Tag Archives: International

BENTON, La. - Authorities say at least seven people have died as severe storms sweep across parts of the U.S. South, bringing high winds and unrelenting rain. The National Weather Service in Birmingha...

MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has dropped out of the Australian Open tennis tournament because of a lingering left knee injury. The reigning U.S. Open champion and Canada's fir...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A magnitude 6.0 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island's southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools. The ...

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's coast guard says 12 migrants have been found dead in the Ionian Sea and 21 others have been rescued after their boat took in water and sank. Searchers are looking for more su...

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Saturday acknowledged that its armed forces "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had r...

BEIJING - Health authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan are reporting the first death from a new type of coronavirus. The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported Saturday that seven other...

NEW YORK - A 190-year-old New York City tavern where scenes from the movie "Goodfellas" were filmed will stay open thanks to a deal reached Friday by the bar's owner and his landlord, city officials s...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Oman's ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, as died at the age of 79, state media reported Saturday. The sultan has ruled Oman since overthrowing his father in a bloodless 1970...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The future of Taiwan's democracy is on the line as the self-ruled island's 19 million voters decide on whether to give independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen a second term. Votin...

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill lashed out at Boeing on Friday after the release of a batch of emails and text messages in which company employees questioned the safety of the now-grounded 737 Max, called t...