Ex-minister Jose Raul Mulino wins Panama presidential race
Panama City, Panama
Jose Raul Mulino, the protege of a graft-convicted former head of state, was declared Panama's president-elect after elections Sunday.
Mulino, 64, won the single-round,...
One dead, several injured in Paris suburb shooting
Bobigny, France
One person was killed and six injured overnight in a gritty northern Paris suburb in a shooting likely linked to drug trafficking, prosecutors and...
Police say 20 killed in mountain bus accident in Pakistan
Khaplu -
At least 20 people were killed on Friday when a bus plunged into a deep valley in Pakistan's mountainous northern region, police said.
The...
Maduro keeps Venezuela minimum wage frozen but raises bonuses
Caracas, Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday announced an increase in state bonuses for public sector workers but kept the minimum wage frozen at...
King Charles III resumes public duties as he fights cancer
London, United Kingdom
King Charles III on Tuesday makes his first official public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer, after doctors said they were "very...
At least 45 killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya
At least 45 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, police said on Monday, as torrential...
Colombian forces kill 15 guerrillas who had quit peace talks
Bogotá, Colombia
The Colombian military said Thursday its forces had killed 15 members of a guerrilla group that has walked out on peace negotiations with the...
Spain PM says weighing resignation after wife’s graft probe
Madrid, Spain
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday he was weighing the possibility of resigning after a court opened an investigation into his wife Begona...
Maduro announces return of UN rights office to Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
President Nicolas Maduro announced Tuesday that a United Nations human rights office would begin operating in Venezuela once again, after it was suspended and...
Taiwan hit by numerous quakes, strongest reaching 5.9 magnitude
Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan's capital was hit by a series of earthquakes on Monday night, with the Central Weather Administration saying the strongest was a magnitude-5.9 tremor...
