Street protests that broke out in several Chinese cities over the weekend may have come as a surprise, but the ruling Communist Party has been preparing for this moment for years, decades evenBEIJING -- When it comes to ensuring the...
It’s time to raise a glass for sljivovica - Serbia’s traditional plum brandy that is being added to the U.N.’s list of intangible cultural heritage as a cherished tradition to be preserved by humanityBELGRADE, Serbia -- It's...
Efforts to restructure some $9 billion in debt held by Puerto Rico’s power company have hit a new snag following multiple failed attempts to end its bankruptcySAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Efforts to restructure some $9 billion in debt...
Police in Canada allege a man previously charged with murdering an Indigenous woman also killed three other women — two also confirmed to be Indigenous and one believed to beWINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Police alleged Thursday that a Canadian...
The building and the paintings, which are famously known as the Fayoum portraits, date back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras.A huge 2,300-year-old funerary building and a number of mummy portraits were discovered in Egypt's southern...
A Minnesota animal sancutary has a new pride in its ranks as four young lions have been transported there from Ukraine.Four furry refugees have added pride to a Minnesota animal sanctuary after being abandoned in Ukraine.The Wildcat...
Russian shelling has cut off power in much of the recently liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson just days after it was restoredKHERSON, Ukraine -- Russian shelling cut off power in much of the recently liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson...
Israel’s designated prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a coalition deal with a hardline pro-settler partyJERUSALEM -- Israel's designated prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced a coalition deal...
Syrian opposition activists and state media apparently did not know that an Iraqi militant who was killed in October in southern Syria was the leader of the Islamic State groupBEIRUT -- When Syrian rebels attacked a hideout in mid-October...
Scientists have discovered the fossils of a new predatory dinosaur.Scientists have discovered a new predatory dinosaur fossil in Mongolia that was likely a semiaquatic diving predator.A near-complete skeleton, found in the Omnogovi...
Pakistan has demanded neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers prevent terrorist attacks coming from their soilISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Thursday demanded neighboring Afghanistan's Taliban rulers prevent terrorist attacks coming...
Spanish officials say a suspicious envelope has been discovered at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and placed under police controlMADRID -- Spanish officials say a suspicious envelope has been discovered at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and...
Officials have warned that Lviv, home to 150,000 internally displaced people, could face a winter without power as they anticipate another surge in refugee numbers. LVIV, Ukraine -- Officials have warned that the city of Lviv, home...
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to step down after a parliamentary probe found he may have breached the country’s anti-corruption laws in connection with the alleged theft of a large amount of money from his...
Europe’s largest security organization has opened a two-day meeting in Poland with strong denunciations of Russia’s war against UkraineLODZ, Poland -- Europe's largest security organization, one founded to maintain peace and...
Russia’s foreign minister has accused the West of becoming directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine by supplying it with weapons and training its soldiersMOSCOW -- Russia’s foreign minister on Thursday accused the West of becoming...
France has launched a nationwide drive to collect millions of old firearms, remnants of the two World Wars or long-abandoned hunting excursionsBRUNOY, France -- The pistol the elderly French woman inherited from her grandfather had...
The European Union’s executive branch has recommended that billions of euros in EU funds be withheld from Hungary over its failure to implement solid rule-of-law reforms, a move highlighting lingering divergences between the European...
China says leader Xi Jinping has urged negotiations on a political solution to the Ukraine conflict in talks with visiting European Council President Charles Michel in BeijingBEIJING -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged negotiations...
French financial prosecutors say a Paris court has approved an agreement with Airbus that will see the planemaker pay a 15.8- million-euro ($16.3 million) finePARIS -- A Paris court on Wednesday approved an agreement under which Airbus...
An Australian economist who spent almost two years imprisoned in Myanmar has received a hero’s welcome at Australia’s Parliament HouseCANBERRA, Australia -- Sean Turnell, an Australian economist who spent almost two years imprisoned...