Amid growing concern at the spread of a new virus outbreak in China, international sports have been postponed and Olympic qualifying tournaments are being taken elsewhere. The international ski federation...
January 29, 2020
Syrian troops are in full control of a key rebel-held town in the country's northwest after days of intense fighting and airstrikes that displaced tens of thousands of people, the...
January 29, 2020
Has anyone seen a giraffe running on a highway in Thailand? Two giraffes escaped from a truck and only one has been caught. The pair were being transported Tuesday from...
January 29, 2020
A speeding bus and auto-rickshaw collided in western India, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens more, police said Wednesday. Both vehicles fell into a roadside well after the...
January 29, 2020
Emboldened by a supportive White House, Israel appears to be barreling toward a showdown with the international community over its half-century-old settlement enterprise in the West Bank. With the prosecutor...
January 29, 2020
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday confirmed the first case of the new Chinese virus that causes flu-like symptoms in the Mideast. The UAE's state-run WAM news agency made the...
January 29, 2020
The first group of Japanese evacuees from a virus-hit Chinese city arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday, wearing masks but showing a sense of relief. Four of the 206 evacuees reportedly...
January 29, 2020
Mexican officials seized a small plane carrying cocaine from South America on Tuesday, the second such flight detected in two days, authorities said. Both planes landed in the Caribbean coast...
January 29, 2020
The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China: 10 a.m. Two Japanese men evacuated from a virus-hit Chinese city say they felt relieved but also exhausted upon...
January 29, 2020
The Mexican government said Tuesday it has temporarily suspended visits by civic, activist and religious groups to migrant detention centers. Such visits have long served as a safeguard to check...
January 29, 2020
The death toll in mainland China in an outbreak of a new virus has risen to 132, with a total of 5,974 cases reported, authorities reported Wednesday. The figures cover...
January 29, 2020
Opposition leader Keiko Fujimori can be held 15 months in prison while she is investigated for possible money laundering, a Peruvian judge ruled Tuesday, shortly after official vote returns showed...
January 28, 2020
The Mideast peace plan announced by President Donald Trump on Tuesday supports the Israeli position on nearly all of the most contentious issues in the decades-old conflict. Where previous presidents...
January 28, 2020
Total losses from the closure of Libya's major oil fields and production facilities has accelerated, reaching more than $502 million over a 10-day period, the country's national oil company said...
January 28, 2020
The U.N. Security Council is discussing a resolution that would endorse a plan for restoring peace in Libya and urge progress toward a cease-fire, amid new clashes between the country's...
January 28, 2020
The casual observer could be forgiven for thinking the Caribbean is shaking itself apart. Tuesday's massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake just south of Cuba and north of Jamaica comes on the...
January 28, 2020
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit around 78 miles off the coast of Jamaica on Tuesday, January 28, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). … Click to Continue »
January 28, 2020
A 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook Albania on Tuesday, causing people in the capital of Tirana to pour out of their apartments. Preliminary reports said there were no damage or injuries....
January 28, 2020
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit around 78 miles off the coast of Jamaica on Tuesday, Jan. 28, according to the United States Geological Survey. This video shows students and teachers at...
January 28, 2020
A German man convicted of negligent homicide for fatally hitting a 22-year-old Egyptian student with his car has appealed the verdict, court officials said Tuesday. The 22-year-old man was given...
January 28, 2020
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit around 78 miles off the coast of Jamaica on Tuesday, January 28, according to the United States Geological Survey. … Click to Continue »
January 28, 2020
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck 86 miles northwest of Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon, sending seismic energy that could be felt throughout the northern Caribbean and as far as coastal...
January 28, 2020
The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica. It was centered 125 kilometers north-northwest of Lucea, Jamaica, and hit...
January 28, 2020
A month after a series of powerful earthquakes began rattling Puerto Rico, some 4,600 people are still sleeping at emergency shelters — either because their residences are damaged or because...
January 28, 2020
The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica. It was centered 117 kilometers (73 miles) northwest of Lucea, Jamaica....
January 28, 2020
Fresh anti-Semitic writings appeared in Italian cities and towns as the country marked the 7 5 th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, officials said...
January 28, 2020
It's Lincoln the goat versus Sammy the dog in the race for honorary mayor of one Vermont town. The Nubian goat had won the post in Fair Haven, Vermont, last...
January 28, 2020
Spanish authorities in the Andalucia region told local citizens on Tuesday that they have no reason to be concerned about the arrival of a Chinese soccer club from Wuhan for...
January 28, 2020
The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union — cardboard boxes and Union Jack socks and all. With the Brexit moment set for Friday at midnight Brussels time ( 11...
January 28, 2020
Venezuela's opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, seen as the legitimate president of Venezuela by the U.S. and more than 55 other countries, is scheduled to visit Miami on Saturday as part...
January 28, 2020
A senior Hamas official says the group rejects the "conspiracies" announced by the U.S. and Israel and that "all options are open" in responding. Khalil al-Hayya spoke shortly after President...
January 28, 2020
The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 100 (all times local): 1:20 a.m. The European Union...
January 28, 2020
An undersea earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.2 occurred Tuesday off the Aegean Sea island of Karpathos, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The University...
January 28, 2020
British broadcaster Nicholas Parsons, who hosted the witty, wordy radio program “Just a Minute” for more than 50 years, has died at the age of 96. Parson's agent, Jean Diamond,...
January 28, 2020
The pressure on Britain's disgraced Prince Andrew increased Tuesday after the revelation by U.S. authorities that he has failed to cooperate with the FBI's investigation into his ties with the...
January 28, 2020
About 40 people were evacuated from cable cars in western Austria on Tuesday after a strong gust of wind blew a tree onto the cable, authorities said. Some 35 mountain...
January 28, 2020
Historians have presented a collection of photos kept by the deputy commander of the Nazis' Sobibor death camp that they say appears to include images of John Demjanjuk, the retired...
January 28, 2020
Europe's asylum agency signed a deal with Greece Tuesday that will help expand its operations in the country, which is struggling to process asylum requests amid high migrant arrivals and...
January 28, 2020
The European Union on Tuesday slapped sanctions on seven people accused of undermining Ukraine's sovereignty for their role in organizing Russian local elections in the Crimean Peninsula, annexed by Moscow...
January 28, 2020
Four lions in a rundown zoo in the capital of Sudan, wasting away from hunger, are undergoing lifesaving medical treatment from an international animal rescue organization. The plight of the...
