FILE: A fire broke out on a Maersk container vessel 1,000 miles off Oman. A company spokesman called the situation “very critical.” (Reuters) Four crew members are missing Tuesday after a fire broke out on a Maersk container vessel in…
ROME – The Senegalese community in Florence, Italy is demanding justice after an Italian man shot and killed one of their own, apparently just because he was there. Police have excluded a racial motive in Monday's slaying of Idy Diene.…
A man stands on the rubble of a damaged building at the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria March 5, 2018 (Reuters) A significant number of civilians in Syria were killed by Russian and U.S.-led coalition air strikes…
An-26 with 32 people aboard crashed in Syria on Tuesday. (Salinger Igor / Aermedia.com) A Russian cargo plane crashed in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 people onboard, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. The An-26 plane crashed while attempting to land…
BUDAPEST, Hungary – The U.N. human rights chief is standing by "every single word" of criticism against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, after calling him a racist and xenophobe last month. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein is also rejecting a demand by…
SANTIAGO, Chile – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is ending her term with an ambitious proposal for a new constitution that would ensure equal pay for men and women and strengthen guarantees of the right to strike. Bachelet sent the proposal…
OUAGADOGOU, Burkina Faso – Authorities in Burkina Faso say they have arrested eight Burkinabe nationals in connection with last week's attacks on army headquarters and the French Embassy. Prosecutor Maizan Sereme announced Tuesday that two of the suspects are current…
SANAA, Yemen – Dozens of Yemeni mothers have marched in the southern city of Aden to demand information about their sons, who are allegedly detained by the United Arab Emirates in secret prisons. The protesters carried pictures of missing relatives…
WARSAW, Poland – Poland's parliament has voted in favor of legislation that will make it possible for authorities to strip the nation's last communist leader, the late Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, and other communist-era officers of their ranks. Lawmakers in the…
BERLIN – A larger-than-life statue of Karl Marx has arrived in his birthplace of Trier, in western Germany. The bronze sculpture, donated by China, is to be unveiled in May to mark the 200th anniversary of Marx's birthday. The philosopher…
President Trump said on Tuesday said "the world is watching" North Korea after the regime promised not to use nuclear or conventional weapons against Seoul and expressed a willingness to hold talks with the United States on denuclearization. President Trump…
WARSAW, Poland – Poland's lawmakers have taken their first vote in a much-criticized new procedure to approve new members of a top judicial body. The law changing the procedure for choosing members of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary, pushed…
The Danish inventor accused of murdering journalist Kim Wall during a trip on his private submarine in August goes on trial Thursday in a gruesome case that's attracted global attention. Peter Madsen, 47, has denied killing 30-year-old Wall on board…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Another strong earthquake has shaken a remote Papua New Guinea region that was badly damaged by a powerful quake last week. The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday's earthquake measured magnitude 6.7 and was centered 112 kilometers…
CAIRO – Saudi Arabia's crown prince has wound up his three-day visit to Egypt with a visit to Al-Azhar, the world's foremost seat of learning for Sunni Muslims. Accompanied by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was…
Former Russian spy possibly poisoned The former Russian military intelligence officer and his daughter fell critically ill after being exposed to an unidentified substance in the U.K. A Russian colonel turned British double agent found poisoned on a UK park…
UNITED NATIONS – A coalition advocating for children caught in conflict is urging Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to put government security forces in Israel, Myanmar and Afghanistan on a U.N. blacklist for killings and other violations of children's rights. Watchlist on…
ATHENS, Greece – Greek authorities say anti-terrorism police have cracked down on an allegedly violent neo-Nazi group, arresting five people allegedly linked to a string of arson attacks on far-left and migrant-related targets. A police statement said eight houses have…
Former Russian spy possibly poisoned The former Russian military intelligence officer and his daughter fell critically ill after being exposed to an unidentified substance in the U.K. An ex-Russian spy and his daughter remained in critical condition two days after…
BERLIN – Lawmakers from the nationalist Alternative for Germany party have come under fire for visiting Syria and meeting with officials close to President Bashar Assad. The lawmakers posted pictures of their trip on social media Tuesday, including from a…
WARSAW, Poland – Poland's lawmakers have approved a resolution marking mass anti-communist protests that occurred 50 years ago and condemning an anti-Semitic purge that ensued. Both the ruling party and the opposition backed the resolution on the 1968 events in…
PRAGUE – A former communist-era police officer in the Czech Republic has resigned as chairman of a parliamentary committee on law enforcement following massive protests across the country. Zdenek Ondracek was elected on Friday to head the committee with responsibility…
BERLIN – Turkey's foreign minister is urging Germany to reconsider its travel advice for his country, which has seen a slump in German tourists in recent years. Mevlut Cavusoglu says the guidance, which warns against travel to southern provinces and…
WARSAW, Poland – Polish prosecutors have filed fraud charges against the former leader of an anti-government organization who led a string of street protests starting in 2015. Prosecutors on Tuesday accused Mateusz Kijowski, the former head of the Committee for…