UN faces tough task to get Cyprus peace talks restarted
<p>NICOSIA, Cyprus — Normally, trying to get the two sides on ethnically divided Cyprus to sit down for yet another round of talks is...
Mother, son killed by bulls in Germany
BERLIN — Police say an 81-year-old woman and her 56-year-old son are believed to have been killed by bulls at their farm in western...
EU finalizing plans to allow US tourists back this summer
<p>BRUSSELS — The European Union is finalizing plans to allow tourists from the United States to travel to the 27-nation bloc this summer, officials...
2 hurt, 1 detained after gunshot reported at UK college
LONDON — Students and staff at a college in England were evacuated following reports of gunshot fire Monday. Two staff members suffered minor injuries,...
Turkey announces strictest lockdown so far as virus surges
<p>ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has announced the country's strictest pandemic restrictions so far, closing businesses and schools and limiting travel for nearly three weeks...
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A recording of Iran's foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the limits of power within the...
French protesters call for trial for Jewish woman’s killer
PARIS — Crowds gathered Sunday in Paris and other French cities to denounce a ruling by France’s highest court that the killer of Jewish...
Pope: Migrants begged for help at sea, shamefully ignored
<p>VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday decried as shameful the deaths of 130 migrants in the Mediterranean, saying they pleaded for two days...
Lebanon thwarts attempt to smuggle 69 Syrians to Cyprus
BEIRUT — Lebanese troops aborted early Sunday an attempt to smuggle dozens of Syrian migrants to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the military said....
Israeli fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies at 59
<p>PARIS — Israeli fashion designer Alber Elbaz, best known for being at the helm of Lanvin from 2001 to 2015, has died at the...