Pope on sensitive trip to Orthodox Bulgaria and North Macedonia

2019/05/03 11:17:08

Pope Francis starts a trip on Sunday to Bulgaria and North Macedonia where he will have to tread car...

Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in British jail for skipping bail

2019/05/02 07:21:58

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a British court on Wednesday...

Libya coast guard detains 113 migrants during lull in fighting

2019/05/02 06:07:46

The Libyan coast guard has stopped 113 migrants trying to reach Italy over the past two days, the Un...

Saudi Arabia assists Iranian oil tanker in Red Sea, no injuries

2019/05/02 05:34:38

Saudi Arabia's coast guard assisted an Iranian oil tanker with engine trouble off the coast of Jedda...

Caribbean nation of St. Lucia quarantines cruise ship over measles case

2019/05/02 04:13:31

The Caribbean nation of St. Lucia has imposed a quarantine on a visiting cruise ship, barring any pa...

Factbox: Thai king's elaborate coronation by the numbers

2019/05/02 03:41:07

Thailand's coronation ceremonies for King Maha Vajiralongkorn on May 4-6 will be the first the South...

U.S. judge rules Spanish museum can keep Pissarro confiscated by Nazis

2019/05/02 02:11:09

A Madrid museum cannot be forced to return a Camille Pissarro painting that was seized by the Nazis ...

UK's May fires defense secretary over Huawei leak

2019/05/01 23:38:16

British Prime Minister Theresa May fired her defense minister on Wednesday over a leak of discussion...

U.N. rights experts cite concern at 'disproportionate' Assange detention

2019/05/03 11:14:07

United Nations human rights experts voiced concern on Friday at what they called the "disproportiona...

Diamond jewelry linked to Malaysian fund scandal to be handed to U.S.

2019/05/02 07:09:02

A $1.7 million diamond jewelry set, allegedly bought for the mother of fugitive Malaysian financier ...

UAE says 'extremist militias' control Libyan capital: tweet

2019/05/02 06:07:23

"Extremist militias" controlling the Libyan capital, Tripoli, were "derailing" the search for a poli...

India plans to evacuate 800,000 as cyclone nears east coast

2019/05/02 04:37:37

India will use boats, buses and trains to evacuate 800,000 people along its east coast on Thursday a...

Thai king surprises with royal wedding ahead of coronation

2019/05/02 03:41:27

Just days before his official coronation, Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Wednesday married t...

Factbox: The royal instruments for Thai king's coronation

2019/05/02 03:40:39

During Thailand's main coronation event for King Maha Vajiralongkorn on May 4, the monarch will be p...

Maduro hangs on as Venezuelan protests peter out

2019/05/02 02:00:47

Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaido's call to take to the streets on Wednesday in a bid...