The sun had just set over Anfield — and on a 30-year wait to be champions of England again — when the fireworks started to explode into the twilight. A...
June 25, 2020
The U.S. State Department commended Haiti's government Thursday in doing more to curb human trafficking. But the country's failure to convict traffickers, properly fund anti-trafficking efforts and protect children show...
June 25, 2020
In a harshly worded report published Thursday, the United States described the international medical missions managed by the Cuban government as an example of “forced labor,” and kept Cuba on...
June 25, 2020
Gargling repeatedly with salt water is being studied in the United Kingdom as a means of speeding up recovery from the highly contagious COVID-19 virus. Researchers at the University of...
June 25, 2020
Marking another milestone in France's recovery from coronavirus lockdown, the Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors Thursday after its longest-ever closure in peace time: 104 days. Tourists who are trickling back...
June 25, 2020
Eastern Congo has marked an official end to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history that killed 2,280 people over nearly two years as armed groups and community mistrust undermined...
June 25, 2020
North and South Korea on Thursday marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War with largely subdued commemorations amid the coronavirus pandemic, a day after the North...
June 25, 2020
A half-year into the most momentous pandemic in decades, it's hard to imagine that anyone, anywhere has not heard of the coronavirus. But scores of migrants arriving in Somalia tell...
June 25, 2020
Indian authorities are launching a massive coronavirus survey taking down health details from New Delhi's entire population of 29 million, and testing everyone with symptoms by July 6. The new...
June 25, 2020
Polls opened in Russia on Thursday for a week-long vote on constitutional changes that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. The vote on a slew...
June 25, 2020
Under mounting pressure to free a Huawei Technologies Co. executive, Justin Trudeau made it clear on Thursday he won't give way – even if that means two Canadians remain in...
June 25, 2020
President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted the effectiveness and popularity of his border wall, stating that an unnamed "everyone" in San Diego asked him to build it to protect against...
June 25, 2020
Governments and businesses are ramping up precautions as coronavirus case numbers rise to dire new levels in parts of the U.S. and around the world, potentially wiping out two months...
June 24, 2020
Prince William has visited Oxford University's coronavirus vaccine development facilities to learn more about researchers' work there. The royal was given a tour Wednesday of the manufacturing laboratory where the...
June 24, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States will “continue to support” the interim president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Juan Guaidó. Pompeo's remark comes several days after...
June 24, 2020
Kosovo's president pulled out of a White House meeting with Serbian officials set for Saturday following his indictment on crimes against humanity and war crimes charges. U.S. presidential envoy Richard...
June 24, 2020
The “Mona Lisa” found herself all alone. The coronavirus had emptied her room at the Louvre Museum of its usual throngs of admirers. In a silence worthy of a cathedral,...
June 24, 2020
“Across the pond …” The arch phrase describing the Atlantic Ocean has long been an inside joke for those who regularly hopscotched over its untamed expanse. It implied that an...
June 24, 2020
Americans are unlikely to be allowed into Europe when the continent reopens its borders next week, due to how the coronavirus pandemic is flaring in the U.S. and President Donald...
June 24, 2020
Cuban dissident Eliécer Ávila, who recently emigrated to the United States, said in a video he posted recently on Facebook that he believes the high unemployment rate among African Americans...
June 24, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the defeat of Nazi Germany at the traditional massive Red Square military parade in Moscow, which was delayed by more than a month because of...
June 24, 2020
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake that hit southern Mexico has left six people dead and 23 injured, civil protection authorities said on Wednesday. More than 530 homes and 21 hospitals suffered...
June 24, 2020
Medical oxygen for patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms is running short as 1 million new infections are currently recorded around the world, United Nations health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said...
June 24, 2020
A special prosecutor for war crimes in Kosovo announced on Wednesday that an indictment has been filed against President Hashim Thaci and others, including the head of the Democratic Party...
June 24, 2020
Mongolia's ruling party retained a supermajority after parliamentary elections, as the government's relative success against the coronavirus outbreak offset concerns about corruption and the erosion of democratic institutions. The Mongolian...
June 24, 2020
Guinea's best hope for coronavirus patients lies inside a neglected yellow shed on the grounds of its main hospital: an oxygen plant that has never been turned on. The plant...
June 24, 2020
North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un suspended a planned military retaliation against South Korea, in an apparent slowing of the pressure campaign it has waged against its rival...
June 24, 2020
In the end, Margaret Payne scaled her mountain, one step at a time. The 90-year-old grandmother who launched an epic climb to raise money for charity completed her fundraiser Tuesday....
June 23, 2020
The headmaster of the prestigious English private school Eton College has apologized to one of its first Black students for the racism he was subjected to during the 1960s. Headmaster...
June 23, 2020
Haitian death squad leader Emmanuel “Toto” Constant, who once credited Vodou and the CIA for protecting him, arrived back in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly 26 years after fleeing the country...
June 23, 2020
A powerful earthquake centered near the resort of Huatulco in southern Mexico swayed buildings Tuesday in Mexico City and sent thousands into the streets. Seismic alarms sounded midmorning with enough...
June 23, 2020
A powerful earthquake centered near the resort of Huatulco in southern Mexico swayed buildings Tuesday in Mexico City and sent thousands into the streets. Seismic alarms sounded midmorning with enough...
June 23, 2020
At least one person died as heavy rains and hail storms lashed Istanbul on Tuesday, flooding streets, shops and basement homes. A waterspout was also spotted over a large lake...
June 23, 2020
News of President Donald Trump's willingness to meet some day with embattled Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro is coming to the AM radio dial in Miami. And to Facebook, Instagram and...
June 23, 2020
The U.N. weather agency is investigating media reports suggesting a new record high temperature of over 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Arctic Circle amid a heatwave and...
June 23, 2020
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked central and southern Mexico, the National Seismological Service said on Tuesday, with one person reported killed. Civil protection coordinator David Leon told Foro TV that...
June 23, 2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the suspension of military actions against South Korea, the Korean Central News Agency reported Wednesday, citing comments made at a meeting with...
June 23, 2020
Boris Johnson has launched the biggest gamble of his premiership, announcing that July will see a dramatic lifting of the lockdown measures imposed in England in March. The goal is...
June 23, 2020
Early in life, Maryam Abu Khaled saw that she was treated differently than others. As a child in her West Bank hometown of Jenin, the Black Palestinian had schoolmates who...
June 23, 2020
Muslims around the world hoping for a once-in-a-lifetime journey to Mecca to perform the hajj will have to wait until next year, after Saudi Arabia drastically curtailed the pilgrimage due...
