Germany Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage After Merkel U-Turn
BERLIN — German lawmakers voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage after a short but emotional debate, bringing the country in line with many of its Western peers. Though Chancellor Angela Merkel voted against the measure, she paved the way for its passage by freeing other members of her party to vote their "conscience."
Venezuelan Minister Calls Peru President Coward Dog, Who Recalls Ambassador
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is calling his ambassador to Venezuela back home for consultations to protest a barrage of attacks by Venezuela's socialist government.
2 Dead in Hong Kong Amid Extreme Rain and Flash Floods That Also Struck...
HONG KONG (AP) — Heavy rain in Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, with hundreds evacuated and...
Rishi Sunak: UK’s Ex-treasury Chief Gets His Shot at PM Job
LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak ran for Britain's top job and lost. Then he got another shot — and the chance to say “I told you so.”
US, Allies Expel 135 Russians Over Poisoned Spy Case
WASHINGTON — From Washington to Warsaw, Western nations banded together Monday to expel more than 100 Russian diplomats they accused of being spies, punishing Moscow for its alleged poisoning of an ex-intelligence officer in Britain.
Belgian Police Uncover New Year's Terrorist Plot, Arrest Two Suspects
BRUSSELS — Two people have been arrested after Belgian investigators uncovered plans for terrorist attacks that would target landmarks in the capital Brussels during New Year's festivities, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Swiss Complete $12B Rail Tunnel, World’s Longest (Photos)
GENEVA — It's taken 17 years and cost 12.2 billion Swiss francs (about USD$12 billion) but Switzerland is finally ready to inaugurate the world's largest railway tunnel.
Security Council Plans to Visit Myanmar, Bangladesh and Iraq
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council has been given green lights for visits this month to Myanmar and Bangladesh, where it expects to focus on the beleaguered Rohingya Muslim minority, as well as to Iraq.
Navy Boss Resigns Amid Uproar Over Firing of Virus Whistleblower
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, bringing to a climax an extraordinary drama that he advanced by delivering a profanity-laced upbraiding of the officer he fired as captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Rev. Billy Graham, ‘America’s Pastor,’ 99
MONTREAT, North Carolina — The Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died Wednesday. He was 99.
