3 US FIREFIGHTERS WHO DIED IN AUSTRALIA CRASH IDENTIFIED
The three American firefighters who were killed when the aerial water tanker they were in crashed while battling wildfires in Australia...
NORTH KOREA NAMES ARMY FIGURE AS NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
North Korea has named a former senior army officer with little experience in dealings with the United States as its new foreign minister
EL SALVADOR HOLDS MAN ON CHARGE OF PROMOTING MIGRANT CARAVAN
In one of the first cases of its kind, a court in El Salvador has ordered a man held pending trial on charges he promoted the formation...
CRIME VICTIMS MARCH TO MEXICO CITY TO PROTEST VIOLENCE
Hundreds of crime victims and their relatives have begun a four-day march to Mexico City to protest a wave of killings and disappearances...
SPAIN-VENEZUELA ENCOUNTER BY TARMAC UNLEASHES SPECULATION
A secretive meeting this week at Madrid's airport between Spanish and Venezuelan officials has triggered a political storm, with conservative...
FAMILY RECEIVES REMAINS OF 6 KILLED IN EL SALVADOR MASSACRE
El Salvador's forensic institute has turned over to family members the remains of six of the more than 200 rural residents killed by...
CANADA'S TSB SAYS IRAN HAS INVITED IT TO EXAMINE BLACK BOXES
Canada's Transportation Safety Board says it been invited by Iran to participate in the download and analysis of the flight recorders...
VATICAN WOMEN'S MAGAZINE BLAMES DROP IN NUNS ON ABUSES
The Vatican women's magazine is blaming the drastic drop in the number of nuns worldwide in part on their wretched working conditions...
BULGARIA CHARGES 3 RUSSIANS IN ATTEMPT TO POISON ARMS DEALER
Bulgarian authorities have charged three Russians with attempting to poison the owner of a Bulgarian weapons factory and two others
KEY QUOTES FROM WORLD LEADERS AT HOLOCAUST FORUM
The presidents of France and Germany warned of rising anti-Semitism
TARGETED KILLINGS UP AS 8 WOUNDED IN IRAQ PROTEST VIOLENCE
Government inaction over the rising number of assassinations targeting anti-government demonstrators and supporters is stirring fear...
LAWMAKER TARGETED BY LEBANESE PROTESTS REJECTS CALLS TO QUIT
A Lebanese lawmaker and former foreign minister who has been a frequent target of protesters in the economically troubled country says...
AT LEAST 13 KILLED IN TORRENTIAL RAINS IN MADAGASCAR
Authorities say at least 13 people have died in flooding and landslides from torrential rains in Madagascar this week
ISLAMIC LEADERS MAKE 'GROUNDBREAKING' VISIT TO AUSCHWITZ
A high-level delegation of Muslim religious leaders has visited Auschwitz along with a Jewish group
NORWAY EX-MINISTER'S FORMER PARTNER CHARGED IN THREATS CASE
The ex-companion of Norway's former justice minister, whose home was targeted with vandalism and small fires in 2018 and 2019, was...
STORM GLORIA KILLS 11 IN SPAIN, CAUSES WIDE COASTAL DAMAGE
A calamitous storm has killed at least 11 people in Spain and left five others missing
BILL LAYING OUT TERMS OF UK'S DEPARTURE FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION ON JAN. 31 BECOMES LAW AFTER RECEIVING ROYAL ASSENT
NEW LEBANESE MINISTER SAYS HE WON'T PERMIT ATTACKS ON POLICE
Lebanon's new interior minister says he won't permit attacks on security forces amid angry rioting that has gripped the country's capital...
VATICAN REJOINS FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK AFTER RAID
A global network of financial intelligence units has readmitted the Holy See after a two-month suspension
PORTUGUESE POLICE SAY A LOCAL BANKER NAMED IN A MAJOR ANGOLAN CORRUPTION SCANDAL DIES IN APPARENT SUICIDE AT HOME
Scientists discover four new species of sharks that walk
Walking sharks could be the most recently evolved sharks on Earth, according to researchers. Read more ...
Tiger Woods starts 2020 on a strong note
LA JOLLA, Calif. - It was a good start. And that's all Tiger Woods was seeking out of his first tournament round of 2020, the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, as he... Read more ...
Legendary PBS journalist Jim Lehrer dies at 85
Jim Lehrer, the journalism giant who spent decades behind the anchor desk at PBS, died Thursday at 85. Read more ...
President Trump to attend anti-abortion rally in Washington
President Donald Trump will become the first president to attend the March for Life. Read more ...
US imposes visa rules for pregnant women on 'birth tourism'
Applicants will be denied tourist visas if they are determined to be coming to the U.S. primarily to give birth. Read more ...
Oscars 2020 performers announced: Idina Menzel is back, Adele Dazeem is not
Unclear if John Travolta was invited. Read more ...
Pharmaceutical Executive John Kapoor Sentenced To 66 Months In Prison In...
His sentencing is the culmination of a months-long criminal trial that resulted in the first successful prosecution of pharmaceutical executives tied to the opioid epidemic. Read more ...
China coronavirus infections soar to 830, with 25 deaths as WHO says it's...
The World Health Organization held off designating a new fast-spreading coronavirus as an international health threat, but did deem it a crisis within China, where the pathogen... Read more ...
Kemba Walker named NBA All-Star Game starter
Walker was the top East guard choice among media and NBA players, but a former Celtics star was the top choice among fans. Read more ...
‘Spygate' update: At least two FISA warrants to spy on Carter Page were ‘not...
The top US spy court has revealed that at least two of the four warrants for spying on a Trump campaign adviser are now considered to have been improperly obtained, and all... Read more ...