The European Union and the United Nations are coordinating the international efforts to assist Albania after the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that killed 51 people and left thousands homeless.
An airstrike on a market in a rebel-held town in Syria?s northwestern province of Idlib Monday killed at least 10 civilians and wounded others, Syrian opposition activists said.
The irrigation ministers of three key Nile basin countries have kicked off high-stakes negotiations in Cairo about Ethiopia?s soon-to-be-finished mega-dam project, which Egypt says threatens its water supply.
In its biggest military funeral in decades, France is honoring 13 soldiers killed when their helicopters collided over Mali while on a mission fighting extremists affiliated with the Islamic State group.
Another five years of fighting in Yemen would cost as much as $29 billion just to sustain the current level of humanitarian aid ? more than the entire annual humanitarian budget globally ? an international relief group said Monday.
Pakistan?s police say it has charged hundreds of students and activists with sedition for making insulting remarks against its military at a protest demanding the lifting of a ban on political activity at universities.
Hundreds of silver-haired activists joined young Hong Kong protesters for a unity rally Saturday, vowing that their monthslong movement will not fade away until there is greater democracy in the Chinese territory.
The search and rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Albania has ended, the prime minister said Saturday, with the death toll at 50 and no more bodies believed to be in the ruins.
A no-name entrant at this month?s New York City Marathon ? literally, he didn?t even qualify to have his name printed on his bib ? Girma Bekele Gebre crashed the elite field and finished third in the largest 26.2-mile race in the world.
UK counterterrorism police on Saturday searched for clues into how a man imprisoned for terrorism offenses before his release last year managed to stab several people before being tackled by bystanders and shot dead by officers on London Bridge. Two people were killed and three wounded.
Adding one more spectacular game to a November full of them, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic provided more evidence that he?s quickly emerging as one of the best players in the NBA.
Mass protests, a last-minute venue change and talk of climate tipping points are adding some unplanned drama to this year?s international talks on tackling global warming.
Saint Mary?s doesn?t get a whole lot of chances to match up with the type of opponents that can bolster an NCAA tournament resume, so it?s important that the Gaels take advantage of those opportunities.
Hundreds of silver-haired activists joined young Hong Kong protesters for a unity rally Saturday, vowing that their monthslong movement will not fade away until there is greater democracy in the Chinese territory.
The search and rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Albania has ended, the prime minister said Saturday, with the death toll at 50 and no more bodies believed to be in the ruins.
A no-name entrant at this month?s New York City Marathon ? literally, he didn?t even qualify to have his name printed on his bib ? Girma Bekele Gebre crashed the elite field and finished third in the largest 26.2-mile race in the world.
UK counterterrorism police on Saturday searched for clues into how a man imprisoned for terrorism offenses before his release last year managed to stab several people before being tackled by bystanders and shot dead by officers on London Bridge. Two people were killed and three wounded.
Adding one more spectacular game to a November full of them, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic provided more evidence that he?s quickly emerging as one of the best players in the NBA.
Mass protests, a last-minute venue change and talk of climate tipping points are adding some unplanned drama to this year?s international talks on tackling global warming.
Saint Mary?s doesn?t get a whole lot of chances to match up with the type of opponents that can bolster an NCAA tournament resume, so it?s important that the Gaels take advantage of those opportunities.
Iraq?s top Shiite cleric is warning of civil war after a deadly day of violence in which security forces shot dead 40 people in the capital and the southern provinces, calling on lawmakers who to ?reconsider? their support for the current government.
Police said they detained four suspects for questioning Friday after finding the burned body of a 27-year-old veterinarian who was raped and killed in southern India, in yet another instance of violent crime against women in India.
Official figures show that inflation across the 19-country eurozone rose in November but remains way below the level that the European Central Bank and its new president, Christine Lagarde, would like it to be.
Cyprus? foreign ministry has decried an agreement between Turkey and Libya?s U.N.-backed government to delineate the maritime boundaries between the two countries as a serious breach of international law that disregards the lawful rights of other eastern Mediterranean countries.
Christians are celebrating the return to the Holy Land of a tiny wooden relic they believe was part of Jesus? manger nearly 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to the pope.
The former chief of staff to the Maltese prime minister has been released from jail as police say there are no grounds at this stage to hold him in the probe of who masterminded the murder of an investigative reporter.
Germany’s unemployment rate was static at 4.8% in November as the labor market remained robust despite the lackluster performance of Europe?s biggest economy.
The Arab League says it is ready to help Lebanon solve its political stalemate, after weeks of mass protests and amid the country?s worst financial crisis in decades.
Cyprus? attorney general has appointed an independent criminal investigator to assist police in their investigation of a surveillance van that?s owned by a company whose Israeli chief executive is said to be a former intelligence officer.
