An inquiry has found that an electrical substation fire that shut down Heathrow Airport in March was caused by a preventable technical fault identified almost seven years earlier. Europe’s busiest …
A U.S. judge has ruled that China's Huawei Technologies, a leading telecoms equipment company, must face criminal charges in a wide reaching case alleging it stole technology and engaged in …
Hurricane Flossie has strengthened to a Category 2 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast and could become a major hurricane before weakening later this week. The National Hurricane Center reports the …
LONDON (AP) — Tennis fans and players did their best to stay cool on the opening days of the Wimbledon tournament in London. Athletes plunged ice bags on their head while fans did their best to …
Iran’s president reportedly issues order to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Egyptian authorities say an oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four others missing. They say the drilling ship overturned Tuesday evening off …
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes guards surrounding the palace crop and the rebranding of the monarch as Der …
Europe is enduring a severe heat wave, with record-breaking temperatures reported in multiple countries. Barcelona experienced its hottest June since 1914 with an average temperature of 26 degrees …
Hurricane Flossie gains Category 3 strength in the Pacific while remaining off Mexico's southwest coast.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on Wednesday for a march to show their solidarity with the government and military, amid soaring tensions with neighboring …
An Australian domestic airline flight has been delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo hold. The snake was found on Tuesday as passengers were boarding a Virgin …
Turkish authorities have detained a former mayor and over 100 officials in Izmir over allegations of corruption. Police arrested 120 officials from the opposition Republican People’s Party on …
North Koreans are swimming and playing at a new beach resort that the country is touting as a boost for tourism. State media reported the Wonsan-Kalma resort on the eastern coast opened to domestic …
Authorities in Belarus continue their crackdown on dissent even as they release some of the prisoners. That's what Belarus' leading rights group told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The government …
Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, “persona non grata,” criticizing the U.N. official for …
Turkish police have detained four employees of the satirical magazine LeMan over a controversial cartoon which authorities claim depicted the Prophet Muhammad. The cartoon, published in the magazine, …
Mali's military says armed men on Tuesday attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal. One expert called the development especially worrying as the deadly violence spreads. The …
Three Mexican financial institutions sanctioned by the Trump administration last week have felt a cascade of economic consequences following the allegations that they helped launder millions of …
Costa Rica’s Supreme Court has asked the country’s legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his legal immunity so he can stand trial on corruption charges. Chaves, accused of awarding …
International charities, including Oxfam and Amnesty, are urging the disbandment of an Israeli and U.S.-backed aid mechanism in Gaza. They cite repeated chaos and deadly violence at aid distribution …