10 hours agoFrance honors Paris teacher who saved jogger's lifeThe French government has given a medal to a math teacher and volunteer firefighter who used CPR to save the life of a jogger in a Paris park.
11 hours agoFrench serial killer dies at 79 in secure hospital unitThe Paris prosecutor says a French serial killer sentenced twice to life imprisonment for the murder of eight women has died at the age of 79.
11 hours agoAlbania prime minister set on firing the country’s presidentAlbania’s prime minister has expressed his determination to remove the president from his post, saying he has embarrassed the country.
11 hours agoProst! Bavaria opens some of its famous beer gardens againBavarians are now able to enjoy a tall beer in the spring sun in several areas in the southern German state where the spread of the coronavirus has been successfully slowed.
9 hours agoEU: Pandemic measures to total about $5.85 trillionThe European Union’s top economy official says that the recovery measures the EU and its 27 member states have in the works to emerge from the pandemic total around $5.85 trillion.
13 hours agoDracula's castle proves an ideal setting for COVID-19 jabsAt Dracula’s castle in picturesque Transylvania, Romanian doctors are offering a jab in the arm rather than a stake through the heart.
9 hours agoHopes fade for minke whale stuck in River Thames near LondonHopes are fading for a young minke whale lost who became trapped in the River Thames near London.
10 hours agoFrench court dismisses case over Agent Orange use in VietnamA French court has dismissed the case of a French-Vietnamese woman who sued 14 companies that produced and sold the powerful defoliant dioxin Agent Orange, used by U.S. troops during the Vietnam War.
11 hours agoParis court tries anti-racism activist for statue attackAn activist for Black rights has gone on trial in Paris for defacing a statue of a historical figure from France’s colonial, slave-trading past.
15 hours agoDavid Attenborough to address leaders at UN climate summitVeteran British broadcaster David Attenborough has been appointed the “people’s advocate” at the U.N. global climate summit this year, where he is expected to address political leaders about the need for urgent action to tackle the “crippling” threat of climate change.
15 hours agoTurkey seeks better Saudi ties despite Khashoggi slaying Turkey's Foreign Ministry says its top diplomat is traveling to Saudi Arabia as Turkey seeks to repair ties that hit an all-time low over the 2018 killing in Istanbul of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
9 hours agoHugs to be allowed in England as part of lockdown easingIn less than a week, people in England will be able to give someone outside their household bubble a hug for the first time since restrictions were put in place in March last year when the coronavirus.
15 hours agoEXPLAINER: What's behind the clashes in Jerusalem?Palestinian protesters and Israeli police have clashed on a daily basis for weeks in and around Jerusalem’s Old City, and the emotional epicenter of the Middle East conflict.
10 hours agoGreece welcomes young students back to school; courts reopenPrimary schools and junior highs have reopened for in-person classes in Greece for the first time in months as the country ease coronavirus restrictions despite daily infections and deaths remaining stubbornly high.
6 hours agoCzechs light nearly 30,000 candles to honor COVID-19 victimsCzechs have lit candles at Prague Castle as the hard-hit nation pays its respects to the country's nearly 30,000 dead.
43 minutes ago2 on trial as China enforces online control amid pandemicTwo amateur computer coders who were taken by police from their Beijing homes are standing trial in a case that illustrates the Chinese government’s growing online censorship and heightened sensitivity to any deviation from the official narrative on its COVID-19 response.
8 hours agoUN: Migrant boat capsized off Libya; 2 dozen presumed deadA U.N. official says a boat carrying migrants capsized off Libya, leaving at least two dozen presumed dead.
8 hours agoMigrant arrivals by sea on Italian island swell past 2,100Several hundred more migrants have reached a tiny Italian island, swelling to past 2,100 the number of arrivals in 24 hours.
9 hours agoUntroubled waters: Bridge transported along Rotterdam riverA 200-meter (656-foot) -long bridge has cruised slowly through the heart of Rotterdam in the early morning hours, heading for its new home near the city’s busy port area.
13 hours agoEU talks up Afghan support as US leaves, security declinesEuropean Union foreign ministers are debating ways to keep up support for Afghanistan’s beleaguered government after a brutal weekend attack on a girls' school.
17 hours agoChina to draw 'separation line' on peak of Mount EverestChinese state media say China will draw a “separation line” atop Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from being spread by climbers ascending on Nepal’s side of the mountain.
7 hours agoRomanian leader tells Biden more NATO troops needed in eastRomania’s president told U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that more NATO troops are needed on the alliance’s eastern flank given Russia military maneuvers that feel threatening to many people in the region.
19 hours agoGerman Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican banGermany’s powerful Catholic progressives are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings at services in about 100 different churches all over the country.
3 hours agoHamas launches new attack on Israel after Jerusalem clashesThe Hamas militant group launched a rare rocket strike on Jerusalem after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at an iconic mosque.
16 hours agoPalestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loomDozens of Palestinian families in east Jerusalem are at risk of losing their homes to Jewish settler groups following a decades-long legal battle.
6 hours agoBystanders stop man who stabbed 4 at New Zealand supermarketShoppers and staff at a New Zealand supermarket were being praised for their bravery after authorities said they managed to stop a frenzied man from hurting others after he stabbed four people in a random attack, severely wounding three of them.
