Paris airport workers block terminal to protest pay cut
PARIS – Airport workers protesting pay cuts on Friday blocked a busy terminal at Charles de Gaulle Airport and skirmished with police, prompting flight...
10 churches vandalized in Alberta on Canada Day
OTTAWA – Ten churches have been vandalized in Alberta, Canada, in attacks that police have linked to anger over historic injustices against indigenous people.
According...
Hidalgo becomes 3rd Mexican state to allow abortion
MEXICO City – Lawmakers in Mexico's Hidalgo state on Wednesday voted to lift the penalties for elective abortion, making Hidalgo the third state in...
China won’t be bullied, says prexy on 100th anniversary
BEIJING – China's President Xi Jinping has warned that foreign powers will "get their heads bashed" if they attempt to bully or influence the...
Taiwan boy thrown 27 times during judo class dies
TAIPEI – A seven-year-old boy who was slammed to the floor 27 times during judo practice has died.
In April, he suffered a severe brain...
Migrant hunger strike puts pressure on Belgian gov’t
BRUSSELS – A hunger strike by hundreds of migrants living in Belgium without legal permission is putting increasing pressure on a government coalition weighing...
Dozens dead amid ‘historic’ Canada heatwave
VANCOUVER – Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records.
Police here have responded to more than...
Myanmar aims to buy more Russian, Chinese COVID-19 vax
NAYPYIDAW – Myanmar is negotiating to buy seven million doses of Russia's Sputnik coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, the head of its junta said.
In...
Mexico decriminalizes recreational use of cannabis
MEXICO CITY – Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalized the private recreational use of cannabis by adults, calling the current prohibition unconstitutional.
In an eight-three decision,...
9 years after Greek art heist, stolen Picasso painting found
ATHENS – A painting by Pablo Picasso that was stolen nine years ago during a heist at a Greek gallery has been recovered.
On Monday,...