KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (AP) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday flatted villages and killed hundreds of people and injured thousands. Rescue crews have …
French actor Gérard Depardieu has been summoned to trial in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actor Charlotte Arnould. Arnould expressed relief on Instagram, calling it a …
The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide says that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The determination by the International Association of Genocide Scholars could …
NABALANGA, Uganda (AP) — Look closely and you will see them. Atop dirt floors in dim mud huts. At a stream on an arduous walk for water. Beneath church steeples and leaking roofs and a …
The daughter of a fugitive Nazi officer who stole an 18th-century Italian painting from a Jewish collector during World War II has been placed under house arrest in Argentina along with her husband. …
A landslide that wiped out an entire village in Sudan's Darfur region has killed an estimated 1,000 people, a rebel group controlling the area has said. The tragedy occurred Sunday in the Tarasin …
Belgium plans to recognize a Palestinian state, joining a growing list of countries to take the step. The plans were announced by the country's foreign minister on Tuesday. However, the recognition …
NATO is working to counter Russian jamming of satellite navigation systems on civilian flights, according to the alliance's chief. On Sunday a jet carrying European Commission President Ursula von …
Verdict and sentencing phase of Bolsonaro’s attempted coup trial begins in Brazil.
Afghanistan earthquake death toll passes 1,400, says Taliban government spokesman.
A report reveals that over 14,000 migrants, mainly Venezuelans, have reversed their journey to the U.S. and headed back south since U.S. President Donald Trump took office. This "reverse flow" …
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” during meetings in Beijing. Relations between China and Russia have strengthened, especially since …
Yang Huafeng, a 92-year-old Chinese army veteran, recalls the modest military presence at the founding of communist China in 1949. On Wednesday, the country marks the 80th anniversary of the end of …
Old age may bring new aches and pains, stretched savings and a perspective on life only gained by living it. But across Africa's villages one thing remains the same for many who make it to their 70s, …
They survived HIV. Now they face old age. Across Africa, a generation for whom HIV was once a death sentence is now growing old, thanks to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs. But survival has come with …
Africa's population of older people is ballooning but across the continent, medical care is out of reach for many of them. With few insurance or public health programs, even a simple diagnosis can be …
In villages across Africa, accusations of witchcraft lead to beatings, banishment and even death. The victims are overwhelmingly older people. As the continent’s population of older people surges, …
Big advances in lifespans in countries across Africa are coming with an unfortunate side effect: More cases of dementia. Diagnoses for Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia are increasing …
Fueled by advances in sanitation, nutrition, and disease response, Africa is undergoing a longevity boom, with countries like Uganda set to quadruple their elderly population over the course of just …
Africa is the world’s youngest continent — but the lives of its children are intertwined with the lives of its oldest. In homes across Africa, grandparents are raising grandchildren, filling in …