Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely populated island has spewed ash skyward and released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava in its latest eruptionJAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely...
More than 20,000 people from 52 countries heeded President Zelenskyy's call for "friends of Ukraine, freedom and democracy" to serve as volunteers in Ukraine's military. When Andy Huynh watched the news of Russia's...
GUWAHATI, India -- Anilya Boro may not have won the crown at India's Miss Trans NE pageant this year, but having her parents there in support was a validation in its own right. “I must prove to my parents that I can do something...
Cambodian leader Hun Sen is calling for unity, telling a gathering including Russia, China and the United States that current global tensions have been taking their toll on everyonePHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodian leader Hun Sen called...
Palestinians have pushed back against Israeli police claims that an Israeli border police officer who shot to death a 22-year-old Palestinian at close range acted in self-defenseHAWARA, West Bank -- A makeshift sidewalk memorial with...
The government of El Salvador has sent 10,000 soldiers and police to seal off a town on the outskirts of the nation's capital to search for gang membersSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- The government of El Salvador sent 10,000 soldiers...
NATO member and Russia’s neighbor Estonia is boosting its defense capabilities by acquiring an advanced U.S. rocket artillery systemHELSINKI -- NATO member and Russia’s neighbor Estonia is boosting its defense capabilities by acquiring...
U.S. troops have resumed joint patrols with Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria days after they were stopped amid Turkish threats of a new ground incursion into the war-torn countryQAMISHLI, Syria -- U.S. troops Saturday resumed...
The office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling for a lower price cap on Russian oil than the one agreed to by Ukraine's Western supportersKYIV, Ukraine -- The office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
A strong earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing panic but only minor damage just two weeks after an equally powerful quake killed hundredsJAKARTA, Indonesia -- A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s...
Iran's authorities have been accused of stealing the bodies of slain protesters from hospitals, in order to prevent funerals from rallying the protest movement. LONDON -- Iranian authorities have been accused of stealing the bodies...
A key electrical power plant in a Moscow-backed breakaway region of Moldova will not resume energy supplies to the rest of the country after officials failed to reach any agreements on Friday amid an acute energy crisis, authorities...
What started as an unplanned vigil last weekend in Shanghai by fewer than a dozen people grew hours later into a rowdy crowd of hundredsSHANGHAI -- The mourners in Shanghai lit candles and placed flowers. Someone scrawled “Urumqi,...
New Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says he will also serve as finance minister as he unveiled a leaner Cabinet with many new faces in his unity governmentKUALA LUMPUR. Malaysia -- New Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim...
Turkey’s foreign minister says the United States and Russia have failed to meet promises to clear Syria’s border with Turkey of Kurdish militants, forcing Ankara to interveneANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey’s foreign minister charged...
The U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights says Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush oppositionBANGKOK...
Greece's coast guard says five children are among the 22 people confirmed dead in the sinking of a sailing boat carrying migrantsATHENS, Greece -- Five children are among the 22 people confirmed dead in the sinking of a sailboat...
An overnight arson attack has destroyed a car used by a senior official at the Italian embassy in AthensATHENS, Greece -- An overnight arson attack destroyed a car used by a senior official at the Italian embassy in Athens, an incident...
Israel’s paramilitary border police says an officer killed a Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank after they wrestled over a weaponJERUSALEM -- Israel’s paramilitary border police said an officer killed a Palestinian...
Russian news agencies say former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who fled prosecution after revealing highly classified surveillance programs, has received a Russian passport and taken the citizenship oathMOSCOW -- Former...
A passenger on an Antarctic cruise died and four others were injured after their Viking ship was struck by a "rogue wave," the cruise line said. A passenger on an Antarctic cruise died and four others were injured after their...
