International

France opens giant stadium for vaccinations amid virus surge

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<p>PARIS &mdash; France sought Tuesday to speed up its vaccine rollout by opening mass vaccination centers across the country, including the Stade de France...

Dutch police arrest suspect in Van Gogh, Frans Hals thefts

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police said Tuesday they have arrested a suspect in the theft last year of two valuable paintings by Vincent...

Myanmar’s online pop-up markets raise funds for protest

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<p>BANGKOK &mdash; With security forces in Myanmar having shot dead at least 570 protesters and bystanders in the past two months, many of the...

North Macedonia crime ring sold passports to criminals

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<p>SKOPJE, North Macedonia &mdash; Nine officials in North Macedonia's interior ministry were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of illegally issuing passports to overseas criminals. </p> ...

Hungary to ease lockdown after hitting vaccination milestone

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's prime minister says some lockdown restrictions will be lifted Wednesday after more than a quarter of the population has been...

Israel, Palestinians at odds over deadly West Bank shooting

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<p>JERUSALEM &mdash; Israel and the Palestinians put forth competing claims after Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man early Tuesday at a temporary...

Serbia’s leader chooses Chinese-made vaccine for own shot

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic finally rolled up his sleeve for a coronavirus vaccine Tuesday and to encourage his country's increasingly skeptical...

Mexico says outsourcing to be strictly limited

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<p>MEXICO CITY &mdash; The Mexican government said Monday it has reached an agreement with business and labor groups to strictly limit outsourcing of jobs....

Official: EU agency to confirm AstraZeneca blood clot link

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ROME — A top official at the European Medicines Agency said in an interview published Tuesday there is a causal link between AstraZeneca's coronavirus...

France to open archive for period covering Rwandan genocide

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<p>PARIS &mdash; France’s role before and during the 1994 Rwandan genocide was a “monumental failure” that the country must acknowledge, the lead author of...