Rio police release 17 hostages from a gunman on a bus, at least 2...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police said Tuesday they released 17 hostages from a gunman that took over a crowded bus for three...
Kate’s ‘photogate’ scandal shows that relations between royals and the press rarely run smooth
LONDON (AP) — The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot — dubbed “photogate” — is a new chapter in the thorny relationship...
Chinese legislature’s meetings return, but the limited openness they once had is gone
BEIJING (AP) — This year, China’s national legislature resumed its annual in-person meetings without many of the restrictions that had been imposed since the...
A trial begins in Norway of a man accused of a deadly shooting at...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The trial began Tuesday in Norway for a man accused of aggravated terrorism for the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+...
Chinese Nobel-winning author targeted in patriotic lawsuit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — His writing won China’s first Nobel Prize for Literature, but is it patriotic enough for Xi Jinping’s China? That’s the...
A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff,...
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in...
African Development Bank chief criticizes opaque loans tied to Africa’s natural resources
Lagos, NIGERIA (AP) — The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for the continent's...
Europe’s oldest monarch, the ailing King Harald V of Norway, gets a permanent pacemaker
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, received a permanent pacemaker on Tuesday, the palace said, adding that the...
Iran, Russia and China show off their ships in a joint naval drill in...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — China, Iran and Russia have begun a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, a crucial waterway...
At least 7 are dead and 38 are rescued after a migrant boat was...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Two bodies have been found in a migrant boat making the risky but increasingly popular voyage from West Africa toward...