Angry crowd attends the first hearing on deadly Dominican nightclub collapse
The owners of a nightclub whose roof collapsed nearly a year ago and killed more than 230 people in the Dominican Republic capital have made their first court appearance
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Cuban officials report island-wide blackout as country struggles with energy crisis
Ministry reports a "complete disconnection" of the country’s electrical system.
Families of journalists kidnapped in gang-controlled area of Haiti plead for details
Families in Haiti plead for answers after gangs reportedly kidnapped two journalists in Port-au-Prince
Brazil's Bolsonaro out of intensive care unit after condition improves, wife says
Jair Bolsonaro moves out of intensive care after doctors see signs his health is improving, according to his wife
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of carrying out strikes in Kabul targeting hospital treating addicts
Afghanistan has accused Pakistan’s military of targeting a hospital treating drug addicts in Kabul in airstrikes that killed and wounded several people
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Cuban officials report an island-wide blackout as country struggles with energy crisis
Ministry reports a "complete disconnection" of the country’s electrical system.
EU border patrol boat capsizes off Greek island with Estonian ambassador aboard
A Frontex patrol boat capsized off a tiny Greek island, with the Estonian ambassador to Greece among the five people on board
Planned demolition of a building in Nairobi goes wrong, leaves at least 4 dead
Officials say a building has collapsed during a planned demolition that went wrong in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, killing at least four people
4 teens are suspected of terror offenses in the Rotterdam synagogue explosion, Dutch prosecutors say
Dutch prosecutors say four teens are suspected of terror-related offenses after an explosion outside a synagogue in the port city of Rotterdam
BBC asks US court to dismiss Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit
The British Broadcasting Corp has asked a U.S. judge to throw out President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over an edited documentary clip
Police in Haiti arrest lawmaker Arnel Belizaire, who faces charges including terror financing
Haitian authorities say they have arrested legislator Arnel Belizaire
Ex-French president Sarkozy appeals conviction in Libyan campaign financing case
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is back in court to appeal his conviction over alleged illegal campaign financing by Libya in 2007
Roof collapse at Pakistan welfare payment site kills at least 8 women
A crowded welfare payment line in eastern Pakistan has turned deadly after a shop roof collapsed, killing at least eight women
Japan’s cherry blossom season begins with first flowering confirmed in 3 cities
Japan’s cherry blossom season is starting as officials confirm the first blooms in three Japanese cities
Artillery attack on a Yemen village kills at least 10 as government blames Houthi rebels
An artillery strike has hit a village in northern Yemen and killed at least 10 people, including six children
Republic of Congo votes in an election that's expected to extend incumbent president's 42-year rule
Ballots are being counted in the Republic of Congo after a presidential vote that keeps Denis Sassou N’Guesso on track for a fifth term
2 dead after 2 boats carrying students capsize off US base construction site in southern Japan
Two boats carrying 21 people capsized off Henoko, a controversial relocation site for a U.S. military base on the Japanese island of Okinawa, throwing all into the water and killing two, officials said
Kazakhstan's new constitution cementing president's grip on power approved in a referendum
A new constitution that strengthens President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest country, has won overwhelming approval in a referendum
Myanmar’s parliament meets for first time in 5 years with military controlling most seats
Myanmar has opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling military is set to retain a firm grasp on power
Mexico City sets the world record for the largest soccer class
Mexico City set a world record on Sunday with the largest soccer class ever, with 9,500 participants in the capital’s Zocalo square as the country prepares to host the opening match of the World Cup in June
Cuban political activist says police not allowing her to leave home
Yoani Sánchez says a purported policeman in civilian clothes is stopping her.
Cuban political activist Yoani Sánchez says police not allowing her to leave her home
Cuban activist Yoani Sánchez says a purported policeman dressed in civilian clothes is stopping her from leaving her home in Havana
Swedish court orders detention of Russian captain of tanker boarded off Sweden
A Swedish court has ordered the detention of the Russian captain of a ship which was suspected to be sailing under a false flag in the Baltic Sea and was boarded by authorities last week
Pakistan says it hit militant hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar as fighting shows no letup
Pakistan says it struck militant hideouts in Afghanistan as cross-border fighting intensified and both sides traded blame
Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro's kidney function improves but he remains in intensive care
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s kidney function has improved but he will remain in an intensive care unit because of pneumonia
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is waiting on US, Russia to set next round of talks
Ukrainian president says he is ready for the next trilateral peace talks.
Armed group killed security personnel in an ambush in north-central Nigeria, authorities say
Gunmen ambushed and killed security personnel in Nigeria’s Plateau state.
Pope escalates call for ceasefire in Iran by addressing those responsible for the war
Pope Leo XIV called on leaders in the Iran war to reopen talks.
Orbán and challenger Magyar summon rival rallies in show of strength before Hungary's April election
Hungary’s election fight is intensifying as Viktor Orbán and challenger Péter Magyar stage rival mass rallies in Budapest to show strength
Zelenskyy says Ukraine waiting on US and Russia to set next round of talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is ready for the next trilateral peace talks with the U.S. and Russia, but the meeting depends on Washington and Moscow