ISTANBUL (AP) – The latest on the explosion in historic center of Istanbul. All times local: 2:25 p.m. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus says the suicide bomber who carried out an attack in Istanbul’s historic neighborhood is a 28-year-old Syrian national. Kurtulmus said most of the 10 people who …

LONDON (AP) – Thousands of junior doctors walked off the job Tuesday in England in a dispute over pay and working conditions – the first such strike in 40 years. Some 50,000 junior doctors -those who are training and have between one and 10 years of experience – were on …

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) – Aung San Suu Kyi, whose pro-democracy party will take over power in Myanmar from a pro-military government in coming months, on Tuesday participated for the first time in official talks to bring peace with the country’s fractious ethnic minorities. Suu Kyi (pronounced “Suu-chee”) spoke at the …

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s deputy nuclear chief on Tuesday denied a report that the core of the country’s nearly finished heavy water reactor has been dismantled and filled it with concrete as part of Tehran’s obligations under the nuclear deal with the West. Ali Asghar Zarean, in remarks to …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – With up to $1.4 billion at stake in Wednesday’s Powerball, questions about the drawing seem to be as abundant as the convenience-store kiosks offering tickets for the record-breaking jackpot. The inquiries include many myths and misconceptions about the winners, the prize money and the system …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Samsung Electronics reached a partial agreement on workplace safety with sickened workers and their families, nearly a decade after the death of a 22-year-old chip worker from leukemia galvanized concern about conditions in South Korea’s semiconductor industry. The South Korean company and Banolim, which is …