Algerians battle deadly wildfires as Tebboune seeks death penalty for arson
Algerian firefighters are battling unprecedented wildfires that have devastated the country
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Pakistan security forces kill 15 militants attempting to cross from Afghanistan
Pakistan’s military says its security forces have killed 15 militants attempting to cross into the country from neighboring Afghanistan
Young Orthodox Christians take part in a lights procession in Romania’s capital
Thousands of young Orthodox Christians have taken part in a candlelit procession in Romania's capital, part of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth
Trading food for medicine and crossing the river by zip line are part of life in Nepal flood zone
Some survivors in Nepal's relief camps after deadly floods are struggling to obtain essential medicine and cash
Italy weighs the results as Giorgia Meloni’s government sets a longevity record
Premier Giorgia Meloni’s conservative administration became Italy’s longest-serving uninterrupted government since World War II at 1,413 days on Thursday
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Lawyer for China's Zion Church seeks resettlement help while transiting through Taiwan
A Chinese lawyer who defended an underground church in Beijing has fled to Taiwan and is seeking help for resettlement
South Korean police seek indictment of K-pop mogul behind BTS
South Korean police are pushing for an indictment of music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk, chairperson of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, over alleged investor fraud
Pacific island nations seek to turn geopolitics into funding to offset climate harm
Stormy weather can send the Pacific Ocean flooding into people's homes in small, remote island nations
Finland runs Europe's largest civil defense exercise since WWII
More than 2,000 people in Finland are participating in the largest civil defense drill in Europe since the end of World War II
Russia to close German cultural centers after airport drone plot accusation
Russia says it will shutter German cultural centers across the country
Hong Kong court upholds convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen and others over protester relief fund
A Hong Kong court on Thursday rejected the appeal brought by a 94-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and four others over their convictions for failing to register a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in the anti-government protests in 2019
Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for those feared lost as some missing tourists make contact
Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday
Russians endured a summer of turmoil with gas crisis and swarms of drones as the war came home
Russians have experienced a summer of turmoil because of the war in Ukraine
Tens of thousands in Spain protest Ceuta border crisis
The Spanish city of Ceuta on the northern African coast normally celebrates its official holiday on Sept. 2
A US journalist sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for acting as an illegal agent for China
An American journalist has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for acting as an agent of a foreign government within the United States
In Chile, injured penguins sport copper vests to help them heal
Researchers in Chile have designed special vests for penguins to help them recover during El Nino
Jury in Malta acquits businessman in killing of investigative journalist
A jury has acquitted the Maltese businessman accused of masterminding the 2017 car bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Uganda names its crude oil blend 'Pearl Sweet' ahead of commercial production
Ugandan authorities have named the country's prospective crude oil blend "Pearl Sweet," marking a milestone as Uganda prepares for commercial production by the end of the year
South Africa aviation regulator probes low jet flypast over Cape Town stadium
South Africa’s aviation authority is reviewing a dramatic passenger jet flypast over Cape Town's DHL Stadium
Tensions tied to Ceuta migrant crisis overshadow a date usually reserved for celebration
The Spanish city of Ceuta on the northern African coast normally celebrates its official holiday on Sept. 2 all on its own
Turkey's relations with Russia, China don't mean turning its back on the West, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is not backing away from the West as it seeks deeper ties with the East as he returns from a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit
Dutch central bank shifts billions in gold to London in 'crisis preparedness' move
The Dutch central bank has moved billions of dollars worth of its gold reserves from North America to London
US extends ban on flights to Haiti's capital as gang violence surges
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has extended a ban on U.S. flights to Haiti’s capital until March as gang violence persists
At least 22 killed in a passenger bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
At least 22 people, including Egyptians and Jordanians, have been killed in a passenger bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
Turkish cargo ship sinks after collision off Istanbul's coast and 10 crew are feared dead
A Turkish cargo ship with 10 crew members sank Wednesday after colliding with a tanker off Istanbul
Air raid alert shatters first day of school in Kyiv after Russian missile strikes
Ukrainian schools are adapting to wartime conditions as the conflict with Russia continues
EU struggles for effective answer after Germany blames Russia for foiled drone attack
The European Union is grappling with how to respond to an attempted drone attack at a German airport blamed on Russia
German authorities probe suspected sabotage after 2 power substation disruptions
Two incidents that disrupted power distribution systems in the west and east of Germany are being invested as possible sabotage
Russian attacks wound 8 civilians as Moscow and Kyiv threaten to raise the stakes
Ukraine’s Kyiv and Odesa regions have faced intense Russian aerial attacks, wounding at least eight civilians
Tugboat sinks off South Korea's southern coast, leaving 1 dead and 6 missing
A tugboat capsized and sank off South Korea's southeastern coast, leaving one crew member dead and six others missing