8 Dead, 60 Hurt as Quakes Shake Northern Philippine Isles
MANILA — Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday,...
Libya’s Coast Guard Recovers Dozens of Bodies of Migrants
CAIRO — Libya's coast guard recovered dozens of bodies of Europe-bound migrants who perished at sea as search operations continued Friday, a day after...
Cardinal Ortega, Former Archbishop of Havana, Dies at 82
HAVANA — Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, a sugar worker's son who oversaw the first papal visit to Cuba, helped lower barriers to...
Europe Melts Under Sahara Heat Wave, Smashes Heat Records
PARIS — Even ice cream, Italian gelato or Popsicles couldn't help this time.
Rapper A$AP Rocky Charged With Assault Over Fight in Sweden
STOCKHOLM — A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday charged rapper A$AP Rocky with assault over a fight in Stockholm last month, in a case that...
Trial of Cambodian Reporters Who Used to Work for US Begins
PHNOM PENH — The espionage trial of two Cambodian journalists who formerly worked for a U.S. government-funded radio station began Friday, almost two years after their arrests.
Actor Rutger Hauer, of ‘Blade Runner’ Fame, Has Died at 75
NEW YORK — Dutch film actor Rutger Hauer, who specialized in menacing roles, including a memorable turn as a murderous android in "Blade Runner"...
Europe Heat Wave Breaks Records, Mercury Set to Go Higher
BERLIN — Europeans cooled off in public fountains Wednesday as a new heat wave spread across parts of the continent and was already breaking...
N. Korea Fires Missiles Into Sea in Apparent Pressure Tactic
SEOUL — North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Thursday, South Korea's military said, the first weapons launches in more than two...
S. Korea, Russia Differ Over Warning Shots Fired at Jets
SEOUL — South Korean air force jets fired 360 rounds of warning shots Tuesday after a Russian military plane twice violated South Korea's airspace...
