UN focuses on demand to repatriate foreign fighters in Libya
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council held an informal meeting Thursday focusing on the repatriation of more than 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries...
UN says 125 Europe-bound children rescued off Libyan coast
CAIRO — A total of 125 Europe-bound children were rescued at sea this week by Libyan authorities off the Mediterranean coast, the United Nations...
Virus surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders
<p>DHAKA, Bangladesh — India has tried to fight <a href="https://apnews.com/article/asia-pacific-narendra-modi-india-coronavirus-business-4ebe86aa3d342274c8dc6eedeb2d4b46">skyrocketing coronavirus infections </a> by increasing its production of vaccines and banning their export, cutting...
Germany pledges to adjust climate law after court verdict
BERLIN — The German government on Friday announced that it will swiftly adjust its law aiming to curb climate change, after the country's top...
Russia blacklists 8 EU officials in retaliatory action
<p>MOSCOW — Russia on Friday blacklisted eight officials from the European Union in retaliation for EU sanctions over the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader...
Greece keeps lid on Orthodox Easter events, readies tourism
ATHENS, Greece — Worshippers lined up at churches across Greece on Orthodox Good Friday as the government kept pandemic restrictions in place through the...
Beyond the pandemic: London votes for a mayor during crisis
<p>LONDON — Not long ago, London was booming. Now it fears a bust. </p>
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Germany to return Benin Bronzes looted during colonial era
BERLIN — Germany is returning hundreds of artifacts known as Benin Bronzes that were mostly looted from western Africa by a British colonial expedition...
Pope facilitates Vatican prosecutions for cardinals, bishops
<p>ROME — </p>
<p>Pope Francis sent another message to Vatican-based cardinals...
3D-printed home in Dutch city expands housing options
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers' new home is a 94-square meter (1,011-square foot) two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows.
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