UN ponders rapid armed force to help end Haiti’s crisis
AdminsU.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has submitted a letter to the Security Council proposing the immediate activation of a rapid action force after a plea for help from Haiti as gangs…
Montenegro holds pride march despite opposition from church
Several hundred people have joined an LGBTQ pride march in Montenegro that was held amid strong opposition from the influential Serbian Orthodox Church in the small conservative Balkan country PODGORICA,…
Palestinian gunman kills woman Israeli soldier in Jerusalem
The Israeli army says a female soldier has died after being shot by a Palestinian gunman at a military checkpoint in east Jerusalem JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian opened fire on an…
Hurricane Julia brushes Colombia island, heads for Nicaragua
Hurricane Julia has swept by just south of Colombia’s San Andres island soon after strengthening from a tropical storm, as Nicaraguans rush to prepare for the storm’s arrival overnight on…
NKorea launches 2 missiles toward sea after US-SKorea drills
South Korea says North Korea has fired two ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, the latest in a barrage of weapons tests in recent days SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea…
Russia says truck bomb damages key bridge to Crimea
Russian authorities say a truck bomb has caused a fire and the collapse of a section of a bridge linking Russia-annexed Crimea with Russia KHARKIV, Ukraine -- Russian authorities said that…
Drug gang kills 20 in attack on city hall in southern Mexico
A drug gang has shot to death 20 people, including a mayor and his father in the mountains of southern Mexico SAN MIGUEL TOTOLAPAN, Mexico -- A drug gang shot to…
Retreating Russians leave their comrades’ bodies behind
Russian troops abandoned a key Ukrainian city so rapidly that they left the bodies of their comrades in the streets LYMAN, Ukraine -- Russian troops abandoned a key Ukrainian city so…
Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city
After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia has pulled troops out from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub KYIV, Ukraine -- After being encircled…
2 Russians seek asylum in U.S. after reaching remote Alaskan island in small boat, officials say
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S.…