Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte's decision to lock down the entire country brought some welcome clarity to my family life after weeks of growing uncertainty about how to behave in a...
March 11, 2020
The Russian parliament approved a sweeping constitutional reform in the third and final reading Wednesday, a move that will allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another 12...
March 11, 2020
Being a dissident — or even raising a critical voice — in Pakistan is growing more dangerous, regardless of whether the target is political parties, the judiciary or the powerful...
March 11, 2020
Expanding clusters of the new coronavirus were eyed warily Wednesday as the outbreak upended daily life and reshaped everything from the United States presidential race to Pope Francis' travel. In...
March 11, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak that originated in China has been considered a global health emergency for more than a month. Now, the World Health Organization says it's a "pandemic." Why? Excellent...
March 11, 2020
Two Americans and one British national were killed in a rocket attack on a base in Iraq on Wednesday, a U.S. security source confirmed. More than 10 rockets slammed into...
March 11, 2020
Is it safe to travel to Mexico for Spring Break? As fears over the spread of the coronavirus widen in the U.S., Mexico beckons with beaches, butterflies and bargains –...
March 11, 2020
Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a raft of amendments to the constitution, including a stipulation to enable President Vladimir Putin to seek re-election. Putin, 67, has been...
March 11, 2020
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a "pandemic." "WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the...
March 11, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a stark warning for Europe on Wednesday, calling for solidarity and common sense as the coronavirus continues its march across the continent. Merkel, who has...
March 11, 2020
After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree early Wednesday promising to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture to get intra-Afghan negotiations started, even...
March 11, 2020
Hours after masked protesters, some of whom were armed and dressed in police uniforms, attacked and ransacked several Haitian government ministries in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, the country's recently installed prime...
March 10, 2020
Over the weekend, the Fiorentino butcher in downtown Rome was so packed with shoppers you could no longer smell the tangy scent of raw meat. By Tuesday, customers stood in...
March 10, 2020
Images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe's lips are on display in a new Andy Warhol show at London's Tate Modern — alongside several of the artist's wigs. The exhibition...
March 10, 2020
Thousands of people began gathering in Caracas, Venezuela, March 10, 2020, ahead of a nationwide demonstration called by opposition leader Juan Guaido. He is considered the country's legitimate president by...
March 10, 2020
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is calling for a high-stakes, nationwide demonstration Tuesday, hoping to prove to weary supporters and the international community that he can still mobilize the nation...
March 10, 2020
Italy enters its first day under a nationwide lockdown after a government decree extended restrictions on movement from the hard-hit north to the rest of the country. As Italy struggled...
March 10, 2020
Hindus threw colored powder and sprayed water in massive celebrations of the festival of Holi in India on Tuesday, but the enthusiasm was subdued compared to previous years because of...
March 10, 2020
Vladimir Putin set the stage to stay on as Russia's president for potentially another 16 years, saying the Constitutional Court should decide whether lawmakers can scrap the constitutional term limit...
March 10, 2020
China's Communist Party signaled confidence in its fight against the coronavirus on Tuesday when the party's general secretary and Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a surprise visit to Wuhan, where...
March 10, 2020
Japan on Wednesday pays tribute to those killed in the powerful earthquake and resulting tsunami nine years ago that caused the nation's worst nuclear accident. Central and local governments canceled...
March 10, 2020
Cardinal George Pell's appeal to overturn his child sex abuse conviction is underway in front of the Australian High Court in Canberra, almost exactly a year after he was sentenced...
March 10, 2020
The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday, taking a step forward on its peace deal with the Taliban while also praising Afghan President Ashraf...
March 10, 2020
Italian doctors celebrated one small victory in their battle against the coronavirus after a 38-year-old man was moved out of intensive care for the first time since he tested positive...
March 10, 2020
Despite reports of lower than usual sales of colored powder, Holi celebrations were massive in most parts of north India. People danced and smeared each other with colors during the...
March 9, 2020
Culture authorities in Poland said Monday that the 18th edition of the international Frederic Chopin Piano Competition will take place Oct. 2-23 in Warsaw. Eliminations for the competition, which is...
March 9, 2020
Tensions in Italy's overcrowded prisons erupted Monday over new coronavirus containment measures, with riots in at least two dozen lock-ups and the deaths of six inmates who broke into an...
March 9, 2020
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promised in Miami to restore the “north-south” strategic alliance with the United States and slash regulations to promote investments. Known as the Brazilian Trump, Bolsonaro spoke...
March 9, 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Brussels on Monday for talks with European Union officials amid a standoff between Ankara and Brussels over sharing of responsibility for refugees and...
March 9, 2020
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief rival said Monday that he has agreed with a smaller party to work together to form a new government following national elections last week. The...
March 9, 2020
Geraldine Rodriguez Olivares frantically texted her family for help. The Chilean woman — a twerk dancer on an international tour — had just landed in the Dominican Republic on a...
March 9, 2020
Max von Sydow, the self-described “shy boy”-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he played the priest...
March 9, 2020
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will make their final appearance as senior royals Monday when they appear with Queen Elizabeth II at the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey....
March 9, 2020
Sudan's prime minister survived an assassination attempt Monday after an explosion went off near his convoy in the capital of Khartoum, Sudan's state media said. Abdalla Hamdok's office and his...
March 9, 2020
Sudan's prime minister survived an assassination attempt Monday after an explosion went off near his convoy in the capital of Khartoum, Sudan's state media said. Abdalla Hamdok's family confirmed he...
March 9, 2020
Yanely Perez didn't show up to work on Monday. Neither did the baker down the street, the female cop on the corner, or friendly pharmacist with a big smile a...
March 9, 2020
In a country that manufactures nature by building air-conditioned forest domes and towering vertical gardens, the decommissioned Bukit Brown Cemetery remains an unlikely stretch of wild jungle surrounded by modern...
March 9, 2020
One year after losing his wife in the Boeing Co. 737 Max crash in Ethiopia, it's the lack of information about what happened that is prolonging Bayihe Demissie's grief. This...
March 9, 2020
Standing by a small concrete pool, chef Mohammad Qassem thrusts his hand into the murky water. Out comes a sizable carp, 6 pounds or so. As the fish thrashes, he...
March 9, 2020
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, joined his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, at London's Westminster Abbey on Monday for the couple's final event before they step back from royal...
