N Macedonia: 6 ex-officials get prison terms for wiretaps
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — A former interior minister, an ex-intelligence chief, and four other officials from North Macedonia were sentenced to between three and...
Dutch poet declines assignment to translate Gorman’s works
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A writer who was chosen to translate American poet Amanda Gorman's work into Dutch has handed back the assignment following...
As Somalia’s COVID-19 cases surge, a variant is suspected
<p>MOGADISHU, Somalia — A resurgence of COVID-19 cases is hitting Somalia hard, straining one of the world’s most fragile health systems, while officials await...
US urges Tanzania to embrace COVID-19 vaccines, share data
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States praised Tanzania on Friday for finally acknowledging the resurgence of COVID-19 after claiming for months it had defeated...
Pandemic leaves many Romanian patients without critical care
<p>BUCHAREST, Romania — Andrei, a 32-year-old Romanian man who has been HIV positive since he was a baby, began missing his regular medical check-ups...
Rights monitor says 3 dead as protests rage in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition into a crowd of anti-government protesters on Friday in southern Iraq, killing three people, a human...
Elephant kills zookeeper with blow from trunk in Spain
<p>MADRID — Authorities in Spain’s northern Cantabria region are investigating how an elephant killed a worker at a local zoo.</p>
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WFP: Security protocols, leaks a focus of Congo probe
ROME — A U.N. investigation into the attack on a humanitarian convoy in Congo that killed the Italian ambassador, his bodyguard and driver will...
Honduras leader warns drug cooperation with US endangered
<p>TEGUCIGALPÁ, Honduras — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández says that antinarcotics cooperation with the United States could “collapse” if U.S. authorities believe “false testimony”...
El Salvador election could remake political landscape
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — In the two years since President Nayib Bukele won a stunning victory over El Salvador’s established political parties, the...