South African authorities say big ocean waves caused by a phenomenon known as “spring tide” crashed into coastal parts of the country over the weekend, leaving two people dead and injuring severalCAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Big...
The Italian Cabinet is meeting to adopt new measures to crack down on migrationROME -- The Italian Cabinet met Monday to adopt new measures to crack down on migration after the southern island of Lampedusa was again overwhelmed by...
Russia’s new ambassador to the Vatican is meeting with Pope Francis for a protocol visit to present his diplomatic credentialsVATICAN CITY -- Russia’s new ambassador to the Vatican met Monday with Pope Francis for a protocol visit,...
A populist former prime minister whose party is favored to win Slovakia’s early parliamentary election plans to reverse the country’s military and political support for neighboring Ukraine if he returns to powerMICHALOVCE, Slovakia...
Thousands of South Korean school teachers are calling for tighter legal protections from bullying by parents, a rising problem in a country known for its brutally competitive school environmentsSEOUL, South Korea -- Thousands of South...
China has flown 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new daily high for the activity the island considers harassmentTAIPEI, Taiwan -- China’s military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island’s...
The disastrous flooding that killed more than 11,000 people has fostered national solidarity among Libyans, long governed by opposing powersTRIPOLI, Libya -- Zahra el-Gerbi wasn't expecting much of a response to her online fundraiser,...
Thousands of Czechs have rallied in the capital to demand the government’s resignation over high energy and other prices as well as the war in UkrainePRAGUE -- Thousands of Czechs rallied in the capital on Saturday to demand the...
Libya' health minister says four Greek rescue workers dispatched to Libya following devastating flooding in the eastern city of Derna were killed in a road collisionCAIRO -- Four Greek rescue workers dispatched to Libya following...
The president of the Dominican Republic is defending his decision to close air, sea and land traffic with neighboring Haiti in a dispute over construction of a canal targeting a river that runs through both countriesSANTO DOMINGO,...
A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed as authorities work to transfer to transfer thousands of newly arrived migrants to the mainlandLAMPEDUSA ISLAND, Italy -- A migrant reception center...
The Italian Air Force says it is investigating whether an aircraft of its acrobatic team struck birds before it crashed near an airport, killing a child on the groundMILAN -- The Italian Air Force said it was investigating whether...
Climate activists have sprayed orange paint onto Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to urge the German government to take more urgent action against climate changeBERLIN -- German climate activists sprayed orange paint onto Berlin’s Brandenburg...
Dozens of demonstrators against a divisive plan to redevelop a beloved Tokyo park are forming a human chain outside the Japanese Education Ministry to demand a revisionTOKYO -- Protesters in Tokyo formed a human chain Sunday to demand...
German police say dozens of people including at least 26 officers were injured during unrest at an Eritrean cultural festival in the southwestern city of StuttgartBERLIN -- German police said dozens of people, including at least 26...
A U.N. conference has voted to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in PalestineJERICHO, West Bank -- A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West...
South Korea’s president says the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he plans to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General...
A former member of Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko’s special security forces is to face trial in Switzerland next month for the forced disappearances of political opponents in the late 1990sGENEVA -- A former member of Belarus...
Newly discovered correspondence in the Vatican archives suggests that Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in German-occupied PolandROME -- Newly...
North Korean state media says leader Kim Jong Un held discussions with Russia’s defense minister on strengthening “strategic and tactical coordination” between the countries’ militaries, as Kim continued a visit to Russia’s...
A human rights lawyer who was arrested in Laos has been deported back to China despite pleas from rights groups and United Nations experts for his releaseBEIJING -- A human rights lawyer who was arrested in neighboring Laos has been...
