At least four people were killed in a massive building explosion in the English city of Leicester, police said Monday. Leicestershire police said four people were still hospitalized, including one with serious injuries. “There are four confirmed fatalities at this…
TORONTO – One was homeless, smoked crack cocaine and worked as a prostitute. Another was from a conservative Muslim family and hid the fact that he was gay from his family. Another was a recent immigrant with a drug problem.…
Animal lovers are outraged after learning a beloved pig that was nursed back to health and later adopted in Canada was killed and eaten by its new owners. Molly was one of 57 pot-bellied pigs rescued from a hoarding situation…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The Indonesian government is bringing together dozens of convicted Islamic militants and survivors of attacks in what it hopes will be an important step in combating radicalism and fostering reconciliation. The director of de-radicalization at Indonesia's counter-terrorism…
CANBERRA, Australia – A new Australian deputy prime minister has been appointed after his predecessor quit over a sexual harassment allegation. Lawmakers in the Nationals party elected Michael McCormack as their leader on Monday. The junior coalition partner's former leader…
At least six people were injured in the city of Leicester, U.K., on Sunday after British police said they were responding to reports of a massive building explosion, which they described as a "major incident." “All emergency services are currently…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The Latest on the earthquake in Papua New Guinea (all times local): 1 p.m. Officials are waiting for more information about damage from the magnitude 7.5 quake that hit Papua New Guinea early Monday. Chris McKee,…
LONDON – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola used the platform provided by his first cup success with the English Premier League team on Sunday to criticize the imprisonment of pro-independence Catalan politicians. Guardiola defied an English Football Association charge for…
At least four people were critically injured in the city of Leicester, U.K., on Sunday after British police said they were responding to reports of a massive building explosion, which they described as a "major incident." “All emergency services are…
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek police say they have arrested two Syrian citizens on suspicion of transporting 20 people who allegedly had entered the country illegally from Turkey. The arrests happened Saturday, but announced by police on Sunday. Police said a…
British police on Sunday said they were responding to a "major incident" after receiving reports of an explosion in the city of Leicester, U.K. “All emergency services are currently dealing with this,” the police force tweeted just after 7 p.m…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Five people have been killed and one injured in a shooting outside a bar in downtown Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican police said the incident occurred around midnight Saturday in the town of Comerio, about 19…
BUDAPEST, Hungary – A candidate supported by several opposition parties in Hungary has been elected mayor of a southern city long dominated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party. Analysts say Peter Marki-Zay's surprising victory in Hodmezovasarhely on Sunday could…
Saleh Muslim, Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) leader (REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer) Saleh Muslim, a leader of the main Syrian Kurdish political party, has been arrested in the Czech capital Prague at the request of the Turkish government, the party announced Sunday. Muslim reportedly…
LONDON – Police for the English city of Leicester say they are responding to a "major incident" after receiving reports of an explosion. Leicestershire Police said on Twitter that emergency services were dealing with the incident on Hinckley Road and…
BEIRUT – Despite a drop in intensity, shelling and bombardment in the Syrian capital and its embattled eastern suburbs killed at least six people Sunday following the U.N. Security Council's unanimous approval of a resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across…
An Israeli Navy vessel patrols along the shores of the Gaza Strip in the Mediterranean Sea. (Reuters) An Israeli Navy vessel fired on a boat Sunday after it ignored warnings and strayed from a fishing area in the northern Gaza…
MEXICO CITY – Mexico's National Human Rights Commission has issued a warning over what it calls "the possible collapse of the system for protecting refugees" in the country. The commission says that of the nearly 14,600 refuge requests received during…
Sixteen Turkish women have been sentenced to death by hanging after having been found guilty of joining ISIS, Iraqi judiciary officials announced Sunday. “It was proven they belong to the Daesh terrorist group,” Judge Abdul-Sattar al-Birqdar stated, referring to the…
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the middle of Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck about 55 miles southwest of Porgera in the Pacific island nation at a depth of about 23 miles,…
BUCHAREST, Romania – Hundreds of Romanians are protesting the justice minister's call for the removal of the country's chief anti-corruption prosecutor. Demonstrators gathered in the Romanian capital's bitterly cold weather Sunday to demand the resignation of Justice Minister Tudorel Toader.…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina's coast guard says it has opened fire on a Chinese vessel illegally fishing in its waters. Nobody was reportedly injured and the Chinese fishermen were not detained. The Argentine Naval Prefecture said in a statement…
BERLIN – The latest on Germany's new government (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Chancellor Angela Merkel has named an ambitious young conservative as health minister in Germany's new government, signaling a desire to include critics in her fourth term. Merkel…
Is a new Cold War with China brewing? China continues to build up its military force in response to the administration's America First policy; Jennifer Griffin reports for 'Special Report.' BEIJING – China's ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping term…