Category Archives: World

GOMA, Congo - A South African air force plane crash-landed and caught fire Thursday at the Goma airport in eastern Congo but there were no casualties, authorities said. The C-130BZ military aircraft w...

DAMASCUS, Syria - Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Damascus on Tuesday for a meeting with President Bashar Assad, a rare visit that comes amid soaring tensions between Iran and United Sta...

LONDON - The relationship between Britain's royals and the media is awkward, mistrustful - and seemingly inescapable. But now Meghan and Harry want out. After years of growing tension with the press, ...

JACKSON, Miss. - Prisoner advocates are calling on the federal government to investigate Mississippi's prison system for possible civil rights violations, saying the violence of recent days highlights...

BERLIN - British actor Jeremy Irons will head the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival next month, organizers said Thursday. Irons will be jury president at the festival's 70th edition, runn...

LONDON - Britain is set to pass a major milestone on the road to Brexit Thursday, when the bill authorizing the country's departure from the European Union receives final approval from the House of Co...

LONDON - The announcement by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, that they will step back from royal duties and seek a new "progressive" path has raised many questions about their future. ...

BERLIN - Germany moved 35 soldiers serving in Iraq to neighbouring Jordan and Kuwait on Tuesday, while NATO said it was also shifting some of its troops out of the country amid tensions over the U.S. ...

PARIS - Rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined a nationwide day of protests and strikes Thursday to denounce French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to overhaul the pension system...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis warned Thursday that increasing tensions between the U.S. and Iran are setting the stage for a broader conflict in the Mideast while jeopardizing efforts to rebuild Iraq. F...