Hold it! Belgian govt warns against using its own free masks
<p>BRUSSELS — Ten months after promising free cloth facemasks to protect all Belgians from COVID-19, the country's government is having second thoughts — warning...
UK actors settle phone hacking claims with tabloid publisher
LONDON — British television presenter and writer David Walliams and “Doc Martin” star Martin Clunes were among several actors who formally settled damages Thursday...
German police charged over Nazi chats, possessing explosives
<p>BERLIN — Prosecutors in Germany have accused two brothers who worked as police officers in the central state of Hesse of spreading racist views...
Turkey: Woman drops kids from window to save them from fire
ISTANBUL — A woman rescued her four children from a burning building in Istanbul by throwing them out of a window, and all of...
Semenya taking case to European Court of Human Rights
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Caster Semenya is going to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge “discriminatory” rules that prohibit her from...
Warsaw opens murder probe into fate of 2 Poles in Mexico
<p>WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that authorities in Mexico are investigating the death of a young Pole and the hospitalization of...
Albanian minister in Lebanon for Syria repatriation efforts
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s interior minister on Thursday said he was in Lebanon looking to repatriate more Albanians related to other nationals who had...
Greek PM vows legal overhaul in wake of #MeToo allegations
ATHENS, Greece — Greece's prime minister on Thursday promised sweeping changes to the country's laws and labor regulations to combat sexual abuse and misconduct...
UK police receive letter from UAE princess urging probe
<p>LONDON — Police in eastern England say they have received a long-delayed letter from an Emirati princess asking them to investigate the disappearance of...
Hold it! Belgian govt warns against using its own free masks
BRUSSELS — Ten months after promising free cloth facemasks to protect all Belgians from COVID-19, the country's government is having second thoughts — warning...