CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed a fifth tornado touched down during severe storms that barreled across West Virginia last week. That’s more than double the state’s average for an entire year.STORMS, FLOODING IN WEST VIRGINIA KILL 1, DAMAGE 200-YEAR-OLD GRAVEYARDWest Virginia saw an average…

A young woman was stabbed to death while walking with her baby in Bradford, England, according to authorities.Oldham resident Kulsuma Akter, 27, was stabbed during a walk at around 3:21 p.m. on Saturday. West Yorkshire Police said that she was “taken to hospital but subsequently died from her injuries.”Akter was…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday revived the Palestinian Authority’s hopes of joining the United Nations as a full member.But the United States said relations between Israel and the Palestinians are far from ripe. That all but quashes the Palestinian Authority’s U.N. membership hopes for now.BLINKEN:…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister Monday accused the United States of giving Israel the “green light” for a strike on its consulate building in Syria that killed seven Iranian military officials including two generals.Hossein Amirabdollahian reiterated Tehran’s vows that it will respond to the attack, widely blamed on…

NEW YORK (AP) — A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sentenced Monday to over 21 years in prison after he admitted providing weapons to drug-funded rebels.Cliver Alcalá, 62, of Caracas, Venezuela, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met Monday with relatives of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, marking the six-month anniversary of the attack in southern Israel with an hour-long audience.The Vatican released photos of the encounter, showing relatives of several of the hostages sitting in a semicircle in…

44 million voters in South Korea head to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new 300-member parliament.Up to 30% to 40% of voters are politically neutral and could determine the results of the election.Many voters have deemed domestic concerns, such as the prices of agricultural products, to be the…

CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — Protesters in southern Mexico set the state government building afire Monday and torched at least a dozen cars in the parking lot.The protests occurred in the violence-wracked city of Chilpancingo, the capital of the Pacific coast state of Guerrero.PROTESTERS USE PICKUP TRUCK TO RAM DOWN DOORS…

BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed Monday to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand, as soldiers and civil servants loyal to the military government appeared to be preparing to abandon their positions.The occupation of Myawaddy town by the Karen…

Heavy winds, storms and strong rainfalls battering South Africa’s coastal province of Western Cape, which includes Cape Town, have left at least one person dead, officials said on Monday.The severe weather led to the closure of schools and highways mainly in the Cape Winelands, Overberg and West Coast regions where…