10 hours agoTop judges in Brazil want review after deadly police raidSeveral justices from Brazil’s Supreme Court say a ruling last year that banned police raids into Rio de Janeiro favelas, or slums, must now be reviewed after one of the city’s deadliest police operations.
11 hours agoEU launches conference to debate its future with citizensThe European Union has launched a wide consultation process meant to design the shape of the bloc’s future.
12 hours agoQueen's cousin accused of willingness to sell Kremlin accessAn investigative report by British media says that Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, was willing to use his royal status for personal profit and to seek favors from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
11 hours agoFrench demonstrators demand more action on climate changeThousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Paris and other French cities to call for more ambitious measures in the fight against climate change.
12 hours agoJudge slain in Sicily by mafiosi put on path to sainthoodA magistrate slain by mobsters in Sicily has been beatified by the Roman Catholic church, the last formal step before possible sainthood.
9 hours agoProminent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to caseProminent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was summoned by security officials and informed of a supreme court decision that ultimately upholds her initial conviction.
10 hours agoGermany commemorates icon of resistance to NazismGermany has commemorated what would have been the 100th birthday of Sophie Scholl, a young woman who became an icon for her role in the anti-fascist “White Rose” resistance group.
16 hours agoSlovakia eyes using Russia's Sputnik V; waits for results Slovakia’s government is set to discuss the possible use of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine with Russia after it was successfully tested in a Hungarian lab.
11 hours agoThe Latest: France welcomes EU curb on AstraZeneca vaccineFrench President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the decision from the European Union not to renew its order for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
10 hours agoSturgeon: Scotland independence vote matter of when, not ifScotland’s leader has told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a second Scottish independence referendum is “a matter of when, not if,” after her party won its fourth straight parliamentary election.
18 hours agoPutin tells Red Square parade that Nazi ideas persistRussian President Vladimir Putin marked the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe with a speech warning that Nazi beliefs remain strong.
13 hours agoStreet parties celebrate end of Spain's state of emergencyImpromptu street celebrations erupted in many cities across Spain as the clock struck midnight Saturday, when a six-month-long national state of emergency to contain the spread of coronavirus ended and many nighttime curfews were lifted.
15 hours agoFire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakageSyrian state TV says firefighters have extinguished a huge blaze that broke out in a distillation unit at one of the country's two oil refineries.
2 hours agoMore Jerusalem clashes on eve of contentious Israeli paradeIsraeli police has faced off with Palestinian protesters in another night of clashes in east Jerusalem.
18 hours agoAs cases grow, India's vaccination campaign faltersSince India opened COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults this month, the pace of administering shots has dropped.
22 hours agoEyeing reelection bid, Macron looks to repair French economyPresident Emmanuel Macron’s plans for bringing France out of the pandemic aren’t just about resuscitating long-closed restaurants, boutiques and museums, but about preparing his possible campaign for a second term.
20 hours agoVaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at allWhile the world's wealthier nations have stockpiled coronavirus vaccines for their citizens, many other poorer countries are still scrambling to secure doses.
18 hours agoLong-haul carrier Emirates to ship aid for free into IndiaDubai’s long-haul carrier Emirates will begin shipping aid from the World Health Organization and other groups into India for free to help fight a crushing outbreak of the coronavirus.
15 hours agoDeath toll soars to 50 in school bombing in Afghan capitalGrieving families are burying their dead following a horrific bombing at a girls’ school in the Afghan capital that killed 50 people, many of them pupils between 11 and 15 years old.
1 day agoArchaeologists discover remains of 9 Neanderthals near RomeItalian archaeologists have uncovered the fossilized remains of nine Neanderthals in a cave near Rome.
1 day agoBomb kills at least 30 near girls' school in Afghan capitalAfghan authorities say a bomb exploded near a girls’ school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many of them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old.
1 day agoAs India surges, Bangladesh lacks jabs, faces virus variantsIndia’s surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect on neighboring Bangladesh.
1 day agoThe Latest: Utility regulator shares discredited theoriesAn elected Arizona utility regulator has shared discredited conspiracy theories while trying to persuade energy and power providers not to require their employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
1 day agoScottish government sets stage for another independence voteThe Scottish National Party has won its fourth straight parliamentary election on Saturday and insisted it will push on with another referendum on Scotland’s independence from the U.K. even though it just failed to secure a majority.
1 day agoSouth Africa's royal scandal: New Zulu king's claim disputedA new Zulu king has been named in South Africa amid scenes of chaos as members of the royal family questioned a prince's claim to the title.
1 day agoEU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer jabThe European Union has cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023.
1 day agoEU says US stand on patent virus waiver is no 'magic bullet'European Union leaders have cranked up criticism of the U.S. call to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents, arguing the move would yield no short-term or intermediate improvement in vaccine supplies and could even have a negative impact.
1 day agoBeefed-up Israel police clash with Palestinians in JerusalemIsraeli police have clashed in east Jerusalem with Palestinian protesters during the holiest night of Ramadan.
