As virus restrictions bite, EU extends safety net till 2023
BRUSSELS — The European Union is set to extend for around two more years the economic safety net it put in place to help...
Evacuation request ignored at Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano continued to spew columns of ash thousands of feet (meters) into the air Thursday, but residents of hamlets...
Sudan official: Tribal clashes kill at least 10 in Darfur
<p>CAIRO — Tribal clashes in Sudan’s western Darfur region killed at least 10 people Wednesday, a senior security official said, the latest bout of...
Greece: Tougher lockdown rules target exercise cheats
ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece said Wednesday that police will target people making false exercise claims to bypass stay-at-home orders as part of...
US demands status of all Syrian detainees be made public
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The United States demanded Tuesday that the status of tens of thousands of civilians detained in Syria during the country’s 10-year...
Iran: Militants attack Revolutionary Guard unit in southeast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An armed separatist group in Iran’s restive southeast assaulted a vehicle carrying members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard paramilitary force...
Left-wing party wins Kosovo poll, needs ally to form cabinet
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Final results from Kosovo’s Feb. 14 early general election released on Thursday showed that a left-wing party has garnered the the...
Germany seeks to improve oversight of firms’ delivery chains
<p>BERLIN — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation that seeks to make big companies ensure environmental rules and human rights are respected throughout their...
Anger in Lebanon as currency, prices spiral out of control
<p>BEIRUT — Protesters in Lebanon burned tires and closed several major roads on Thursday as the severe economic crisis gripping the country continued to...
Palestinian Authority faces criticism over vaccine rollout
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority's decision to divert some of its tiny stockpile of coronavirus vaccines to senior officials, soccer players and...