Drone strikes kill 8 civilians in Sudan’s North Kordofan, group says
A rights group reports that drone strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Sudan's Kordofan region
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Russian drones batter Ukraine's Kyiv region, hitting apartments and warehouses for a second day
Russian forces have resumed drone attacks on Ukraine’s Kyiv region, hitting numerous buildings and storage depots
A Dutch court convicts a Rwandan man over his home country's 1994 genocide, sentences him to life
A Dutch court has convicted a Rwandan man of participating in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and sentenced him to life imprisonment
Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes king
King Harald V of Norway has died at 89
US defense review presses NATO allies to prove they are taking the lead in Europe
The Pentagon is pressing NATO allies to show how they're upping their defense of Europe as the U.S. focuses on security challenges elsewhere
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Mauritania intercepts a migrant boat with 161 aboard, including 17 children
Mauritania says it intercepted a boat carrying 161 migrants trying to reach Europe
Zambia opposition leader sought refuge following disputed elections. Now he's accused of treason
Zambia's main opposition leader has been arrested on allegations of treason following a troubled election two weeks ago
Quebec’s governing party names Trump its ‘real adversary’ as election begins
Quebec’s governing party has opened the provincial election campaign by casting U_S_ President Donald Trump as its “real adversary.”
US, South Korea and Japan to hold trilateral drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on US
Seoul says South Korea, the U.S. and Japan will go ahead with a trilateral military drill next month to better deal with North Korean nuclear threats
A theater is reimagining Homer’s Odyssey through the agony of Ukraine’s war
A new production of the “The Odyssey” in wartime Kyiv reimagines Homer’s epic through the experience of modern Ukraine
Regional powers seek off-ramp from Iran war, and other Middle East developments
Qatar and other regional powers are seeking an off-ramp from the U.S. war
Haitians demand answers from police after gangs kill 47, kidnap more than 50
Haiti’s National Police is coming under fire as a growing number of people question why authorities failed to prevent a recent gang attack in which 47 people were killed and more than 50 kidnapped
Justice Department charges more than 80 people in Puerto Rico gang takedown
The U.S. Justice Department has charged over 80 people in the takedown of a violent Puerto Rican gang
A fire at a gas and chemical plant in Russia's Far East has killed 15
Fifteen people have been killed in a blaze at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia’s Far East, the company that runs the plant said
Parents and teachers in Congo urge delay of school resumption as Ebola outbreak rages on
Teachers at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak are calling for a delayed reopening of schools due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies in prison at 84
Ratko Mladic, the notorious Bosnian Serb general, has died at 84 while serving a life sentence for war crimes
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, dies in prison at 84
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general responsible for atrocities during the 1990s Bosnian war, has died in a U.N. prison hospital at age 84
Catastrophic floods kill over 350 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing
Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a deadly torrent of water and mud swept through communities following a glacier collapse
From troubled hearts to lost keys, Greeks bake cakes for a wish-granting saint
Saint Fanourios, the Orthodox Christian patron saint of lost things, is honored each Aug. 27 with prayers and traditional orange-flavored cake
Britons get the chance to read Jason Arday’s story for themselves as memoir is published in the UK
Britons who saw Professor Jason Arday’s life and death dissected by weeks of headlines covering allegations about his academic qualifications and personal accomplishments can now read his version of the story
Jerusalem court acquits a man indicted in nun attack, orders psychiatric care
A Jerusalem court has acquitted a man accused of attacking a Catholic nun, citing an insanity defense, but orders psychiatric hospitalization for up to six years
Catastrophic floods kill over 270 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing
Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-Tibet border after the collapse of a glacier sent a deadly wall of water and mud several stories high tearing through communities a day earlier
Baghdad crackdown on illegal housing turns deadly as shooting kills Iraqi chief
Iraqi military personnel and municipal workers have come under fire in Baghdad as they tried to remove illegal housing structures
Russia says it launched a 'massive' overnight strike on 9 Ukrainian cities
Russia has launched a massive attack on Ukraine, targeting nine cities with missiles and drones
Norwegian King Harald's health is in very serious condition, palace says
Norwegian King Harald is in very serious condition as his health deteriorates, according to palace officials
For everything from troubled hearts to lost keys, Greeks bake cakes for a wish-granting saint
Saint Fanourios, the Orthodox Christian patron saint of lost things, is honored each Aug. 27 with prayers and traditional orange-flavored cake
Heavy rain and flooding in north-central Japan strands people and vehicles
Torrential rain has struck Japan’s north-central prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama
Car rams pedestrians in northern France, killing 1 and injuring 10
Authorities say a driver has deliberately rammed a car into a group of people in northern France, killing at least one person and injuring others
Car rams pedestrians in northern France, killing 1 and injuring 10 before driver is arrested
Authorities say a driver has deliberately rammed a car into a group of people in northern France, killing at least one person and injuring others
More than 1,300 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by glacier collapse
Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border