Officials say at least 16 workers are dead in the collapse of a crane at a highway construction site in western IndiaNEW DELHI -- A huge crane collapsed at a highway construction site in western India, killing at least 16 workers,...
The Crimean Peninsula's balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general secretariesTALLINN, Estonia -- Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general secretaries. It...
Singer and songwriter Coco Lee is being mourned by family and friends at a private ceremony a day after fans paid their respects for the Hong Kong-born entertainer who had international successHONG KONG -- Singer and songwriter Coco...
The Australian government has welcomed a draft UNESCO decision to a lift a threat of downgrading the Great Barrier Reef to an endangered World Heritage siteCANBERRA, Australia -- The Australian government on Tuesday welcomed a draft...
A migrants rights group says security authorities in eastern Libya have freed at least 385 Pakistani migrants who were held in trafficking warehouses in an overnight raidCAIRO -- Security authorities in eastern Libya freed at least...
Senegal’s government has dissolved a major opposition party and restricted internet service hours after the party’s popular president and opposition leader said a judge ordered his arrestDAKAR, Senegal -- Senegal's government...
Israel’s Supreme Court says that a full panel of 15 justices would hear petitions in September against a contentious law that was passed last week by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and which has spurred mass protestsJERUSALEM...
The Dutch government says that a cargo ship carrying thousands of cars that has been burning on the North Sea for nearly a week has been towed further from the Dutch coastTHE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A cargo ship carrying thousands of...
The discovery of a whale carcass in Hong Kong waters has sparked an outpouring of grief on social mediaHONG KONG -- The discovery of a whale carcass in Hong Kong waters Monday sparked an outpouring of grief on social media, with many...
Gang violence has overwhelmed Haiti amid political turmoil. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- When handing out machetes on the streets of Haiti to people who've never really used them, it's important to wrap up the blades.They're...
Ukrainian officials say Russian ballistic missiles have slammed into an apartment complex and a university building in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometownKYIV, Ukraine -- Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment...
Fans of singer and songwriter Coco Lee, who was known for her powerful voice and live performances, have gathered with flowers at her funeral in Hong KongHONG KONG -- Fans of singer and songwriter Coco Lee, who was known for her powerful...
Haitians are leaving their homes in droves for a better life in the U.S. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Cité Soleil is a Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, neighborhood of hundreds of thousands of people. It's one of the most desolate slums in...
The death toll rose on Monday to 54 after an apparent suicide bombing on Sunday at a political event in Pakistan, officials said.LONDON -- The death toll after an apparent suicide bombing in Pakistan has risen to 54, officials said...
A Japanese court has sentenced a man to 23 years in prison for stabbing a passenger and setting a fire on a Tokyo express train while dressed in a Joker costume on Halloween two years agoTOKYO -- A Japanese court sentenced a man to...
Almost half the people in Haiti do not get enough food to eat daily, according to the World Food Program. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti is in the grips of a ravaging hunger crisis, where nearly 5 million Haitians -- half of the country...
West African nations have given Niger’s coup leaders one week to reinstate the country’s democratically elected president and have threatened to use if the demands aren't metNIAMEY, Niger -- West African nations have given...
Officials say the Australian army helicopter that crashed during a multinational exercise hit the water with a “catastrophic impact” and there is no chance its four crew members survivedCANBERRA, Australia -- The Australian army...
Pope Francis is embarking this week on a five-day trip to Portugal for World Youth DayVATICAN CITY -- When Pope Francis made the first foreign trip of his papacy, to Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day in 2013, he urged young people...
Palestinian officials say at least five people have been killed and seven others wounded during clashes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee campBEIRUT -- Fighting raged Sunday in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp...
Police have arrested the son of Colombia’s president as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he allegedly collected during last year’s presidential campaignBOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombian police arrested the president's...
