Austria has won the first Olympic men’s super team ski jumping event. A snow squall forced officials to end the competition early on Monday. Judges used second-round standings to award medals, …
Drivers in Cuba are facing the prospects of waiting several months to refuel their cars, as fuel shortages caused by a U.S. oil siege intensify. To avoid chaos outside gas stations, Cuba’s …
Germany’s Laura Nolte leads the women’s monobob race at the Milan Cortina Olympics with one run left, and two U.S. stars sit close behind. Nolte holds first place after three runs. Elana Meyers …
The three U.S. women who will be going for Olympic gold when their figure skating competition begins Tuesday night are role models for a whole new generation. They call themselves the “Blade …
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan win Olympic pairs title with world record free skate.
Israeli prosecutors say they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video. That would open a rare prosecution of violence by …
Observant Muslims will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time for increased worship, religious …
A Rio Carnival samba school has honored Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with a glowing parade, but his rivals are calling it illegal early campaigning. On Sunday night, Academicos de …
The abduction of 10 mine workers in Mexico's Sinaloa state has raised questions again about the government's touted security improvements. In late January, gunmen abducted workers from a …
Canadian bobsledder Shaquille Anfernee Murray-Lawrence was named after two basketball stars. His father had hoped he'd end up following in their footsteps. In a way, he has. Murray-Lawrence was named …
Authorities say a bomb attached to a motorcycle has exploded near the gate of a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least two people, including a child, and wounding several others. …
A rights group says drone strikes hit a busy market in Sudan’s Kordofan region, killing at least 28 people. Emergency Lawyers said Monday the strike hit Sudri in North Kordofan the day before. …
Austrian prosecutors are charging a 21-year-old man who they say planned to attack Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts. Vienna prosecutors say he backed the Islamic State group online and shared its …
An injured seabird sought help by pecking on a German hospital’s emergency room door. The black cormorant had a triple fishing hook stuck in its beak when it showed up Sunday at a hospital in the …
Curling is hoping to take advantage of its moment in the Olympic spotlight. The sport made headlines over the weekend when Canada’s Marc Kennedy was accused of making an illegal “double touch" …
Mourners in Moscow have marked two years since Russian opposition leder Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison, as a new European analysis fuels claims he was killed by poisoning. On Monday, his …
Jamaica’s bobsled team features a fisherman turned rising pilot, and he is chasing a new kind of spotlight. On Monday, Shane Pitter races in the two-man event at the Milan Cortina Games. Jamaica …
Five European countries say tests confirm Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin, and they blame the Russian state. On Saturday, the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands said …
Israeli producer Dana Eden, best known for co-creating the Emmy-winning drama “Tehran,” has died suddenly in Greece. Israeli broadcaster KAN reported Eden's death on Monday. It said Eden was in …
Israel has made its Olympic bobsled debut, and its two-man team celebrated even while it sits in last place. AJ Edelman and Menachem Chen competed in two heats at the Milan Cortina Games. They posted …