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
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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
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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
Pakistani investigators visiting hospital nursery where fire killed 14 newborns
High-level investigators are visiting the hospital nursery in Pakistan's capital where a fast-moving fire killed 14 newborns
Chinese FM calls for US, China to 'overcome obstacles' ahead of presidential summit
China’s foreign minister says his country and the United States need to overcome obstacles between the nations ahead of an expected September summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping
Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray
Canadian military spending is surging, with companies expanding into defense contracting
Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractors
Canadian military spending is surging, with companies expanding into defense contracting
Carney to address European Parliament as Canada deepens ties after break with Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament next month in a high-profile visit that underscores Canada’s push to deepen ties with Europe
A robot sprinter shatters a 100-meter record again as sparks fly at China’s robot competition
A robot sprinter has broken another 100-meter record at China's World Humanoid Robot Games
Peru court hands lengthy prison terms in killing of Indigenous Amazon defender
A Peruvian court has convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to between 15 and 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Kichwa leader and rainforest defender
US declares drought disaster for parts of Puerto Rico as dry conditions persist
The U.S. government has announced a drought disaster for more than two dozen cities and towns in Puerto Rico as water woes deepen across the U.S. territory, with no relief in sight
King Charles III to visit the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda this autumn
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit three countries in and around the Caribbean this fall
Former head of Rwanda's presidential guard dies in prison, his brother says
Tom Byabagamba, a former commander of President Paul Kagame’s elite presidential guard, has died in prison after 12 years behind bars
Inquest opens into death of ex-Cambridge University professor Jason Arday
An inquest into the sudden death earlier this month of Jason Arday, a university professor who faced a storm of plagiarism accusations, has opened in London
The epic La Tomatina food fight paints a small Spanish town red
Thousands have descended on a small Spanish town for the annual La Tomatina food fight
Fire at hospital in Pakistan’s capital kills 14 newborns, officials say
Fire at hospital in Pakistan’s capital kills 14 newborns, officials say
Tanzania's vice president resigns in test to the country's democracy
Tanzania’s vice president is resigning after less than a year in office
The epic La Tomatina food fight draws thousands to a small Spanish town
Thousands have descended on a small Spanish town for the annual La Tomatina food fight
Fire at hospital nursery in Pakistan’s capital kills 14 newborns, officials say
Officials in Pakistan say a fire that erupted at a newborn nursery at a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital has killed 14 babies
Typhoon Saudel heads west after pounding Japan's remote islands, injuring 2
A powerful typhoon is heading west over the East China Sea after slamming Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese islands, causing blackouts, flight cancellations and threatening landslides
Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh camps to demand safe return to Myanmar
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh held a rally Tuesday to demand safe return to Myanmar
US issues security alert in Mexican border city and suspends consular activities
The U.S. government issued a travel alert for Americans planning to visit Mexicali in northern Mexico and temporarily suspended consular activities in the border city due to a “potential threat,” without providing details
Colombian officials say criminal groups could have set Tolima forest fires
The governor of Colombia’s Tolima province says criminal groups could be behind some forest fires that have burned large areas this month