Category Archives: World

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Indian actress Sridevi drowned in her hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, the Dubai police said in a statement Monday, though two police officials said she was also...

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - A Slovak investigative reporter and his girlfriend were shot dead in their home in an attack likely linked to his reporting on tax evasion, Slovakia’s top police officia...

BEIRUT - As a U.N. cease-fire failed to take hold in Syria, Russia on Monday ordered a daily “humanitarian pause” to allow civilians to evacuate an embattled rebel-held enclave near Damasc...

LONDON - Four people were hospitalized in critical condition following an explosion that left a building in the English city of Leicester in flames Sunday, local emergency agencies said. Leicestershir...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A powerful earthquake rattled forest villages and a large gold mine in central Papua New Guinea early Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. Officials were ...

NEW YORK - “Black Panther” has scored one of the best second weekends ever with an estimated $108 million in ticket sales. Studio estimates Sunday say “Black Panther” is still ...

MOSCOW - A spokeswoman for Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says the U.S. indictment charging 13 Russians with trying to influence the U.S. presidential election is ridiculous enough to be ...

BEIJING - China’s ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping term limits for the country’s president, the official news agency said, appearing to lay the groundwork for party leader Xi ...

MEXICO CITY - A Flag Day ceremony in Mexico has gone awry, with troops flying the country’s red, white and green “tri-colour” upside down. Local media show images of the giant flag f...

SEATTLE - When law enforcement agencies in Washington and other states sell guns they’ve confiscated during criminal investigations, they’re not just selling pistols and hunting rifles, th...