ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, Undefined -  Pope Francis on Sunday called on Hungarians to "open doors" to migrants, as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the central European country led by a prime minister who is staunchly anti-immigration. Throughout his visit to Budapest -- dominated by...
WASHINGTON, United States - The White House on Monday announced a May 11 end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travelers to the United States and for government employees across the world's biggest economy. "Today, we are announcing that the administration will end the Covid-19 vaccine...
MALINDI, Kenya-Forensic experts on Monday began autopsies of more than a hundred corpses found in mass graves linked to a Kenyan pastor accused of inciting his followers to starve to death. "Officially the process of post-mortem of the bodies starts immediately," Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki...
LONDON, United Kingdom- Nurses in England walked out again Monday, with some critical services due to be hit for the first time. The industrial action is the latest stoppage in an increasingly bitter dispute with the government over pay and conditions. The 28-hour strike, which started at 8:00 pm...
KOUFROUN, Chad- On donkeys or horses, by cart or by foot, hundreds of Sudanese, most of them women and children, each day cross a small, dry stream to find safety in neighbouring Chad. As of Monday, at least 20,000 people had found refuge at a makeshift camp in the Chadian border village of...
WASHINGTON, United States- Moves to check Beijing's aggressive expansion into the trade routes and strategic islands of the South China Sea will headline talks Monday between President Joe Biden and his Philippines counterpart Ferdinand Marcos at the White House. Marcos is on a four-day trip that...
MADRID, Spain- One person died and 25 others were hurt, seven seriously, when a bus carrying Moroccan seasonal workers overturned early on Monday in southern Spain, the emergency services said. The accident, which took place just before sunrise on a road around 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the...
MUMBAI, India- Fake call centres that dupe people around the world are commonly found in India, but Mumbai police said Monday that they managed to bust one because of what the workers were having for breakfast. The centre, located in a house along Rajodi Beach outside India's financial capital,...
GENEVA, Switzerland- Several nations voiced concern at the United Nations Monday over police violence, including against protesters, in France, as the country headed into another day of mass demonstrations. Attacks on migrants, racial profiling and religious intolerance were also raised during the...
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's parliament voted in an impeachment session on Sunday to remove the industry minister amid soaring prices as the Islamic republic's economy reels under the pressure of international sanctions. Reza Fatemi Amin failed to garner enough support in a vote of confidence that...
ISTANBUL, Turkey - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main opponent staged massive rival rallies on Sunday, setting the stage for a bruising battle in the final two weeks of Turkey's election campaign. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (AFP) The veteran Turkish leader filled a...
GENEVA, Switzerland - Christie's auction house will next week launch the sale of hundreds of jewels that belonged to Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten, whose German businessman husband made his fortune under the Nazis....
