German Greens slam party’s own mayor over racist language
BERLIN — Leaders of Germany's Greens on Saturday slammed the mayor of Tuebingen, a member of their own party, for using a racist slur...
As India surges, Bangladesh lacks jabs, faces virus variants
DHAKA, Bangladesh — India's surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect on neighboring Bangladesh. Health experts warn of imminent vaccine shortages just...
Death toll in Mexico City subway collapse rises to 26
MEXICO CITY — The death toll from the collapse of an elevated section of the Mexico City metro rose to 26 Friday after an...
High-speed train services in UK disrupted after cracks found
LONDON — Passengers faced significant travel disruption Saturday in Britain as a number of high-speed trains were taken out of service to undergo precautionary...
China discounts possibility of harm from falling rocket
BEIJING — China says the upper stage of its Long March 5B rocket that launched the core module of its space station will mostly...
Belgian court OKs extradition of Greek far-right lawmaker
BRUSSELS — A Greek far-right member of the European Parliament arrested last month in Belgium can be extradited to Greece to serve a 13-year...
UN official reports undeclared Syrian chemical warfare agent
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. disarmament chief reported the discovery of an undeclared chemical warfare agent at a Syrian site to a Security Council...
Ukraine says 2 soldiers killed in east amid Russia tensions
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military said Friday two soldiers were killed and another was wounded under fire from Russia-backed separatist rebels in the...
Tokyo Olympic head says Bach visit to Japan could be ‘tough’
TOKYO — The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Friday that a visit to Japan this month by IOC President Thomas Bach...
Bosnia Serbs honor controversial Nobel Literature winner
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian Serbs on Friday honored the controversial 2019 Nobel Literature Prize winner Peter Handke, who is known for his apologist...