UN: Up to 9 children killed by airstrikes in northern Yemen
A United Nations official says airstrikes in northern Yemen killed as many as nine children, in the third such attack with significant child deaths...
Arrest of Polish LGBT activist leads to scuffle with police
LGBT rights activists have scuffled with police in Warsaw after turning out on the streets to protest the arrest of an activist
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The Associated Press
August...
Endangered Brazilian monkeys get a bridge to themselves
An overpass that juts from a forest over a four-lane highway in a rural area outside Rio de Janeiro is meant for a very...
Mauritius asks France for help as stranded ship leaks oil
The prime minister of Mauritius says the government is appealing to France for help with a brewing environmental disaster after a ship that ran...
Plane skids off runway in India; 14 killed, dozens hurt
An Air India Express flight with 190 people on board skidded off a runway and split in two while landing Friday in heavy rain...
Leaders of Russia and Belarus discuss arrested contractors
The leaders of Russia and Belarus have sought to mend a rift caused by Belarusian authorities’ arrest of 33 Russian security contractors on charges...
Bulgaria: Police remove tent camps, protesters vow to stay
Bulgarian police have removed dozens of tent camps that had blocked key city intersections across the country as part of anti-government protests
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The Associated Press
August...
Turkish president slams Egypt-Greece deal, drilling resumes
Turkey’s president has called a maritime deal between Greece and Egypt “worthless" and says Turkey will resume oil and gas exploration in the Eastern...
Adin Steinsaltz, groundbreaking Talmud translator, dies
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, a prolific Jewish scholar who spent 45 years compiling a monumental and ground-breaking translation of the Talmud, has died
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JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated...
Turkish lira hits another historic low amid pandemic
Turkey’s currency has tumbled further, hitting another record low The Turkish lira dropped to 7.3677 against the dollar Friday against the dollar before making...