Russian strikes have hit high-rise apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, leaving dozens wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack this week. The bombs fell Saturday night on the district of ...

Hezbollah has launched over 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as the sides appeared to be spiraling toward all-out war following ...

Four people have died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police and news reports. There were multiple people shot on 20th Street near ...

MUNICH (AP) — Tens of thousands of revelers marked the opening day of the 189th Oktoberfest. The celebration began Saturday and runs through Oct. 6 in 18 large tents covering the fairground. It is ...

Swiss voters are casting final ballots on Sunday on a proposal to increase protections for the Alpine country’s cherished plant and animal life. The biodiversity initiative, if passed, would set aside ...

Extremist attacks in the Sahel have been increasing. Last week, Islamic militants attacked Bamako, the capital of Mali. This was their first attack there in almost a decade. Last month, at least 100 ...

A state election is taking place in Brandenburg three weeks after a far-right party made gains in two other states in eastern Germany. Around 2.1 million people are registered to vote for a new state ...

A methane leak has sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 19 people and injuring another 17. That’s according to a report by Iranian state television on Sunday. The ...

Over 100 rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon early Sunday, with some landing near the northern city of Haifa, as Israel and the Hezbollah militant group appeared to be spiraling toward all-out ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A purported sighting of a rat wouldn’t get much attention in many places around the world. But it caused a stir earlier this year on Alaska’s St. Paul Island. The island is part ...

New York City’s interim police commissioner revealed late Saturday that federal authorities had executed search warrants at his homes. Thomas Donlon, who became the interim commissioner just one week ...

Facing a swirl of conflicts and crises across a fragmented world, leaders attending this week’s annual U.N. gathering are being challenged: Work together — not only on front-burner issues but on moder ...