Strong earthquake shakes Mexico’s independence monument, hits roads and hospitals
MEXICO CITY — A powerful earthquake shook southern Mexico on Friday morning, damaging roads and hospitals and ​briefly…
UAE to pull remaining forces from Yemen in crisis with Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was pulling its remaining forces…
Ancient Roman column gets high-tech laser facelift
ROME — Vivid scenes of battlefield decapitations and female prisoners dragged off by their hair, carved into the…
At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
TOKYO — A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed…
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday ​that the story of Jesus…
9-year-old who vanished during road trip found dead in Utah
VANDENBERG VILLAGE, Calif. — The mother of a missing 9-year-old California girl has been arrested for investigation of…
9-year-old who vanished during road trip found dead in Utah
VANDENBERG VILLAGE, Calif. — The mother of a missing 9-year-old California girl has been arrested for investigation of…
Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
NIIGATA — The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a decision to restart the world’s largest…
Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10
BEKKERSDAL, South Africa — Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group…
Australian state parliament reconvenes to push stricter gun laws after Bondi mass shooting
SYDNEY, Austrailia — Australia’s New South Wales state parliament was recalled on Sunday to vote on proposed new…
Thieves dressed as Santa, elves raid Montreal grocery store, claim inspiration from Robin Hood
MONTREAL — Twas the week before Christmas in a Montreal store, when Santa stole groceries, then walked out…
Scientists found creatures never seen before by diving into the ocean’s ‘twilight zone’
GUAM — Only a scattering of light penetrates the deep water, more than 300 feet beneath the ocean…