Europe

Earthquake shakes Armenia’s capital

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<p>YEREVAN, Armenia &mdash; An earthquake shook the Armenian capital on Saturday, prompting residents to flee buildings into the streets in fear of an aftershock.</p> ...

Oscars shortlist includes ‘Collective’ and ‘MLK/FBI’

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An expose about government corruption around a Bucharest nightclub fire, a look into the extent of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr....

Pope hails Colombia for giving needy Venezuelans protection

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday praised Colombia for its recent decision to grant protection to Venezuelans who fled their homeland’s economic hardships,...

UK tech tycoon fights US extradition over ill-fated HP deal

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<p>LONDON &mdash; A British tech entrepreneur appeared in a London court Tuesday to fight extradition to the United States on fraud charges stemming from...

In Denmark, some school classes resume amid lockdown easing

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish schools on Monday resumed teaching younger children — from pre-school to the fourth grade — as Denmark has seen a...

IAEA: Iran has started producing uranium metal

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BERLIN — The United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday its inspectors have confirmed that Iran has begun the production of uranium metal —...

3 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes in northern Iraq

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<p>ANKARA, Turkey &mdash; Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a new Turkish military offensive against a Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defense Ministry...

AP Interview: Salvador Illa, Catalonia’s quiet gamechanger

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BARCELONA, Spain — As the head of Spain’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Salvador Illa transformed from a mostly unknown, bespectacled civil servant into...

US gun maker Colt bought by Czech company

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PRAGUE — Czech firearms company Ceska Zbrojovka has signed a deal to acquire Colt, the American gun maker that helped develop revolvers in the...

Ex-presidential contender leaves Turkish opposition party

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<p>ANKARA, Turkey &mdash; A politician who once ran as a presidential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan resigned Monday from Turkey’s main opposition...