Pope’s Ukraine peace envoy raises stalled Black Sea grain exports in Beijing talks
VATICAN CITY (AP) —Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy discussed the need to resume Ukraine grain exports to feed the world's hungry during a meeting...
A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland’s strongly anti-migration government, weeks before elections
WARSAW, Poland (AP) —Poland's President Andrzej Duda said Thursday he was awaiting the results of an investigation into allegations that Polish consulates sold temporary...
FAA restores Mexico aviation to highest safety rating
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday returned Mexico’s aviation safety rating to the highest level two years after...
Whoever dug a tunnel into a courthouse basement attacked Montenegro’s justice system, president says
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro's president called Thursday for a thorough investigation of whoever dug an underground tunnel into a court storage area in...
Russia expels 2 US diplomats, accusing them of ‘illegal activity’
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday declared two U.S. diplomats “persona non grata" and ordered them to leave the country within seven...
The BBC says a Russian pilot tried to shoot down a British plane over...
LONDON (AP) — A Russian pilot deliberately fired missiles at a Royal Air Force surveillance plane in international airspace over the Black Sea last...
Tiny Italian island struggles to cope with thousands of migrants who arrived in a...
MILAN (AP) — A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as it coped with transferring thousands of people...
Displaced by earthquake from their mountain homes, Moroccan families brace for shelterless nights
AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — Rachid Alachoun, a 40-year-old plumber, washes clothes on the roof of his home. Half of it remains standing while the...
American explorer says he thought he would die during an 11-day ordeal in a...
ISTANBUL (AP) — An American researcher who spent 11 days stuck in a Turkish cave after falling ill said Thursday that he thought he...
Witnesses say victims of a Hanoi high-rise fire jumped from upper stories to escape...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Ten children were among the 56 people killed in a blaze in a Hanoi high-rise, police said Thursday, which some...