Russia has deployed multiple exploding drones in another nighttime attack on UkraineKYIV, Ukraine -- Russia deployed multiple exploding drones in another nighttime attack on Ukraine, officials said Monday, as the Kremlin signaled no...
NEW DELHI -- When midnight approaches in New Delhi and a freezing fog settles over the Indian capital, thousands of homeless people spread torn mattresses and blankets on the pavements and lie on them to keep warm.Those who can’t...
Two helicopters collided in an Australian tourist hotspot, killing four passengers and critically injuring three othersMELBOURNE, Australia -- Two helicopters collided in an Australian tourist hotspot Monday afternoon, killing four...
The death toll in the massive floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has climbed to 51, with 19 others missingMANILA, Philippines -- The death toll in the massive floods that devastated parts of...
India’s top court says the government’s surprise decision in 2016 to demonetize high-value bills was legal and taken after consultation with India’s central bankNEW DELHI -- India’s top court said Monday that the government’s...
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have waved to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers at the Imperial Palace in a celebration halted for the past two years by the pandemicTOKYO -- Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved...
The Syrian army says missile strikes by Israel’s military have put the capital's airport out of serviceBEIRUT -- Israel’s Military fired missiles toward the international airport of Syria's capital early Monday, putting...
Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, TexasMEXICO CITY -- Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday...
Colombia and Venezuela are opening a key bridge linking the countries that had been closed for almost seven years amid political tensions, launching a new era of improved relations under Colombia’s new leftist presidentBUCARAMANGA,...
The tourism minister of Israel’s new hardline government has promised to invest in the West Bank, calling the occupied area “our local Tuscany.”The tourism minister of Israel's new hardline government on Sunday promised...
Dubai has ended its 30% tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom and made its required liquor licenses free to obtainROME -- Dubai ended its 30% tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom Sunday and made its required liquor licenses free to...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has urged Israel’s new hardline government to refrain from “any measures” that could inflame regional tensions, in a phone call congratulating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his...
The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has unfolded in an entirely un-papal-like manner: There were no bells tolling in St. Peter's Basilica, no solemn announcement in a Vatican City square and no mobilizing of official delegations...
Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn in Sunday in the capital, Brasilia, and assume office for the third timeBRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn in...
Libyan authorities say they have found 18 bodies buried in a mass grave in the central coastal city of Sirte, a former stronghold of the Islamic State group in the conflict-stricken North African nationCAIRO -- Libyan authorities on...
A spokesman for the Taliban-led government says a bombing at a military airport checkpoint in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed and wounded several peopleKABUL, Afghanistan -- A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul's Military...
Ukrainians have had a grim start to 2023 with yet more sirens and fresh missile attacks on their territory, as the death toll from Russia’s massive New Year Eve assault across the country climbed to at least threeKYIV, Ukraine --...
Lebanon’s navy and U.N. peacekeepers have rescued more than 200 migrants from a boat sinking in the Mediterranean Sea hours after it left northern Lebanon’s coast, the military said in a statementBEIRUT -- Lebanon's navy and...
Pope Francis has marked the New Year by presiding over Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and praying for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a day after his retired predecessor's deathVATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor's...
The army says a military operation in Pakistan’s northwest targeting militants triggered a firefight that left a soldier and four fighters deadISLAMABAD -- An army operation in Pakistan's northwest targeting militants triggered...
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a militant attack on a police checkpoint in Egypt’s Suez Canal city of Ismailia that killed at least four people, including three policeCAIRO -- The Islamic State group claimed...
