A devastating fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has killed at least 128 people. The blaze started Wednesday and took until Friday to extinguish. Thousands have visited the site to pay tribute and …
Hondurans begin voting to elect new president, Congress under renewed US attention.
Swiss voters are deciding whether women should be required to do national service like men. Supporters of the “citizen service initiative” hope it will boost social cohesion by adding jobs in …
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was once critical of English. But he now sings John Lennon’s "Imagine" and promotes peace with his newest catchphrase “No War, Yes Peace.” Venezuela’s …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks president to grant him pardon from corruption charges.
Local authorities report that five people have died in a house fire in eastern France. The Nancy prosecutor's office has opened an investigation after 70 firefighters and about 40 vehicles were …
The Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian “shadow fleet” oil tankers in the Black Sea. Oncu Keceli says the attacks on the Kairos and Virat …
Authorities say death toll in Hong Kong blaze rises to 146 after more bodies found in apartment complex.
Pope Leo XIV plans to pray at an Armenian Apostolic cathedral in Istanbul in a gesture supporting Christian unity and Christian minorities in Turkey. Observers say the visit Sunday also may quietly …
The temporary Olympic Village in Cortina d'Ampezzo that will house up to 1,400 athletes and other team members during the Milan Cortina Games consists of nearly 400 rented mobile homes arranged in …
HONG KONG (AP) — Firefighters were working to bring under control Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades and were rescuing residents from the high-rise towers in the suburban Tai Po district. …
Hondurans are buzzing about U.S. President Donald Trump's recent involvement in their presidential election. Trump endorsed Nasry "Tito" Asfura from the conservative National Party and pardoned …
Philippine authorities have detained seven suspects and several more were being sought in a major corruption scandal involving flood control projects. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made the …
China’s factory activity contracted for the eighth straight month in November, according to an official survey on Sunday, underscoring challenges for the country’s economy despite the U.S.-China …
Ex-military officers who served in Argentina’s brutal dictatorship and their families have staged a rare rally to push for the release of fellow officers imprisoned for human rights abuses …
Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv killed at least two people and wounded 15 Saturday, officials said, as renewed U.S.-led peace negotiations gathered momentum. Falling debris from intercepted …
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died. An intense fire broke out at …
Pope Leo XIV is visiting Istanbul’s Blue Mosque. The head of Turkey’s Diyanet religious affairs directorate showed Leo the soaring blue tiled dome of the mosque and the Arabic inscriptions on its …
Amnesty International's secretary general says Syria's new authorities show some commitment to reform, transitional justice and reconciliation. However, democracy is still lacking. A year after …
British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died. He was 88. In a statement Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died …