After the Taliban’s ban on women working for non-government groups in Afghanistan, some women staffers say they will try to continue their work under the radarKABUL, Afghanistan -- Even before the Taliban barred Afghan women from...
A freight truck collided with a bus on a highway near Seoul, causing a fire that killed at least five people and injuring 37 othersSEOUL, South Korea -- A freight truck collided with a bus on a highway near the South Korean capital...
Police in Cambodia say a fire burning through a hotel casino has killed at least 10 people and injured 30 othersPHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- A fire burning through a Cambodian hotel casino has killed at least 10 people and injured 30 others,...
Bangladesh’s prime minister has inaugurated the country’s first metro rail service aimed at easing notorious traffic jams in capital DhakaDHAKA, Bangladesh -- Bangladesh launched its first metro rail service, mostly funded by Japan,...
Every year, Venezuela’s socialist government hands out thousands of Christmas presents to the nation’s poorest childrenCARACAS, Venezuela -- Every year, Venezuela’s socialist government hands out thousands of Christmas presents...
Police in Bolivia have detained the country’s main opposition leader for unspecified chargesLA PAZ, Bolivia -- Police on Wednesday detained Luis Fernando Camacho, the main opposition leader in Bolivia who is also the governor of...
A familiar mix of disappointment, patience and determination spread among migrants on Mexico’s northern border waiting to enter the United States as they faced the reality that pandemic-era asylum limits would remain for nowCIUDAD...
A group of ethnic Chechens fleeing Russia has arrived in Bosnia with hopes of using the Balkan country as a launchpad to reach the European Union and avoid getting sent to fight in UkraineSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- A group of...
France’s defense minister has pledged further military support for Ukraine, insisting his government’s backing is unflagging while efforts are also being made with Moscow to reach an eventual negotiated end to Russia’s invasionKYIV,...
Mexico has become the world’s third most popular destination for asylum-seekers after the United Sates and Germany, despite its widespread violenceTIJUANA, Mexico -- Albert Rivera knows well how dangerous Mexico can be: He sometimes...
The lawyer for a former Kosovo Serb policeman has been ordered released from prison and placed under house arrestJARINJE, Kosovo-Serbia Border -- A former Kosovo Serb policeman whose detention triggered a major crisis between Serbia...
The Vatican has detailed rituals and procedures to follow when a pope diesROME -- The Vatican has detailed rituals and procedures to follow when a pope dies, but it has not published such rules for a pope emeritus. As a result, official...
A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipelineBERLIN -- A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for...
The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened in the last few hours, a Vatican official said on Wednesday.ROME and LONDON -- The Health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened in the last few hours, a Vatican official said...
Finland’s first floating liquefied natural gas terminal has been moored at the southern port of Inkoo where it will supply the Nordic country, which was cut off from Russian gas imports earlier this year amid the war in UkraineHELSINKI...
Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line government has put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities a day before it’s set to be sworn into officeJERUSALEM -- Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line...
The Vatican says the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has undergone a “worsening in the last hours” due to his age and that doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old’s conditionVATICAN CITY -- The Vatican says the...
A 97-year-old woman is appealing against her conviction in Germany of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders when she was a secretary to the commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration campA 97-year-old woman is appealing...
The Ukrainian government minister in charge of technology says his country is developing combat drones that attack the ones Russia has used during its invasion of UkraineKYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine has bought some 1,400 drones, mostly...
Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, which has wracked much of West Africa’s inland Sahel region for more than seven years, is spreading to the region's coastal states and Benin is the hardest hitCOTONOU,...
Philippine officials say the death toll from heavy rains and floods over the Christmas weekend has risen to 25, with 26 others still missingMANILA, Philippines -- The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of...