Switzerland?s foreign ministry says unidentified men seized a local employee of the Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka?s capital and threatened her ?at length? to force her to disclose diplomatic information.
Britain?s opposition parties are intensifying attacks on Prime Minister Boris Johnson with two weeks to go until election day, as polls suggest Johnson?s Conservatives have a substantial lead.
Spanish authorities have issued a warning of the serious possibility of a terror attack against Spanish citizens visiting or working in the Saharawi refugee camps in the Western Sahara.
The captain of a cruise ship involved in a May 2019 collision on the Danube River in which 28 people were killed has been charged for his alleged responsibility in the incident and should be sentenced to nine years in prison, prosecutors in Hungary said Thursday.
The village of Dien Thinh is bidding farewell to two of its sons, victims of the human trafficking tragedy unveiled last month when the bodies of 39 Vietnamese were discovered in a truck in England.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the European Union needs to take a united approach toward China and is cautioning against seeking to shut the country out.
Trade policy experts are warning U.K. politicians campaigning in next month?s election that they are promising unattainable trade benefits and setting ?arbitrary deadlines?? for sealing a deal with the European Union after Brexit.
A New Jersey hospital says a kidney meant for one patient was mistakenly transplanted into another with the same name who was farther down the priority list.
A midair collision between two helicopters has killed 13 French soldiers fighting against Islamic extremists in Mali, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.
Countries have procrastinated for too long and need to begin making steep cuts to their greenhouse gas emissions immediately, or risk missing agreed targets for limiting global warming, a senior United Nations official said Tuesday.
Ebola responders are on lockdown in the eastern Congo city of Beni after angry residents attacked a United Nations base to protest repeated rebel assaults, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. At least four protesters were killed, a local official said.
A Geneva businessman says he has purchased Adolf Hitler?s top hat and other Nazi memorabilia to keep them out of the hands of neo-Nazis and will donate them to a Jewish group.
A former Japanese professional boxer who spent 48 years in prison for murders he says he did not commit was among some 50,000 people greeting Pope Francis as he entered Tokyo Dome stadium to celebrate Mass on Monday.
Pope Francis voiced concern about nuclear power Monday after meeting with victims of Japan?s 2011 nuclear disaster, saying the development of future energy sources must take environmental considerations into account.
The French government is pledging to seize firearms from abusive spouses and better train police as part of a package of measures, worth millions of euros, to reduce the number of women killed by their partners.
Sympathy strikes across Finland?s transport sector have brought Helsinki to a virtual standstill and prompted flag carrier Finnair to cancel almost 300 flights.
Britain?s governing Conservative Party was striving Monday to defend an election platform that is light on policy proposals, as it tries to avoid squandering its poll lead before the vote in less than three weeks.
Namibia?s registered 1.3 million voters go to the polls Wednesday in a general election that promises to be far removed from the overwhelming victories enjoyed by former liberation movement SWAPO since independence in the resource-rich southern African country in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau is holding a presidential election Sunday against a backdrop of political tension and unrest on the streets of the impoverished West African country.
Zack Moss was barreling through the line for big gains nearly every time he touched the ball. Tyler Huntley?s passing was almost flawless. Utah?s defense was dominant, making one of the Pac-12?s top rushing teams look extremely average.
Pope Francis demanded world leaders renounce atomic weapons and the Cold War-era doctrine of deterrence, saying Sunday the stockpiling of nuclear arms decreases security, wastes money and threatens humanity.
An Alabama sheriff was fatally shot Saturday evening in a community near the state?s capital, authorities announced, and an 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody after an hourslong manhunt.
Pope Francis will fulfill his dream to be a missionary in Japan during a three-day visit with two main aims: to appeal for nuclear disarmament and minister to a tiny Catholic flock with a rich but bloody history.
Protesters will march through Paris to pressure the French government to take stronger steps to prevent deadly domestic violence, a problem that President Emmanuel Macron has called ?France?s shame.?
Herb Magee is the 'Shot Doctor,' who has worked with kids to the pros on the art of the jumper, while quietly crafting a Hall of Fame coaching career at a Division II program nestled outside Philly’s college hoops epicenter.
Philippine military officials say troops have killed a ?high-value? Filipino militant who acted as a key link of the Islamic State group to local jihadists and helped set up a series of deadly suicide attacks in the south that have alarmed the region.
Chanting ?No more tear gas,? dozens of Hong Kong families with young children marched Saturday to oppose the government?s handling of pro-democracy protests on the eve of keenly contested local elections.
Young players have a long list of things to learn early in the season. Washington coach Mike Hopkins checked off a few items ? and probably added some ? after his team?s latest win.
They?ve heard enough. With stunning testimony largely complete, the House, the Senate and the president are swiftly moving on to next steps in the historic impeachment inquiry of Donald J. Trump.
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