Obama family matriarch has died in a Kenyan hospital at 99
NAIROBI, Kenya — Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former U.S. President Barack Obama's Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed Monday but did...
Israel’s political stalemate to land at Rivlin’s doorstep
<p>TEL AVIV, Israel — President Reuven Rivlin announced Monday that he will begin consultations next week with Israel's political rivals in hopes of unraveling...
Egypt orders 8 workers detained after deadly train collision
SUEZ, Egypt — Egypt’s chief prosecutor Monday ordered eight rail employees, including two train drivers, to remain in custody for their alleged roles in...
N. Korea accuses UN of double standard over missile firings
<p>SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Monday accused the United Nations of a “double standard” over its reaction to the North’s recent missile...
Fugitive Italian mobster is arrested in Lisbon COVID clinic
<p>ROME — A Italian fugitive, convicted in his homeland of ordering the revenge killing of a mobster’s wife, was arrested in Portugal on Monday...
Israel to investigate police shooting of disabled Arab man
JERUSALEM — Israeli police shot and killed a disabled Arab man who appeared to be wielding a knife on Monday, drawing renewed accusations that...
German government buys stake in defense supplier Hensoldt
<p>BERLIN — The German government is buying a minority stake in defense supplier Hensoldt — a company that derives from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus'...
Happy Monday: England embarks on major easing of lockdown
LONDON — It's being dubbed Happy Monday.
England is embarking on...
US urges UN to stop making aid to Syria a political issue
<p>UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the divided U.N. Security Council on Monday to stop making humanitarian aid to war-torn...
UK agency: Vaccination rates lowest among older Black people
LONDON — New figures from Britain's statistics agency showed Monday that older people from Black African backgrounds are more than seven times as likely...