MOSCOW, Russia - Russia on Monday placed four men in pre-trial detention for taking part in rare protests that shook the Urals region of Bashkortostan, a republic with a large ethnic minority. Thousands took to the streets of the small town of Baymak last week, and some clashed with riot...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain on Monday updated travel advice to some western Ukraine regions, giving the green light to essential trips having previously warned against visiting the whole country following Russia's invasion. In this handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian...
BEIJING, China - Forty-seven people were buried when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday, state media reported. Rescue personnel search for missing victims following a landslide in Liangshui village at Zhaotong, in southwestern China's Yunnan...
MOSCOW, Russia—Artillery shells struck a suburb of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine Sunday, killing at least 27 people, including many at a crowded market, Moscow-backed officials said. This photograph taken on January 21, 2024 shows bodies of people, killed as a...
QUITO, Ecuador— Police in violence-plagued Ecuador arrested 68 people Sunday who had attempted to take over a hospital in the country's southwest in the midst of a "war" between drug gangs and the security forces. Police keep watch over arrested men who attempted to take over a hospital in...
WASHINGTON, United States— Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who was once the leading Republican rival to Donald Trump, ended his election campaign on Sunday and threw his support behind the former president. (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 21, 2024 shows former US...
MUNICH, Germany— Hundreds of thousands joined rallies against the far-right AfD party in Germany on Sunday, capping a week-long wave of protest that has seen demonstrators turn out in unusually large numbers across the country. Participants gather during a demonstration against racism and...
A for sale sign is posted in front of a home on March 22, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. US existing home sales fell in the final month of 2023, ending a tough year for real estate with full-year sales at the lowest level since 1995, according to industry data released on January 19, 2024. For...
Photo Courtesy of AFP/MANILA BULLETIN WASHINGTON, United States– An Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane made an emergency return to Miami International Airport following an engine problem shortly after takeoff, the airline said -- prompting another investigation into the aviation giant....
A resident runs on the snow-covered bridge of Grenelle in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower seen in the background, on January 18, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) PARIS, France–The Eiffel Tower in Paris welcomed 6.3 million visitors last year, its management company said Friday, more...
WASHINGTON, United States– The head of the American space company whose lunar lander failed this week in its mission to reach the Moon expressed optimism Friday that the next attempt would achieve its goal. "I am more confident than ever now that our next mission will be successful and...
BEIJING, China - China called for an end to "harassment" of civilian vessels in the Red Sea on Friday after attacks on ships by Huthi rebels in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Huthi aggression against vessels in and around the Red Sea has led to retaliatory strikes in Yemen by US...
