Rebels leave beheaded bodies in streets of Mozambique town
<p>JOHANNESBURG — Fierce fighting for control of Mozambique's strategic northern town of Palma left beheaded bodies strewn in the streets Monday, with heavily armed...
North Macedonia: Census postponed due to coronavirus spread
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Political leaders in North Macedonia have agreed to postpone a census planned for the beginning of April due to the...
Obama family matriarch has died in a Kenyan hospital at 99
<p>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...
Pleas for more aid to Syria: ‘We don’t have nearly enough’
BEIRUT — At age 19, Fatima al-Omar is at her wits' end. In the last year alone, she lost her home to fighting in...
Egypt orders 8 workers detained after deadly train collision
<p>SUEZ, Egypt — Egypt’s chief prosecutor Monday ordered eight rail employees, including two train drivers, to remain in custody for their alleged roles in...
Pope grants German archbishop faulted over abuse ‘time out’
BERLIN — Pope Francis has granted a “time out” to a German archbishop who offered his resignation after being faulted for his handling of...
Israel to investigate police shooting of disabled Arab man
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli police shot and killed a disabled Arab man who appeared to be wielding a knife on Monday, drawing renewed accusations that...
Canadian panel recommends AstraZeneca pause for under 55
TORONTO — Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending a pause on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations for people under 55 for safety reasons, a...
Happy Monday: England embarks on major easing of lockdown
<p>LONDON — It's being dubbed Happy Monday.</p>
<p>England is embarking on...
Merkel blames German ‘perfectionism’ for current virus woes
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed her country's difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic — from the slow vaccine rollout to the back-and-forth...