18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Baluchistan
Pakistani troops fought insurgents who set up roadblocks in the restive northwestern region, leaving 18 paramilitary security forces and 12 rebels dead in some of the heaviest clashes in recent years, ...
Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months
A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing to Egypt for treatment through Gaza’s Rafah crossing on ...
Costco and Teamsters reach a tentative deal to avert a strike
A threatened strike at 56 Costco stores across six states has been averted for now, as the company and negotiators for the Teamsters union, representing 18,000 workers, reached an 11th hour tentative ...
Fire at retirement home near Paris leaves 3 dead, 8 injured
At least three people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a retirement home near Paris on Saturday, according to the town mayor.
Tie-dye and dancing bears: Grammy weekend begins with Grateful Dead honored as Persons of the Year
Colorful dancing bears during cocktails. Tie-dye clothing mixed with black-tie. Oh yeah, the Grateful Dead was in the house to kick off Grammy weekend.
Norway releases a ship initially suspected of involvement in damage to a Baltic Sea cable
A Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities initially suspected may have been involved in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland ...
Pope Francis stumbles while walking into Jubilee audience at the Vatican as his walking stick snaps
Pope Francis tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling.
Former German President Horst Köhler dies at 81
Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...
Rubio heads to Central America as Trump admin attempts crack down on migration to US
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Panama Saturday for his first trip as the United States’ top diplomat that that will test if his diplomacy can build on President Donald Trump’s bellicose ...
Russian drone and missile attacks kill 4 in Ukraine
At least four people died overnight as Russian drone and missile strikes continued to pound Ukraine’s towns and cities, local ...
Federal employees confused, angered by Trump’s offer to quit
President Donald Trump’s offer to most federal employees to resign now and be paid through September stunned the workers who received it – angering some, confusing many and raising questions about ...
The Taliban have no legal right to multibillion dollar Afghan fund, says US watchdog
The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan said the Taliban have no legal right to billions of dollars in funding set aside for the country because they are not recognized as its government and ...