Pope Francis has joined 1,300 migrants and homeless people at a special lunch at the VaticanROME -- Pope Francis ate lunch with hundreds of refugees, poor and homeless people on Sunday as he called for a renewed commitment to helping...
Turkish police said they have carried out a pre-dawn raid in Istanbul and detained a Syrian woman suspected of links to Kurdish militants who allegedly carried out a bomb attack on a bustling pedestrian avenue in IstanbulISTANBUL --...
A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 82 others in South Korea’s worst disaster in yearsSEOUL, South...
The voices of Israel’s Palestinian citizens are often drowned out or delegitimized in the country’s noisy politicsUMM AL FAHM, Israel -- The voices of Israel’s Palestinian citizens are often drowned out or delegitimized in the...
An explosion in Istanbul, Turkey, leaves at least 6 dead, 53 injured. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called the explosion a terrorist attack. A suspect was detained Monday in connection with what Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a triumphant visit to the newly liberated city of KhersonKHERSON, Ukraine -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy triumphantly walked the streets of the newly liberated city of Kherson on Monday,...
French President Emmanuel Macron says the West should step up sanctions against Iran by targeting officials behind the brutal crackdown on protesters demanding women’s rights in the Islamic RepublicPARIS -- French President Emmanuel...
Israel has confirmed that the United States government has started an investigation into the fatal shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu AklehJERUSALEM -- Israel confirmed Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice has started...
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the tens of thousands who demonstrated against his proposal to overhaul the country’s electoral authority were people in favor of privilege, racism and classismMEXICO CITY -- A...
Natasa Pirc Musar has been a human rights lawyer, a TV presenter and ran Slovenia’s top data protection agency and its Red CrossLJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Natasa Pirc Musar loves to ride her motorcycle. She also has worked as a human...
The interior ministers of France and Britain have signed a joint agreement in Paris to try to curb migration across the English Channel — a regular source of friction between the two countriesPARIS -- The U.K. and France signed an...
Indonesian authorities say Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited and later left a Bali hospital ahead of the Group of 20 summit being held on the islandNUSA DUA, Indonesia -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited...
Whoops of excitement are echoing through Haiti's capital as gas stations open for the first time in two months after a powerful gang lifted a crippling fuel blockadePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Whoops of excitement echoed through...
Visitors to Argentina are still not receiving the more favorable exchange rate for credit and debit cards despite last week's government announcement of itBUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Visitors to Argentina are still not receiving...
The attack on a central avenue in Istanbul over the weekend was a stark reminder of bombings in Turkish cities between 2015 and 2017ISTANBUL -- The attack on a central avenue in Istanbul is a stark reminder of the bombings in Turkish...
The European Union has imposed sanctions on the chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the corp’s Aerospace Force and a company making drones that the bloc says have been used by Russia in its war against UkraineBRUSSELS -- The European...
Taiwan's defense ministry says the Chinese military flew 36 fighter jets and bombers near the self-ruled islandTAIPEI, Taiwan -- China's military flew 36 fighter jets and bombers near Taiwan, the Taiwanese defense ministry...
How landlocked Lesotho's first and only oncology clinic is addressing a cervical cancer crisis in Basotho women.According to the World Health Organization, Lesotho had a cervical cancer rate of 49.9 per every 100,000 women in...
Hong Kong customs officials say they seized about 220 pounds of methamphetamine that was hidden inside an industrial device being sent from MexicoHONG KONG -- Hong Kong customs officials seized about 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of methamphetamine...
A bomb has rocked a bustling pedestrian avenue in the heart of Istanbul, killing six people and wounding several dozenISTANBUL -- A bomb rocked a bustling pedestrian avenue in the heart of Istanbul on Sunday, killing six people, wounding...
A U.N. body devoted to promoting broader and better access to the internet is about to hold its annual gathering in EthiopiaGENEVA -- A U.N. body devoted to promoting broader and better access to the internet is about to hold its annual...