World

Middle East 1 hr ago

'Free like a bird': Saudi women start driving as longstanding ban ends

Saudi women are in the driver's seat for the first time in their country and steering their way through busy city streets just minutes after the world's last remaining ban on women ...

Europe 2 hrs ago

Explosion destroys building in Germany; 25 injured

Twenty-five people were injured, four severely, when an explosion ripped through an apartment building in Germany, police said.

SCANDALS 19 hrs ago

Priest suspended after viral video shows him slapping baby during baptism

Father Jacques Lacroix, a French priest, has been suspended from all baptism and marriage celebrations following a viral video of him slapping a baby across the face during a ...

19 hrs ago

Cocaine found in World Cup trophy replicas in Argentina

Some Argentines are taking advantage of World Cup fervor.

World 21 hrs ago

Syria army widens offensive on rebel-held areas in southwest

Syrian government troops advanced on rebel-held areas in the country's southwestern region amid intense clashes Saturday, state media and opposition activists said, in a widening ...

Europe 22 hrs ago

Spain rescues 569 migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Africa

Spain has announced it has rescued 569 migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa by boat.

TERRORISM 22 hrs ago

Pakistani Taliban choose new chief in place of Fazlullah

Pakistani Taliban militants chose a religious scholar as their new chief in place of Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize ...

Brexit 22 hrs ago

Thousands march in London to demand new EU vote on second anniversary of Brexit

Thousands of protesters descended on London on Saturday to demand a new referendum on leaving the European Union, as Britain marked the second anniversary of its historic Brexit ...

World 23 hrs ago

Egypt-Saudi spat provides backdrop to their World Cup clash

In theory, it's an inconsequential match between two teams already eliminated from the World Cup.

World 23 hrs ago

Chechnya leader grants Salah honorary citizenship

Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov has granted honorary citizenship to striker Mohamed Salah at a banquet held to say goodbye to Egypt's World Cup squad.

World 23 hrs ago

The Latest: Malta tells aid boat with migrants to go away

The Latest on immigration issues in Europe (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Malta's premier is telling a German aid group to reroute its rescue ship away from the Mediterranean island ...

RELIGION 23 hrs ago

Vatican sentences ex-diplomat to 5 years in prison for child porn possession and distribution

The Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a former Holy See diplomat and sentenced him to five years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography in the first such ...