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...
Boris Johnson Chosen as New UK Leader, Now Faces Brexit Test
LONDON — Boris Johnson, Britain's blustering Brexit campaigner, was chosen as the U.K.'s next prime minister on Tuesday, with a resounding mandate from the...
Teen Climate Activist Gets Normandy’s First Freedom Prize
PARIS — Swedish teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg has received the first Freedom Prize awarded by France's Normandy region, which last month commemorated...