14 hours agoAfghan Taliban announce 3-day cease-fire for Muslim holidayAfghanistan’s Taliban have announced a three-day cease-fire for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
23 hours agoChina opens Everest’s north side to 38 virus-tested climbersChina has opened Mount Everest’s northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for the coronavirus and must keep their distance while ascending the world’s highest peak.
1 day agoSudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee campSudanese authorities have deported around three dozen Ethiopian peacekeepers, working in the U.N. mission in Darfur, to a refugee camp.
1 day agoSerbia gives award to 2019 Nobel Literature winner HandkeSerbia has honored 2019 Nobel Literature Prize winner Peter Handke, who is known for his apologist views over Serbia’s nationalist policies and war crimes during the 1990s’ wars in the Balkans.
1 day agoTop judges in Brazil want review after deadly police raidSeveral justices from Brazil’s Supreme Court say a ruling last year that banned police raids into Rio de Janeiro favelas, or slums, must now be reviewed after one of the city’s deadliest police operations.
1 day agoEU launches conference to debate its future with citizensThe European Union has launched a wide consultation process meant to design the shape of the bloc’s future.
1 day agoQueen's cousin accused of willingness to sell Kremlin accessAn investigative report by British media says that Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, was willing to use his royal status for personal profit and to seek favors from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
1 day agoFrench demonstrators demand more action on climate changeThousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Paris and other French cities to call for more ambitious measures in the fight against climate change.
1 day agoJudge slain in Sicily by mafiosi put on path to sainthoodA magistrate slain by mobsters in Sicily has been beatified by the Roman Catholic church, the last formal step before possible sainthood.
1 day agoProminent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to caseProminent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was summoned by security officials and informed of a supreme court decision that ultimately upholds her initial conviction.
1 day agoGermany commemorates icon of resistance to NazismGermany has commemorated what would have been the 100th birthday of Sophie Scholl, a young woman who became an icon for her role in the anti-fascist “White Rose” resistance group.
1 day agoSlovakia eyes using Russia's Sputnik V; waits for results Slovakia’s government is set to discuss the possible use of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine with Russia after it was successfully tested in a Hungarian lab.
1 day agoThe Latest: France welcomes EU curb on AstraZeneca vaccineFrench President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the decision from the European Union not to renew its order for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
1 day agoSturgeon: Scotland independence vote matter of when, not ifScotland’s leader has told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a second Scottish independence referendum is “a matter of when, not if,” after her party won its fourth straight parliamentary election.
1 day agoPutin tells Red Square parade that Nazi ideas persistRussian President Vladimir Putin marked the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe with a speech warning that Nazi beliefs remain strong.
1 day agoStreet parties celebrate end of Spain's state of emergencyImpromptu street celebrations erupted in many cities across Spain as the clock struck midnight Saturday, when a six-month-long national state of emergency to contain the spread of coronavirus ended and many nighttime curfews were lifted.
1 day agoFire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakageSyrian state TV says firefighters have extinguished a huge blaze that broke out in a distillation unit at one of the country's two oil refineries.
1 day agoMore Jerusalem clashes on eve of contentious Israeli paradeIsraeli police has faced off with Palestinian protesters in another night of clashes in east Jerusalem.
1 day agoAs cases grow, India's vaccination campaign faltersSince India opened COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults this month, the pace of administering shots has dropped.
1 day agoEyeing reelection bid, Macron looks to repair French economyPresident Emmanuel Macron’s plans for bringing France out of the pandemic aren’t just about resuscitating long-closed restaurants, boutiques and museums, but about preparing his possible campaign for a second term.
1 day agoVaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at allWhile the world's wealthier nations have stockpiled coronavirus vaccines for their citizens, many other poorer countries are still scrambling to secure doses.
1 day agoLong-haul carrier Emirates to ship aid for free into IndiaDubai’s long-haul carrier Emirates will begin shipping aid from the World Health Organization and other groups into India for free to help fight a crushing outbreak of the coronavirus.
1 day agoDeath toll soars to 50 in school bombing in Afghan capitalGrieving families are burying their dead following a horrific bombing at a girls’ school in the Afghan capital that killed 50 people, many of them pupils between 11 and 15 years old.
2 days agoArchaeologists discover remains of 9 Neanderthals near RomeItalian archaeologists have uncovered the fossilized remains of nine Neanderthals in a cave near Rome.
2 days agoBomb kills at least 30 near girls' school in Afghan capitalAfghan authorities say a bomb exploded near a girls’ school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many of them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old.
2 days agoAs India surges, Bangladesh lacks jabs, faces virus variantsIndia’s surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect on neighboring Bangladesh.
2 days agoThe Latest: Utility regulator shares discredited theoriesAn elected Arizona utility regulator has shared discredited conspiracy theories while trying to persuade energy and power providers not to require their employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
2 days agoScottish government sets stage for another independence voteThe Scottish National Party has won its fourth straight parliamentary election on Saturday and insisted it will push on with another referendum on Scotland’s independence from the U.K. even though it just failed to secure a majority.
