Towns reinforce dikes as heavy rains send rivers over their banks in Germany and...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Firefighters and volunteers worked to reinforce dikes against rising floodwaters in northern and eastern Germany as heavy rains falling on...
4 young children and their mother were killed in their French home. The father...
PARIS (AP) — Four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother were killed in their apartment east of Paris, in...
The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday released a sardonic statement about his transfer to a Arctic prison colony nicknamed the...
At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in dayslong attacks in north-central Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 140 people were killed by gunmen who attacked remote villages over two days in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state,...
Paris City Hall plaza draws holiday visitors and migrant families seeking shelter as Olympics...
PARIS (AP) — The forecourt of Paris City Hall buzzes with activity this holiday season: Children spinning on a sparkling carousel, shoppers browsing a...
Israeli forces bombard central Gaza in apparent move toward expanding ground offensive
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza on Tuesday, residents said, in apparent preparation to expand their...
Death toll rises to 18 in furnace explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll following the explosion of a smelting furnace at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island rose...
Migrant caravan in southern Mexico marks Christmas Day by trudging onward
HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — Christmas Day meant the same as any other day for thousands of migrants walking through southern Mexico: more trudging under...
Belarus leader says Russian nuclear weapons shipments are completed, raising concern in the region
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The president of Belarus said Monday that Russia has completed its shipments of tactical nuclear weapons to his country, an...
Turkey steps up airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq after 12 soldiers...
QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Turkey intensified its airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish...
