British filmmaker Terence Davies has died at the age of 77LONDON -- British filmmaker Terence Davies, best known for a pair of powerful, lyrical movies inspired by his childhood in postwar Liverpool, has died at the age of 77.Davies’...
As Israelis were wrapping up the seven-day-long Jewish festival of Sukkot on Saturday, the horrifying sounds of sirens echoed across their country.As Israelis were wrapping up the seven-day-long Jewish festival of Sukkot on Saturday,...
The extreme drought sweeping across Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is already impacting hundreds of thousands of people and killing local wildlifeMANAUS, Brazil -- Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest's waterways are stranded...
The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday urged U.S. airlines and pilots to "use caution" when flying in Israeli airspace.Hundreds of people have died and thousands more are injured in Israel and Gaza after Hamas militants...
A Taliban government spokesperson says the death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has jumped to more than 2,000ISLAMABAD -- Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban...
Chinese media reports have confirmed American mountaineer Anna Gutu and a Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa died after avalanches struck the slopes of the Tibetan mountain Shishapangma while two others remain missingBEIJING -- American...
An Egyptian policeman opened fire on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israelis and one Egyptian, according to Egypt’s Interior MinistryCAIRO -- An Egyptian policeman opened fire on Israeli...
A lawyer says five Israelis accused of gang raping a British woman in a Cyprus hotel room won’t plead to charges including rape, sexual assault and abduction until prosecutors hand over key material including DNA tests, fingerprints...
Israeli soldiers fought to repel Hamas militants Sunday and Israel and the Lebanese militant Hezbollah exchanged fire, raising the prospect of a broader regional conflagration a day after the unprecedented surprise attack on southern...
The Taliban government says a powerful earthquake with several strong aftershocks killed dozens in western AfghanistanISLAMABAD -- A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western...
As the United States reacts to the Hamas attack on Israel, Americans are left to chart out next steps and reverse engineer the factors that allowed the attack to occur.With thousands of casualties resulting from rockets being fired...
At least 100 people are dead and at least 500 injured after powerful earthquakes struck western Afghanistan on Saturday, the United Nations said. At least 100 people are dead and at least 500 injured after powerful earthquakes struck...
Israelis living in the country’s south near the volatile frontier with Gaza have grown so used to rounds of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants that the wail of air raid sirens triggers a numbingly grim routineJERUSALEM --...
Rescuers in India have found more bodies as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a damGANGTOK, India -- GANGTOK, India (AP) — Rescuers found more bodies overnight...
Without warning on Saturday, Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers attacked Israel by air, land and seaJERUSALEM -- Without warning on Saturday, Gaza's militant Hamas rulers attacked Israel by air, land and sea. Millions of Israelis...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will exact a “huge price” from Hamas in response to an unprecedented infiltration that killed at least 22 peopleThe militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip have carried out...
Rockets have been fired from Gaza "across southern and central Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and the infiltration of Hamas militants." LONDON -- Rockets have been fired from Gaza "across southern and central...
A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to four months in prison after he pleaded guilty to importing children’s books deemed to be “seditious publications.”HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong man was sentenced to four months in prison Friday...
The United States Agency for International Development is resuming food deliveries to hundreds of thousands of refugees in Ethiopia, after assistance was halted earlier this year over a widespread scheme to steal suppliesKAMPALA, Uganda...
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have launched dozens of rockets toward Israel, setting off air raid sirens across the countryJERUSALEM -- Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched dozens of rockets toward Israel early...
A Chinese coast guard ship came within a meter (3 feet) of colliding with a Philippine patrol ship it was trying to block in the South China Sea, in an alarming incident that intensified fears that territorial disputes in the waters...
