Haiti gangs threaten gov’t takeover after jailbreak
PORT-AU-PRINCE – The government of Haiti declared a 72-hour state of emergency after armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison. At least 12 people...
Norway king returns home after health scare in Malaysia
OSLO – Norway's King Harald has left hospital in Malaysia after being fitted with a pacemaker having fallen ill on holiday.
He will continue his...
Bangladesh fire: At least 46 dead in Dhaka building blaze
DHAKA – A huge fire that broke out in a multi-storey building in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka has killed at least 46 people and...
Ceasefire in Gaza by the start of Ramadan?
WASHINGTON – United States President Joe Biden has said he hopes to see a deal for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza War in time...
Ukraine appeals to West as deadly drone hits Odesa
KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had called on the West to deliver more air defense systems after at least five people died in...
Bangladesh elephants get court protection
DHAKA – Bangladesh's critically endangered wild elephants have received a court order banning their adoption and protecting them from exploitation.
Animal rights groups welcomed the...
Hungary’s parliament clears path for Sweden’s Nato membership
BUDAPEST – Sweden has cleared its final obstacle to joining Nato after Hungary's parliament voted to ratify the bid.
The Nordic nation applied to join...
Palestinian Authority PM resigns citing new ‘reality’
RAMALLAH -- Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh has resigned along with his government, which runs parts of the occupied West Bank.
Shtayyeh said...
Germany legalizes cannabis, but makes it hard to buy
BERLIN – The German parliament has backed a new law to allow the recreational use of cannabis.
Under the law, over-18s in Germany will be...
Honduran ex-president in court accused of leading ‘narco-state’
NEW YORK – The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, has appeared in a New York courtroom where he stands accused of protecting...