Category Archives: World
2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency rages
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday as they were battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground. Two crew...
Aug 02, 2026
Moscow mayor calls a deadly bomb attack on a restaurant a 'terrorist act'
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called on Sunday a bomb attack on a restaurant in the capital the day before a "brutal terrorist act," but did not say who was responsible. The blast on Saturday evening a...
Aug 02, 2026
Trump says he will order halt to Iran strikes after parameters reached for deal to end war
CAIRO (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Saturday evening social media post he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies had reached the par...
Aug 01, 2026
Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US to stop new strikes
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump in a Saturday evening social media post claimed that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war and said that he would hold off o...
Aug 01, 2026
Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead and 7 injured, city spokesman says
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Three people were killed and seven more were injured, some critically, in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon, a Twin Falls city spo...
Aug 01, 2026
Canadian activist among those detained on anti-whaling ship in Iceland
MONTREAL - An animal-rights activist from Saskatchewan is among those detained off the coast of Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, on a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson...
Aug 01, 2026
Plane carrying European tourists crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on Nazca Lines viewing flight
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A plane carrying European tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines crashed into a field Saturday outside the Peruvian city of Nazca, killing 13 people, local authorities said. Na...
Aug 01, 2026
Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation's anti-whaling ship and detains its crew
LONDON (AP) - Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew, officials in the Arctic island nation said...
Aug 01, 2026
All 10 climbers swept away in avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed dead
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed to have died, and search teams are trying to recover their bo...
Aug 01, 2026
Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta's border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67
CEUTA, Spain (AP) - Spain on Saturday installed a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco after tens of thousands of ...
Aug 01, 2026