Diwali fireworks haze pushes Indian capital’s air quality to severe
Air pollution in some parts of the Indian capital deteriorated early on Monday to the worst recorded level, officials said, a day after revelers set...
Indonesian president opens bridge in Papua amid efforts to quell unrest
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will officially open a new $128 million bridge in Papua on Monday amid a renewed pledge to develop one of the...
Spain’s Socialists lead ahead of election, far-right party Vox jumps
Spain’s Socialists’ lead in voting intentions ahead of the November 10 election is losing steam, leaving the party of the acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez...
UK police: man arrested in Ireland is of interest in truck death investigation
British police said a man arrested in Dublin on Saturday is a person of interest in their investigation into the deaths of 39 people who...
Geena Davis receives honorary Oscar for work against gender bias
Actress Geena Davis urged Hollywood filmmakers to take new steps to address an ongoing gender imbalance in media as she accepted an honorary Oscar on...
Myanmar says 14 hostages freed in attacks on Rakhine rebels
Myanmar’s army said it had rescued 14 people seized by insurgents in restive Rakhine state after Arakan Army rebels reported many dead in military attacks...
Uruguay faces second-round election with candidates neck-and-neck
OkRuling liberal coalition candidate Daniel Martinez was narrowly leading the Uruguay election in the early hours of Monday, according to an official count of just...
Comeback queen: Argentina’s fiery ‘Cristina’ stages remarkable return as VP
Argentina’s former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, a rockstar politician adored by the poor but feared by big business and investors, is back, although as...
Explainer: Argentina’s farmers have some questions for President-elect Fernandez
Argentina’s farmers have some questions for President-elect Alberto Fernandez, after the center-left Peronist won a decisive election on Sunday, ousting business-friendly leader Mauricio Macri....
Firefighters struggle against massive, wind-whipped California wildfire
Crews lost ground on Sunday against a wind-driven wildfire that has blackened a wide swath of California’s picturesque wine country and driven 180,000 people from...