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Floods in Russia, Kazakhstan continue as anger swells over Putin’s government response
A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry rescuer evacuates residents from a flood zone in Orsk. More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as a result of the…
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Amanda Knox back on trial in Italy for slander related to 2007 murder charges
1 of 2 | Amanda Knox faces a retrial over a slander conviction after she wrongly accused a bar owner of the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher. File photo by Jim…
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4 killed in blast at Italian hydro-electric plant, search underway for 3 missing workers
Italian rescue personnel try to access the stricken Enel power plant from the water Tuesday as they search for three people missing following an explosion and fire that killed four…
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Landslide victory projected for South Korean opposition party in key parliamentary election
1 of 8 | Voters turned out in high numbers to vote in South Korea's parliamentary elections on Wednesday, with the opposition Democratic Party projected to score a…
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Soccer execs aware of terror threat; will proceed with Champions League soccer games
An increased police presence is expected Tuesday and Wednesday at Emirates Stadium in London and other UEFA Champions League venues. Photo by Andy Rain/EPA-EFE The…
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European court rules Switzerland violated human rights with climate inaction
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled in favor of four Swiss women and members of Switzerland's Senior Women for Climate Protection who argued that the Swiss…
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Simon Harris elected as youngest Irish prime minister in history
Simon Harris was elected as Ireland's prime minister on Tuesday, becoming the youngest person to hold the position. Photo by Mostafa Darwish/EPA-EFE Ireland's…
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EU climate service: March 2024 hottest on record; 10th straight record-breaking month
The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said Tuesday that at 1.68 degrees Celsius hotter than the "pre-industrial" era, March was the warmest March on record and the…
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Panama Papers money laundering trial gets underway in Panama City
Panama has put on trial 27 people implicated in the Panama Papers money laundering scandal, exposed in a 2016 leak of the secret financial information of thousands of wealthy…
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Germany rejects accusations of aiding Israel in violating humanitarian law at World Court
An interior view of the courtroom of International Court of Justice. On Tuesday, the court listened to Germany defend itself from accusation that it is aiding Israel in committing…
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