One person has been gored and several people had very close shaves in the sixth running of the bulls at Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival. As well as the goring, medics treated four other people for …
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7/12/22
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As a Russian offensive intensifies in eastern Ukraine, authorities there are urging residents to evacuate for other, safer cities and towns in the west of the country. And yet, there are still people …
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By FRANCESCA EBEL
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7/12/22
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The United Nations estimates that the world’s population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 and that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation next year. In a report released …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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7/12/22
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A year ago, thousands of people filled Cuba’s streets and public squares in the country’s largest outpouring of protest in decades. On Monday’s anniversary, its main cities looked relatively …
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By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
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7/12/22
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The U.N. Security Council is headed toward approval of a U.N. resolution Tuesday to extend humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million people in Syria’s rebel-held northwest. The move comes after …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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7/12/22
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A federal prison guard killed a local official from the leftist Workers’ Party in the southern Brazilian state of Parana, according to state police. The killing comes ahead of a highly polarized …
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By DIANE JEANTET
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7/11/22
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South Africa is reeling in shock from a spate of weekend bar shootings in which armed men burst into three taverns and opened fire indiscriminately, killing 21 people in total. Security experts say …
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
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7/11/22
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A court in Amsterdam has delayed verdicts in the trial of two men accused of murder in the fatal shooting of renowned Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries. Monday's delay came after prosecutors …
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7/11/22
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Hong Kong authorities are considering implementing a health code system in the city that would restrict the movements of those infected with the coronavirus and overseas arrivals, as infections rise …
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By ZEN SOO
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7/11/22
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Thousands of people have converged on Srebrenica to mark the 27th anniversary of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since the Holocaust and attend the funeral of 50 recently identified victims. Over …
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By ELDAR EMRIC
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7/11/22
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Russian missiles have pounded Ukraine’s second-largest city in what the local administrator described as “absolute terrorism.” The top official in the Kharkiv region said Monday the Russian …
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By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV
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7/11/22
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Spain´s Red Cross says three people have been gored and three others suffered bruises in a tense fifth bull run at Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival. One man was gored on the street while two others …
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7/11/22
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The family of an Israel-American girl killed in a 2001 Palestinian suicide bombing in Jerusalem is seeking a meeting with President Joe Biden this week when he visits Israel. The parents of Malki …
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN
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7/10/22
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A year after the largest protests in decades shook Cuba’s single-party government, hundreds of people who participated are in prison and the economic and political factors that caused the …
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By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
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7/10/22
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South Korea says North Korea appeared to have launched artillery shells toward the sea days after the United States deployed sophisticated fighter jets to South Korea for joint training. South …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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7/10/22
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Israel’s prime minister has expressed hope that his country will establish formal diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia. Yair Lapid issued the call on Sunday, days before President Joe Biden visits the …
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By EMILY ROSE
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7/10/22
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Russian rockets have hit the eastern Ukraine town of Chasiv Yar, destroying a five-story apartment building and killing at least 10 people, officials said Sunday. Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of the …
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7/10/22
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Nigeria is grappling with child malnutrition in its troubled northwest region where armed groups have been targeting rural communities. The food crisis is worsened by an already existing hunger in …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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7/10/22
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On Eid al-Adha, an important religious holiday in Islam, Ukrainian Mufti turned fighter Said Ismahilov asked fellow Ukrainian muslims to pray for victory and for those still living in areas under …
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By FRANCESCA EBEL
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7/10/22
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Thrill seekers have avoided any gorings for a fourth straight bull run at Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival. The Red Cross’ preliminary medical report and the city's hospital say four people needed …
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7/10/22
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