2 days agoBelarus leader bristles at criminal complaint in GermanyBelarus’ authoritarian leader has bristled at a criminal complaint filed against him in Germany over his violent crackdown on protests that broke out after his disputed re-election in August.
2 days agoChina discounts possibility of harm from rocket plunging toward EarthChina says the upper stage of its Long March 5B carrier rocket that launched the core module of its space station will mostly burn up on re-entry, posing little threat to people and property on Earth.
2 days agoUkraine says 2 soldiers killed in east amid Russia tensionsThe Ukrainian military says two soldiers have been killed and another wounded under fire from Russia-backed separatist rebels in the country’s east, where hostilities have increased sharply in recent months.
2 days agoEU calls on US to push exports to counter vaccine shortageThe European Union is calling on the United States to start boosting its vaccine exports to contain the global COVID-19 crisis, and said that the U.S. backing of patent waivers would provide only a long-term solution at best.
2 days agoUnsure vaccine waiver will help, some leaders urge exportsEuropean leaders are voicing increasing skepticism that a U.S. proposal to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines would solve the problem of getting shots into the arms of people in poorer countries, with some instead calling for more exports of the doses already being produced.
2 days agoSherpa guide scales Mount Everest for record 25th timeA Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 25th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak.
2 days agoBosnia Serbs honor controversial Nobel Literature winner Bosnian Serbs have honored the controversial 2019 Nobel Literature Prize winner Peter Handke, who is known for his apologist views over Serb war crimes during the 1990s’ wars in the Balkans.
2 days agoBelgian court OKs extradition of Greek far-right lawmakerThe Brussels prosecutor’s office says a Greek far-right member of the European Parliament arrested last month in Belgium can be extradited to Greece to serve a 13-year prison sentence.
2 days agoLondon high-rise blaze raises new concerns about claddingFirefighters have tacked a blaze in a London apartment tower which has cladding similar to that used on another London building where 72 people died in a 2017 inferno.
2 days agoWHO panel OKs emergency use of China's Sinopharm vaccineThe World Health Organization has given its authorization for emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China’s Sinopharm.
2 days agoUK to ease holiday travel ban yet keeps most quarantinesBritain has announced a “first tentative step” toward resuming international travel for U.K. citizens.
2 days agoTalks 'intensify' on bringing US back to Iran nuclear dealWorld powers have held a fourth round of high-level talks aimed at bringing the United States back into a landmark nuclear deal with Iran.
2 days agoDoctors in Nepal warn of major crisis as virus cases surge Across the border from a devastating surge in India, doctors in Nepal are warning of a major crisis as daily coronavirus cases hit a record and hospitals are running out of beds and oxygen.
2 days agoChina discounts possibility of harm from falling rocketChina says the upper stage of its Long March 5B carrier rocket that launched the core module of its space station will mostly burn up on re-entry, posing little threat to people and property on Earth.
2 days agoThe Latest: Connecticut data show COVID-19 vaccine effectiveAccording to data released from the state Department of Public Health, Of the more than 1.4 million Connecticut residents who are now fully vaccinated, 242 later became infected with COVID-19.
2 days agoTaiwan rations water, drills extra wells amid record droughtSome homes in Taiwan are going without running water two days a week after a drought dried up reservoirs and popular tourist lakes.
2 days agoUK's Johnson hails electoral win as focus turns to ScotlandBritain’s governing Conservative Party has made further inroads in northern England and won a special parliamentary election in the post-industrial town of Hartlepool.
2 days agoEU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this yearEuropean Union leaders are attending a summit in Portugal, sending a signal that they see the threat from COVID-19 on their continent as waning amid a quickening vaccine rollout.
2 days agoPressure rises for India lockdown; surge breaks record againIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces growing pressure to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact.
2 days agoDeadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse in BrazilA bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum is echoing into a new day, with authorities saying the police mission killed two dozen criminals, while residents and activists claim human rights abuses.
3 days agoArgentine clinics struggle despite COVID-19 crisisCOVID-19 deaths have hit new peaks in Argentina, but the intensive care unit at the San Andres clinic in the capital is oddly silent.
2 days agoTop US, China and Russia diplomats urge global cooperationThe top diplomats from the United States, China and Russia are urging strengthened global cooperation, recognizing the need to tackle growing global challenges and an unprecedented pandemic.
2 days agoMaldives police say blast that hurt Nasheed act of terrorismPolice in the Maldives say an explosion that wounded former President Mohamed Nasheed and four others including a British national was an act of terrorism and they are attempting to identify four possible suspects.
3 days agoSurvivor of subway crash reflects on decision to change carsA decision to change cars to get closer to a station exit may have saved Erik Bravo, a financial adviser who survived the collapse of an elevated line in Mexico City’s subway system that killed 25 people.
3 days agoUS says fate of nuclear pact up to Iran as talks resumeThe Biden administration is asserting that the fate of indirect nuclear talks with Iran is now solely up to Tehran.
3 days agoItaly set to vaccinate small island populations in one goItaly is set to start a mass vaccination campaign on some of its small, remote islands where numbers of residents and health care services are limited.
