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Death toll up to 32 in South Africa building collapse but rescue efforts boosted by 1 more survivor 05/13/2024 04:42pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� Rescue teams in South Africa forged ahead Monday with efforts to find more survivors as the death toll rose to 32 a week after the collapse of an apartment building that was under construction Hopes were boosted over the weekend when one of the construction workers w Truck driver accused of intentionally killing Utah officer had been holding a woman against her will 05/13/2024 03:55pm • A truck driver accused of intentionally killing a police officer during a traffic stop on a Utah highway had been holding a woman against her will inside the cab of his truck, new court documents reveal. Michael Aaron Jayne, 42, is accused of driving his rig into Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser, w Collapsing billboard kills 3 and hurts 59 in heavy rains in Mumbai. Scores might be trapped 05/13/2024 03:34pm • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� A billboard has collapsed and killed three people and injured 59 in India's financial capital, Mumbai, in thunderstorms and heavy rain, the Press Trust of India reported Monday. Scores of people were thought to be trapped after the collapse in the suburb of Ghatkopar, Mumbai polic Indonesian police raid drug lab in Bali villa 05/13/2024 03:15pm • DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) ��� Indonesian police raided what they said was a major drug lab hidden in a villa on the resort island of Bali and arrested four people, authorities said Monday. Police raided the house in the upscale resort area of Canggu early this month and found two drug labs in the bas 3 men charged in the UK with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service 05/13/2024 01:02pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The office manager of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London and two other men appeared in court Monday on charges that they helped Hong Kong's intelligence service gather information in Britain, amid growing concern hostile states are trying to interfere with democracy an Violent protests continue in Pakistan-held Kashmir against price hikes. Talks with the IMF begin 05/13/2024 12:50pm • MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) ��� Protests against price hikes continued for the fourth day in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir with demonstrators clashing with police, officials said Monday, while government talks began with the International Monetary Fund in pursuit of billions of dollars in new support. Polish activists criticize Tusk's government for tough border policies and migrant pushbacks 05/13/2024 12:01pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� Refugee rights activists on Monday criticized Poland's pro-European Union government for plans to tighten security at the border with Belarus and for continuing a policy initiated by predecessors of pushing migrants back across the border there. The activists organized an onl More bodies found in Indonesia after flash floods killed dozens and submerged homes 05/13/2024 11:44am • PADANG, Indonesia (AP) ��� Rescuers recovered more bodies Monday after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia's Sumatra Island over the weekend, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud that left at least 44 people dead and another 15 missing. The heavy rains, along with a landslide o A plane with 3 aboard lands without landing gear at an Australian airport after burning off fuel 05/13/2024 10:20am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� A light plane with three people aboard landed safely without landing gear Monday after circling an Australian airport for almost three hours to burn off fuel. The pilot, Peter Schott, and his passengers, a 60-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman, walked unaided from the A police chase ends with cruisers crashing, officers injured and the pursued vehicle getting away 05/13/2024 09:56am • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ��� A police chase in northern New Jersey ended when at least two cruisers crashed early Monday, injuring some officers. The chase began around 2 a.m. in Bloomfield, when officers tried to stop a sport utility vehicle, WABC-TV in New York reported. The pursuit continued into nearby Dutch artist expelled from Eurovision Song Contest is likely to face charges, Swedish police say 05/13/2024 09:29am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) ��� The Netherlands��� contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest who was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before the grand finale will likely be charged for making illegal threats, Swedish police said Monday. Joost Klein had failed to perform at two dress reh Thousands protest in Georgia over the weekend against 'Russia-style' law on foreign influence 05/13/2024 08:25am • TBILISI, Georgia (AP) ��� Georgia's parliament green-lit a final vote on a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country���s aspirations to join the European Union on Monday, a day after police dispersed the latest protests against it. The bill would require media and no Suspect in shooting death of an Ohio police officer is found dead after standoff, officials say 05/13/2024 06:36am • EUCLID, Ohio (AP) ��� An Ohio police officer was shot and killed after being ���ambushed��� while answering a disturbance call over the weekend, and a suspect was later found dead by police, authorities said Sunday. Police in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid said officers were dispatched just before 1 Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises 05/13/2024 06:00am • Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to disruptions and arrests. Some demonstrations extended into weekend graduation celebrations, although they were muted in comparison to the encampments and rallies that have roiled ca Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts 05/13/2024 05:52am • A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina Sunday, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting ���free Palestine��� amid a mix of boos and cheers. Some waved the red, green, blac