Some Poles flout virus rules as harder lockdown takes effect
<p>WARSAW, Poland — The Piw Paw club in Warsaw advertised its event as a “Pandemic Fashion Show," with models wearing “masks from the Spring...
UN commission urges equality for women in decision-making
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality called for a sharp increase of women in global decision-making in a...
Police in Belarus capital arrest more than 100 protesters
KYIV, Ukraine — Police in the capital of Belarus arrested more than 100 people who assembled for a protest march Saturday to call for...
UK protesters scuffle with police during rally over new law
<p>LONDON — Police in the English city of Bristol say they arrested 10 people during a third night of protest against a new policing...
Poland plans pensions for dogs, horses in state employment
WARSAW, Poland — They locate survivors in collapsed buildings, track down fugitives, foil drugs and explosives smugglers and help control rowdy crowds. All in...
US questions legality of Bolivian arrests of ex-officials
LA PAZ, Bolivia — The United States said Saturday that it is concerned about increasingly ″anti-democratic behavior and the politicization of the legal system”...
Foreigners flock to Serbia for coronavirus jabs
<p>BELGRADE, Serbia — Thousands of vaccine-seekers from countries neighboring Serbia flocked to Belgrade on Saturday after Serbian authorities offered free coronavirus jabs for foreigners...
Building collapses in Egypt’s capital killing 5, injuring 24
CAIRO — A nine-story apartment building collapsed in the Egyptian capital early Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring about two dozen others,...
Report: Center-left candidate in Germany favors EU army
BERLIN — The center-left Social Democrats' candidate to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel is backing the idea of a European Union army but says...
As daily deaths near 4,000, worst may lie ahead for Brazil
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil currently accounts for one-quarter of the entire world’s daily COVID-19 deaths, far more than any other single nation, and...