Category: World
Japan emperor’s brother proclaimed 1st in line to throne
Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, Crown Prince Fumihito, has been formally sworn in as first.
Indians in Harris’ ancestral home wake up to her victory
After rooting for Kamala Harris as President-elect Joe Biden’s running mate, people in her small.
Pedro Pierluisi wins gubernatorial race in Puerto Rico
Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood New Progressive Party has won a majority of votes.
Biden’s ancestral home in Ireland celebrates his victory
The Irish town Joe Biden’s great-great-great-grandfather left almost 200 years ago is celebrating his presidential.
Queen Elizabeth II wears mask at tribute to Unknown Warrior
Queen Elizabeth II donned a face mask in public for the first time during the.
Thousands in Leipzig protest German coronavirus restrictions
More than 20,000 people have demonstrated in eastern Germany against government-imposed restrictions meant to slow.
Guatemala searches, Eta regains storm status, heads to Cuba
Searchers in Guatemala were digging through mud and debris looking for an estimated 100 people.
Dozens arrested at latest Belarus election, police protests
Police in the capital of Belarus have detained dozens of demonstrators as medical workers and.
Egyptians vote in 2nd stage of parliamentary election
Egyptians are trickling into polling stations in the second and final stage of voting for.
UAE announces relaxing of Islamic laws for personal freedoms
The United Arab Emirates has announced a major liberalization of the country’s Islamic personal laws,.
Ethiopia set to remove government of defiant Tigray region
Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament has voted to set up a transitional administration in the.
Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials
HALLE, Belgium — In times when a pandemic unleashes death and poverty, the concept of.
Turkey replaces central bank head as lira sees record lows
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed the head of the country’s central bank following.
Indonesians collect old phones to help students get online
When a garbage collector came to Ghina Ghaliya’s house in the Indonesian capital and asked.
Miami judge blasts Venezuela’s top airline for ‘fraud’
MEDELLIN, Colombia — Two Venezuelan businessmen once convicted in the U.S. as unregistered agents of.
Guatemala digs through landslide where 100 believed buried
Guatemalan search brigades have pulled the first bodies from a massive rain-fueled landslide where at.
Vatican to release McCarrick report Tuesday, spans 1930-2017
ROME — The Vatican on Tuesday will release its long-awaited report into what it knew.
Evacuation begins as Indonesia’s most active volcano rumbles
Indonesian authorities have began evacuating people living on the volatile Mount Merapi volcano’s fertile slopes.
Protester killed in southern Iraq as tensions flare again
Hospital officials in Iraq’s southern city of Basra say one demonstrator was killed and several.
Puerto Ricans in unfamiliar territory as vote count delayed
For the first time in decades, voters across Puerto Rico are still waiting for officials.
Fast virus tests at French nursing homes as deaths rise anew
Virus pressure is mounting at French nursing homes, where more than 400 people with COVID-19.
Spain: Former king is target of 3rd corruption investigation
Spanish Supreme Court prosecutors have opened a third corruption investigation involving former monarch Juan Carlos.
North Denmark in lockdown over mutated mink coronavirus fear
More than a quarter million Danes have gone into lockdown in a northern region of.
German police raid homes of people linked to Vienna attacker
German police have raided the homes and businesses of four people linked to the Islamic.
Suu Kyi’s party expected to win second term in Myanmar polls
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls Sunday in an effort to sustain the.
