Five migrants die trying to reach the Canary Islands, officials say
MADRID – Five bodies were found floating in the sea on Sunday after the inflatable boat they were travelling in punctured around 90 km (56 miles) off the Spanish island…
Crowd hurls mud, insults at Spanish royals, PM on visit to flood zone
VALENCIA, Spain – Furious locals pelted Spain’s royals and premier on Sunday with mud and cries of “murderers!”, forcing officials to cut short their visit to the town worst hit…
Kemi Badenoch takes over as leader of UK Conservatives
LONDON – Kemi Badenoch became the Conservatives’ new leader and the first Black woman to a head a major British political party on Saturday, after winning a leadership contest on…
Greek police arrest man over Athens apartment blast
ATHENS – Greek police have arrested a 31-year old man for his role in an strong home-made bomb explosion which killed one man and seriously injured a woman in an…
Thirteen dead in Serbian railway roof collapse
NOVI SAD, Serbia – Rescue workers scoured piles of concrete and twisted metal for survivors on Friday after a roof collapsed at the entrance of a railway station in the…
U.S. says North Korean troops ready for Ukraine combat as missile raises tensions
The United States said Thursday that up to 8,000 North Korean troops have reached Russia’s border region with Ukraine ready for combat, after Pyongyang’s firing of a long-range missile ramped…
Manhunt under way in Berlin after bag of explosives left at train station
BERLIN – German police are searching for a man who abandoned a bag of explosives at a Berlin train station and ran away after being stopped by federal officers, according…
Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs and radiation
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the Russian weapons within striking distance. Most rain death in…
Migrant dies trying to cross Channel, three more bodies found
A migrant died Wednesday trying to cross the Channel to Britain, French authorities said, while the date of death was not immediately clear for three more people found dead on…
Spain races to save victims as floods kill 62
Spanish rescuers on Wednesday scrambled to save people trapped by surging tides of muddy water in floods that have killed at least 62 people in the eastern Valencia region. Prime…