World

OPINION10 hours ago

New Zealand shooting's a social media wake-up call -- YouTube, others, must stop amplifying violent crimes

The rise of social media and the ability to livestream an attack gives sick killers an added incentive to do their deeds with a huge, international audience of transfixed viewers. And there is no intermediation to soften the blow.

Asia

Asia9 mins ago

Head of Chinese energy agency expelled from Communist Party

RELIGION1 hour ago

'RUN!': NZ shooting victims recount horror, mourn the lost

Asia2 hours ago

North China landslide knocks over homes, killing 7

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VIDEO10 hours ago

China said to have database listing 'breed ready' women

Europe

Europe48 mins ago

Thousands of Albanian protesters call for govt to step down

Europe1 hour ago

Italy opens probe into death of 'bunga bunga' witness

Europe2 hours ago

French yellow vests clash with police in Paris

Europe2 hours ago

Slovakia could get its first female president in ballot

Asia9 mins ago

Head of Chinese energy agency expelled from Communist Party

The head of China's energy planning agency has been expelled from the country's ruling Communist Party and dismissed from his posts.

Europe48 mins ago

Thousands of Albanian protesters call for govt to step down

Albanian opposition supporters are holding a protest against the government which they accuse of being corrupt and linked to organized crime.

Africa49 mins ago

Protests erupt in Congo capital over local election results

Witnesses say at least one person is dead after protests over local elections turned violent in Congo's capital.

Europe1 hour ago

Italy opens probe into death of 'bunga bunga' witness

Italy prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of a Moroccan model who testified in one of the inquiries linked to ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" parties.

RELIGION1 hour ago

'RUN!': NZ shooting victims recount horror, mourn the lost

They had walked that once innocuous stretch of sidewalk side-by-side so many times.

RELIGION1 hour ago

Australian senator faces censure for anti-immigration stance

An Australian senator has had a raw egg cracked over his head and faces censure from his fellow lawmakers after sparking outrage by blaming Muslim immigration for the New Zealand mosque shootings.

Europe2 hours ago

French yellow vests clash with police in Paris

French yellow vest protesters have clashed with riot police near the Arc de Triomphe on the 18th straight weekend of demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron.

Asia2 hours ago

North China landslide knocks over homes, killing 7

Hundreds of police, firefighters and medical personnel joined rescue efforts on Saturday after a landslide in northern China knocked down several buildings, killing seven people and leaving 13 others missing.

Africa

Africa49 mins ago

Protests erupt in Congo capital over local election results

Africa2 hours ago

'I am not planning to heal:' A crash leaves suspended grief

Middle East14 hours ago

Russia and US spar over South Sudan peace agreement

Africa21 hours ago

Cyclone cuts communications, power in central Mozambique

Middle East

Middle East5 hours ago

For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope

Middle East7 hours ago

The Latest: Saudi media says 1 citizen killed in NZ attack

Middle East14 hours ago

Russia and US spar over South Sudan peace agreement

Middle East17 hours ago

Gazans protest Hamas tax hikes for a second day

Australia

RELIGION1 hour ago

Australian senator faces censure for anti-immigration stance

RELIGION2 hours ago

Alleged Christchurch gunman's actions stun hometown

Middle East7 hours ago

The Latest: Saudi media says 1 citizen killed in NZ attack

Middle East22 hours ago

Turkey convicts Australian-born IS militant on terror charge

The Americas

Middle East5 hours ago

For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope

The Americas10 hours ago

Lawyer: German journalist detained in Venezuela set free

The Americas13 hours ago

Puerto Ricans to decry austerity, hurricane help at hearing

The Americas13 hours ago

Puerto Rico woman faces life in murder-for-hire of Canadian

World23 hours ago

The week in pictures, Mar. 9 - Mar. 15

Take a look at and enjoy some of the most evocative, momentous images captured around the world in the past seven days.

Europe2 hours ago

Slovakia could get its first female president in ballot

Voters in Slovakia are selecting a new head of state in an election that could give the country its first female president.

Africa2 hours ago

'I am not planning to heal:' A crash leaves suspended grief

The Rev. George Kageche Mukua was coming home.

RELIGION2 hours ago

Alleged Christchurch gunman's actions stun hometown

Those who watched Brenton Tarrant growing up in the sleepy Australian country town of Grafton say they had no inkling of the potential evil he allegedly unleashed in merciless gunfire at two New Zealand mosques that claimed at least 49 lives.

RELIGION2 hours ago

When gunman advanced on New Zealand mosque, 1 man ran at him

When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn't hide.

Europe4 hours ago

As Brexit stalls, supporters protest betrayal of their dream

With Britain's departure from the European Union likely to be put on hold, some Brexit supporters fear their dream is dying.

RELIGION4 hours ago

AP Photos: Heartbroken New Zealanders mourn mass shooting

Heartbroken New Zealanders lit candles and placed flowers at makeshift memorials set up in the city of Christchurch in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history.

Middle East5 hours ago

For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope

War is personal.

Middle East7 hours ago

The Latest: Saudi media says 1 citizen killed in NZ attack

The Latest on shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand (all times local): 5:30 p.m.

RELIGION7 hours ago

In wake of shooting, New Zealanders show kindness to Muslims

People across New Zealand are reaching out to Muslims in their communities and around the country the day after mass shootings at two mosques that left 49 people dead.

New Zealand Shooting7 hours ago

New Zealand massacre suspect made stops in North Korea, Pakistan during global travels, reports say

The man suspected of live-streaming himself kill 49 people and wounding dozens more in a Friday shooting spree at two New Zealand mosques plunged himself into white nationalist message boards after global travels that included stops in North Korea and Pakistan, according to reports.