Albania air traffic controllers probed of abuse of post
<p>TIRANA, Albania — About two dozen Albanian air traffic controllers have been questioned by police on suspicion of abuse of post following their strike...
French Open postponed by a week because of pandemic
PARIS — The French Open tennis tournament will be delayed by one week because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Thursday.
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Mexico detains cartel leader, local politician in 2 raids
MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors say they have detained one of the leaders of the Gulf Cartel, and in a related raid at a...
In Peru, authorities allowed secret burials of virus victims
<p>IQUITOS, Peru — When Adriana Wong reached the field in the Amazon forest, she was confused. There were dozens of crosses planted in the...
Dutch police detain man in plot to attack vaccination center
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police in the Netherlands have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of plotting a crime with “terrorist intent” for allegedly...
Monkey business: 2 dozen Barbary macaques escape German zoo
<p>BERLIN — About two dozen monkeys have broken out of a southwestern German zoo and are roaming the area despite efforts to recapture them,...
Greece: COVID patient arrested for hospital respirator death
ATHENS, Greece — A man being treated in a Greek hospital for COVID-19 was formally placed under arrest Thursday on suspicion of murdering a...
Cambodia’s Angkor site shut for 2 weeks to curb coronavirus
<p>PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia is shutting its most popular tourist destination, the centuries-old Angkor temple complex, to visitors for two weeks to help...
Myanmar ambassador to UK says he is locked out of embassy
LONDON — Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, who has criticized the military coup in the country, says he has been locked out of...
UK infections drop about 60% amid vaccinations, lockdown
<p>LONDON — The U.K.'s COVID-19 vaccination program is beginning to break the link between infection and serious illness or death, according to the latest...