In recent years, a moment often came when a visitor to Argentina suddenly grasped they could have gotten a lot more bang for their bucks if only they had brought cash to buy pesos on the unofficial marketBUENOS AIRES, Argentina --...
Statistics show that Britain’s economy shrank in the three months to September, and forecasters are warning of many months of contraction to comeLONDON -- Britain’s economy shrank in the three months to September, official statistics...
A Hong Kong court has postponed a pro-democracy newspaper publisher's trialHONG KONG -- The trial of a Hong Kong newspaper publisher who was arrested in a crackdown on a pro-democracy movement was postponed Thursday after the...
Officials say a methane gas explosion has ripped through a coal mine in northwest Pakistan, killing nine miners and injuring four othersPESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northwest Pakistan...
The prominent Guatemalan investigative newspaper “El Periodico” has announced it is stopping its print edition, after the government arrested the paper's presidentGUATEMALA CITY -- The prominent Guatemalan investigative newspaper...
The U.S. Virgin Islands has reached a settlement of more than $105 million in a sex trafficking case against the estate of financier Jeffrey EpsteinSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The U.S. Virgin Islands announced Wednesday that it reached...
France has restarted a shuttered coal plant as part of emergency efforts to keep heat and electricity on this winterSAINT-AVOLD, France -- The end of France’s coal era seemed so certain last year that the operator of one of the country’s...
A top European Union official has warned Elon Musk that the company needs to beef up to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rulesLONDON -- A top European Union official warned...
A heavily criticized private company that operates the transmission and distribution of power in Puerto Rico has secured a last-minute extension on its contract despite widespread objectionsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A heavily criticized...
The Halloween party crush in Seoul's Itaewon entertainment district has caused an outpouring of public sympathy in South Korea toward the 150 dead, mostly in their 20s and 30sSEOUL, South Korea -- When Kim Kap Soo watched live...
The upper house of Russia's parliament has unanimously approved a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the countryMOSCOW -- The upper house of Russia's parliament on...
The spokesman for the Islamic State group says its leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed in battle recentlyBEIRUT -- The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in battle...
Moldova’s Foreign Minister says that apart from Ukraine, his country has been hit hardest by Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, as NATO offered fresh support to three countries shaken by the effects of Russia’s 10-month-old warBUCHAREST...
An honorary member of the Buckingham Palace household has resigned after repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she “really came fromLONDON -- An honorary member of the Buckingham...
Spain’s Interior Ministry says police are investigating reports of a small blast at the Ukrainian embassy in MadridMADRID -- Spanish police are investigating reports of a small blast at the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid on Wednesday,...
The family of Paul Whelan say they are worried for his safety after he dropped out of contact at the prison camp where is being held last week. The family of Paul Whelan, the American former Marine held hostage by Russia, say they...
The European Union wants to set up a U.N.-backed specialized court to investigate possible war crimes committed by Russia in UkraineBRUSSELS -- The European Union proposed Wednesday to set up a U.N.-backed specialized court to investigate...
A court in western Germany convicted a 39-year-old man of murder Wednesday in the shooting deaths of two police officers who had stopped him and an accomplice on suspicion of poachingBERLIN -- A court in western Germany convicted a...
Hong Kong’s security minister has warned that the city’s protests against China’s anti-virus restrictions are a “rudiment of another color revolution” and urged residents not to participate in activities that might hurt national...
The humble French baguette is being inscribed on the U.N.’s list of intangible heritage as a prized tradition and savoir-faire that should be protected by humanityPARIS -- The humble baguette — the crunchy ambassador for French...
A Taliban official says that at least 10 students were killed when a bomb blast hit a religious school in northern AfghanistanISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A Taliban official says at least 10 students were killed Wednesday when a bomb blast...