Over the past five months, Ukrainian forces in the eastern Donbas region have largely been on the back foot.Six-year-old Sasha PylyPets watched, impassively, with a type of curious stare, as people threw handfuls of earth into her...
Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, working with Interpol, have launched an international appeal to help identify 22 women who mostly met violent deathsPARIS -- The 22 women mostly met violent deaths. Their bodies, some dismembered,...
The European Union has taken a step closer to ratifying a landmark European treaty protecting women from violenceBRUSSELS -- The European Union is getting closer to ratifying a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence.Lawmakers...
The head of the Church of England has made a rare intervention in Parliament to condemn the British government’s controversial migration bill, calling the policy “isolationist, morally unacceptable and politically impractical.”LONDON...
Dozens of zoo animals in Sudan's capital are feared dead after street battles between the country’s rival forces made the location unreachableASWAN, Egypt -- Dozens of zoo animals in Sudan's capital — including an elderly...
Germany’s foreign minister has described China as increasingly becoming a “systemic rival” on the world stagePARIS -- Germany’s foreign minister described China on Wednesday as increasingly becoming a “systemic rival” on...
Syrian state media say a car has exploded close to a police station near the country's capital of Damascus killing one officer and injuring four othersDAMASCUS, Syria -- An explosion close to a police station near the Syrian capital...
The Sudanese Doctors' Syndicate says tribal clashes over several days killed 25 people and wounded more than 50 in southern SudanCAIRO -- Tribal clashes over several days killed 25 people in southern Sudan, the country's...
Japanese police say a schoolboy was stabbed in the chest as he stepped out of his house to go to school in a residential area of downtown TokyoTOKYO -- Japanese police said a schoolboy was stabbed in the chest as he stepped out of...
China is calling on Afghanistan to stop excluding women from education and public life and adopt a more resolute attitude in combating terrorismBEIJING -- China on Wednesday called on Afghanistan to reform its radical policies excluding...
Ukraine’s atomic energy company is claiming that Russia plans to relocate around 2,700 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest nuclear plantKYIV, Ukraine -- Russia plans to relocate around 2,700 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest...
Israeli authorities say Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have launched rockets toward southern IsraelGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian militants fired dozens of rockets from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on Wednesday,...
Toyota’s January-March profit has edged up 3% from the previous year on robust sales as a chips supply crunch gradually easedTOKYO -- Toyota’s January-March profit edged up 3% from the previous year on robust sales as a chips supply...
In the year in which the Turkish republic marks its centenary, the country is being closely watched to see if a united opposition can succeed in unseating an increasingly authoritarian leader in the NATO-member countryANKARA, Turkey...
Prince Harry’s legal battle against the British press faces its biggest test yet and threatens to do something he said his family long feared: put a royal on the witness stand to discuss embarrassing revelationsLONDON -- Prince Harry’s...
Pakistan braced for more turmoil a day after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was dragged from court in Islamabad and his supporters clashed with police across the countryISLAMABAD -- Pakistan braced for more turmoil a day after former...
The U.S. military says it is investigating reports that it killed a civilian in a recent strike in northwest Syria that meant to target a senior al-Qaida leaderQORQANYA, Syria -- The U.S. military is investigating reports that it killed...
Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency is defending its use of a surveillance tool that was used to send threatening text messages to Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site two years agoJERUSALEM --...
People in the southern Indian state of Karnataka are voting in an election where surveys showed the opposition Congress party favored over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Hindu nationalist partyNEW DELHI -- People in the...
Southeast Asian leaders are condemning an armed attack on an aid convoy that the regional group arranged for displaced people in MyanmarLABUAN BAJO, Indonesia -- Southeast Asian leaders condemned an armed attack on an aid convoy that...
A Tunisian naval guard has shot and killed a colleague and two civilians as he tried to reach a synagogue on the island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimageTUNIS, Tunisia -- A Tunisian naval guard shot and killed a colleague...
