Bid to oust Taiwan’s China-friendly lawmakers rejected in closely watched poll
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese voters rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the…
Glacial floods alert issued for northwest Pakistan with more heavy rain forecast
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan on Saturday warned of glacial flooding in the northwest with more rain forecast for…
Tunisians protest against President Kais Saied’s authoritarian rule on July 25 anniversary
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisians took to the streets Friday to protest President Kais Saied, marking four years since…
As Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour draws to a close, Blue Ivy emerges as a star
“Who they came to see?” Beyoncé asks as she performs her 2023 single “My House” during the Cowboy…
Bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon overturns, killing at least 18
LIMA, Peru — A bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon region overturned on a highway in the…
School roof collapse in western India kills 7 children and injures at least 21
A government school building’s roof collapsed in Rajasthan, India, killing seven children and injuring at least 21 NEW…
Wrongfully imprisoned man who spent 32 years behind bars sues former authorities
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland man who was wrongly imprisoned for 32 years, including a decade on death…
Syria’s Druze fear for their future after sectarian clashes
DAMASCUS, Syria — Before the eruption of sectarian violence in southern Syria, Saber Abou Ras taught medical sciences…
Columbia genocide scholar may leave over university’s new antisemitism definition
NEW YORK — For years, Marianne Hirsch, a prominent genocide scholar at Columbia University, has used Hannah Arendt’s…
Flash flooding prompts rescues in New Mexico mountain village
RUIDOSO, N.M. — Another afternoon of heavy rainfall Thursday prompted flash flooding in the mountain village of Ruidoso,…
The US fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows
NEW YORK — The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less…
France’s new prison rules for kingpins spotlight possible Macron successor
PARIS — They are France ‘s most dangerous drug kingpins, according to the country’s justice minister — prison…