In break from region, hard-hit Hungary to loosen lockdown
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Despite struggling with the worst COVID-19 death rate in the world and record new infections, Hungary announced plans Friday to scale...
Hands touch: Italy’s nursing homes emerge from COVID tunnel
<p>ALZANO LOMBARDO, Italy — Their last hug was through plastic. </p>
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Canadian judge denies bail for fashion mogul Peter Nygard
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A judge on Friday again denied bail to Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who was arrested in December on U.S. charges...
Serbia vaccinates migrants amid surge in COVID-19 cases
<p>KRNJACA, Serbia — Bashir Ahmad Shirzay lived through wars in Afghanistan, survived a harrowing journey to reach Europe and has no intention of taking...
Tanzania’s ex-president Magufuli to be buried
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Thousands have gathered in the northwestern town of Chato for the burial of former Tanzanian President John Magufuli whose...
Radioactive material found inside oil facility in Lebanon
<p>BEIRUT — A German company has found dangerous nuclear material stored in an oil facility in southern Lebanon, officials said Friday.</p>
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Armenia’s top court ends criminal case against ex-president
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia's high court ruled Friday that a criminal case against the nation's former president over a deadly crackdown on protesters more...
German mother of 11 kids fights virus with discipline, love
<p>EISEMROTH, Germany — One year into the coronavirus pandemic, Katja Heimann, a mother of 11, is still trying to keep her spirits up —...
Uyghurs in Turkey protest Chinese foreign minister’s visit
<p>ISTANBUL — Hundreds of Uyghurs staged protests in Ankara and Istanbul on Thursday, denouncing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Turkey and demanding...
Slovak coalition party completes withdrawal from government
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A party in Slovakia’s ruling coalition completed its withdrawal from the government on Thursday amid a political crisis triggered by a...