics represent an ambition much bigger than her fashion business: keeping more of the value of Africa’s largest cotton producer at home. The founder of DAF Collection said that the tag…...

22+ hour, 2+ min ago   (630+ words) Samy Magdy, Sally Abou Aljoud And Cara Anna CAIRO – An Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (73+ words) News4JAX JSO investigating multiple reports of strangers approaching students near Jacksonville schools JSO nabs 18 arrests in undercover sting targeting prostitution, human trafficking demand Republican convention pays tribute to Charlie Kirk one year after his killing Senators from both parties question OpenAI…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (372+ words) WASHINGTON – Seat belts and a flight attendant call button from the doomed United Airlines Flight 93. A purse filled with keys and a wallet recovered from the World Trade Center site. The telephone that sat on U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson's…...