Explosion at Colombian police station injures 13
BOGOTA – At least 13 people were injured following an explosion at a police station near Colombia’s border with Venezuela, officials in Cucuta said...
Cladding questions arise in Milan’s 20-story building blaze
MILAN – Italian firefighters tackled hot spots on Monday in a 20-story apartment building here that was destroyed by fire but said there were...
Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power
NEW ORLEANS – Hurricane Ida blasted ashore on Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States (US), knocking...
NZ reports 1rst death linked to Pfizer COVID vax
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported its first recorded death linked to United States drugmaker Pfizer's coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, the health ministry said...
Expedition discovers island believed world’s northernmost
HELSINKI – A team of Arctic researchers from Denmark accidentally discovered what they believe is the world’s northernmost island located off Greenland’s coast.
The scientists...
More than 500 migrants rescued off Italian island
ROME – Italian coastguard vessels have rescued 539 migrants from a fishing boat drifting off the island of Lampedusa.
The rescue on Saturday delivered one...
Wife of Greek envoy jailed over his murder
Brasilia – A Brazilian woman has been sentenced to 31 years in prison for planning the murder of her husband, the former Greek ambassador...
30 soldiers killed in rebel attack in Yemen
SANAA – At least 30 government soldiers were killed in a Houthi missile attack on a military base in southern Yemen on Sunday, according...
Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 13 US troops
KABUL – Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday. The attacks killed at least 60 Afghans and...
Gunmen free kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren
LAGOS – Gunmen have released some of the children kidnapped from a school in northern Nigeria back in May, the school's head teacher said...