ATHENS, Greece — A 58-year-old German tourist died after being struck by lightning on the Greek island of Rhodes, reports said Friday as the Aegean Sea was pummelled by a storm front for a second day. State agency ANA…
LISBON, Portugal — Computer hacker Rui Pinto, the man behind the Football Leaks website which helped trigger the Premier League probe into Manchester City's finances, faces "dire consequences" after having his protected…
Senator Risa Hontiveros called on the government on Friday to assist in securing the release of Mark Mabasa, son of slain broadcaster Percy Lapid, from the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in…
MIDDLE EAST — The Indian airline captain who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight said in a live video call that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save passengers after being stabbed by…
NEW YORK — New York’s governor and attorney general were set to give an update Friday morning about the investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house. Gov…
The Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. has issued a public advisory reminding Filipino citizens in America that they may face criminal charges and immigration issues should they participate in the upcoming US…
NEW DELHI — Hundreds of supporters of India's “Cockroach” youth movement held new protests in the country's financial hub of Mumbai on Friday to demand the resignation of the chief election commissioner over the…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a US speed record. The fresh arrivals include a Canadian whose wife…
DENTON, Texas -- US President Donald Trump has talked a lot about wanting to meet Kim Jong Un again but so far his entreaties to the North Korean leader have gone unanswered. Can former NBA star Dennis Rodman help…
JERUSALEM — US President Donald Trump said Thursday that if Iran is linked to the copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound flight, the Islamic Republic would be struck “very hard” for the attempt on the lives of more…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will both hit the campaign trail on Thursday, but they will be heading to heavily Republican areas to shore up lagging enthusiasm in their party…
A condemned female murderer who survived two lethal injections during a botched execution by the US state of Tennessee was in critical condition and receiving "life-saving care," her lawyer said Thursday.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Thursday dropped out of the final televised debate ahead of a tense first round of voting, accusing the electoral court of "censorship." The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon on Thursday announced the award of a $24.4 billion contract for Raytheon to accelerate production of SM-6 missiles as Washington works to replace the large amount of munitions expended…
A US judge dismissed a federal case on Thursday that accused a Jamaican national of illegally voting, finding the law criminalizing noncitizen voting was unconstitutional and delivering a blow to the Trump…
Despite regulations requiring it, an air traffic controller failed to tell the pilots of an Amazon cargo plane about the potential for strong tail winds as they landed in Miami, careening off the runway and killing five…
WASHINGTON, United States — Top US diplomat Marco Rubio will visit Iceland next week, the State Department said Thursday, as Washington continues building its Artic presence following a security agreement with…
Eleven years ago, Raquel Eugenio was a graduating multimedia arts student when she met Jensen Moreno, a new teacher at her school. That encounter turned into a professional collaboration, with Eugenio working as…
MEXICO — Two teenage brothers armed with knives and fireworks killed a female assistant principal and injured three other people in an attack Thursday at a school in northern Mexico, local authorities said. While…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he’s away. SpaceX launched…
Thousands of displaced residents at an Ebola-hit camp in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have fled after soldiers entered the site, raising concern about the disease's spread.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated Moscow's long-held position that Russia is not planning to attack European countries but will respond to aggression with “all weapons" in its arsenal. In remarks at a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States officials believe a Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2028 is increasingly unlikely despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s instructions for his military to be ready by next year to take…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday it was probing a possible “terrorist” link to an apparent attack by a pilot on board a flight to Israel that saw passengers reroute the plane…
TOKYO — Japan on Thursday toughened requirements for foreigners wanting to obtain permanent residency, as part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to tighten immigration controls. Under new rules that will come into…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Tennessee woman convicted of murder survived two lethal injection doses and was hospitalized on Thursday, her lawyers said, marking the state’s second failed execution in months and prompting it to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that the US had slashed the number of its generals and admirals by 20 percent, in a move he said is aimed at “accountability.”…
KABUL — Pakistan’s military launched rare deadly strikes on Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand on Thursday, the Taliban government and residents told Agence France-Presse (AFP). Afghanistan and Pakistan went to…
BRASÍLIA — A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered the messaging platform Discord to do more to protect underage users after detecting shortfalls that allegedly led to the suicide of a 13-year-old girl. South America’s…
SINGAPORE — Singapore has launched a dating platform for public officials, the Southeast Asian city-state’s latest experiment meant to tackle declining marriage and historically low fertility rates. The…
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