Tag Archives: International

ATHENS, Greece - It's feeding time at Greece's only zoo, and a capuchin monkey grabs as many mandarins as it can - even tucking one into his long, supple tail. It might be wise to stock up. After bein...

ISTANBUL - Three Turkish sailors who were on board a cargo ship attacked by pirates off the West African coast have returned home. Fifteen kidnapped sailors remain missing and one Azerbaijani crew mem...

JOHANNESBURG - News that the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has shown about 60% efficacy on HIV-positive patients and that it seems to work against the variant of the virus now dominant in South Africa is b...

MOSCOW - Twelve people were killed and 11 others injured in the collision of a tractor-trailer and a minibus in central Russia. The Russian Interior Ministry said in a Saturday statement that collisio...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates on Saturday announced plans to grant some foreigners citizenship to this oil-rich nation home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, part of efforts to stimulat...

WUHAN, China - Members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited another Wuhan hospital that had treated early COVID-19 patients on their second...

WARSAW, Poland - Poles took to the streets of Warsaw, Gdansk and other cities for a third night of protests Friday, after a near-total abortion ban took effect that gives Poland one of the most restri...

The NFL expanded the Rooney Rule to give more minority candidates opportunities to become a head coach and reward teams who develop them. More interviews didn't equal more hirings this off-season. Acc...

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden warned Friday of a steep and growing "cost of inaction" on his $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan as the White House searched for "creative" ways to win public support fo...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rock icon Rod Stewart and his son have reached a plea deal to settle misdemeanour battery charges stemming from an altercation with a security guard at a posh Florida hotel. Pr...