A powerful typhoon is blowing closer to the northern Philippines, forcing thousands of evacuations and a halt to sea travel ahead of torrential rains and tidal surges near 10 feetMANILA, Philippines -- A powerful typhoon blew closer...
Prosecutors in northeastern China are pursuing criminal charges against construction managers blamed for the collapse of the roof of a middle school gymnasium, leading to 11 deathsBEIJING -- Prosecutors in northeastern China are pursuing...
Canadian police say they have found the body of a missing man and what they believe are remains of a second person swept away in severe flooding that hit Nova Scotia over the weekendHALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- Police said Monday they found...
Andriy and Alina Smolensky were just 22 years old when they were introduced by a mutual friend at a party in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, five years ago.KYIV, Ukraine -- EDITOR'S NOTE: Readers may find some images disturbing.Andriy...
The Israeli government passed on Monday a controversial judicial overhaul plan pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. LONDON -- Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved the key part of a divisive judicial overhaul plan pushed by...
France’s national police chief has said that law enforcement officers under investigation shouldn’t be jailed like ordinary citizens amid a walkout by numerous Marseille police over the detention of a colleague for his actions...
Iran's "morality police" are again patrolling the streets, a year after widespread protests erupted following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody.Iran's "morality police," are again...
Villages on the Greek island of Corfu were under evacuation orders on Monday, after wildfires forced thousands from Rhodes over the weekend. LONDON -- Mass evacuations continued over the weekend in Rhodes, the popular tourist destination,...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has emphasized his administration’s resolve to defend the country’s territory through diplomacy in a key speech but did not mention China, with which it has had an escalating series of...
High-profile British radical preacher Anjem Choudary has appeared in a London court, charged with leading a terrorist organizationLONDON -- High-profile British radical preacher Anjem Choudary appeared in a London court on Monday,...
The U.N. chief has urged Russia to resume the internationally brokered deal so that grain can be shipped from Ukraine's Black Sea ports during the warROME -- The U.N. chief on Monday urged Russia to resume the internationally...
The Jesuits say a famous artist priest has been definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing womenROME -- The Jesuits said Monday that a famous artist priest is definitively expelled...
The American-led U.N. Command says it has started a conversation with North Korea about a U.S. soldier who ran into the North last week across one of the world’s most heavily fortified bordersSEOUL, South Korea -- The American-led...
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is appearing in court on Monday on a charge of disobeying police at a protest in southern Sweden last monthMALMÖ, Sweden -- Climate activist Greta Thunberg is appearing in court on Monday on a charge...
Eight police officers assigned to a security team protecting South Africa’s deputy president have been arrested and are expected to appear in court on Monday after they were caught on video kicking and stomping on two men on a Johannesburg...
India’s Parliament has been disrupted for a third day by opposition protests over ethnic clashes in a remote northeastern state in which more than 130 people have been killed since MayNEW DELHI -- India's Parliament was disrupted...
The French president is heading to the South Pacific to make France’s voice heard in a region shaping up as a prime geopolitical battleground for China and the United StatesPARIS -- The French president is heading to the South Pacific...
Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures over the publication of photos showing female employees not wearing the Islamic headscarfDUBAI, United...
Chinese authorities say 11 people were killed when a roof collapsed at a middle school gymnasium in the country's far northeastBEIJING -- Eleven people were killed when a roof collapsed at a middle school gymnasium in China's...
Japanese police said Monday that they have arrested a man on suspicion of slashing three people on a train in western JapanTOKYO -- Japanese police said Monday that they have arrested a man on suspicion of slashing three people on...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been released from hospital after an emergency heart procedure, as the nation braced for a vote on the first major piece of a contentious overhaul of the country’s justice systemTEL AVIV,...
