Alawite families flee Damascus suburb after violence and eviction threats
DAMASCUS, Syria — Many of Syria’s Alawite religious minority are leaving a Damascus suburb where thousands of their members live in ramshackle houses, days after […]
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2nd suspect arrested in a knife attack in Germany that wounded an American man
BERLIN — A second suspect was arrested Friday over a knife attack last weekend on a tram in the German city of Dresden in which […]
Tensions soar across Indonesia as protests against police erupt in multiple cities
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Protests erupted in multiple cities and tensions soared across Indonesia on Friday, a day after a delivery rider was allegedly run over […]
Japan apologizes at grave of man wrongfully held, denied timely cancer treatment
TOKYO — Japanese police and prosecutors this week took the unusual step of offering an apology, flowers and deep bows at the grave of a […]
A former Dominican prosecutor and 8 others are sentenced in a scheme to erase criminal records
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A court in the Dominican Republic on Thursday sentenced nine suspects for helping erase criminal records of thousands of people, […]
Security forces agents kill 13 militants in southeast Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s security forces Wednesday killed 13 militants in three separate operations in southeast of the country, state TV reported. The report said […]
Australian police identify suspect in fatal shooting of officers as search enters second day
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Australian police on Wednesday identified a suspect who shot and killed two police officers and seriously wounded a third as the […]
Melbourne man charged over synagogue arson linked to Iran
MELBOURNE, Australia — A man charged with torching a Melbourne synagogue, in an antisemitic attack that Australia accuses Iran of directing, was remanded in custody […]
16 Tesla EVs destroyed in a fire in Rome as Italian police investigate possible arson
ROME — Italian police are investigating as possible arson a fire that destroyed more than a dozen Tesla electric vehicles at a dealership on the […]
South Korean police plan to question man on suspicion of accidentally starting wildfire
South Korean police plan to question a 56-year-old man on suspicion of starting at least one of the wildfires that recently devastated the country’s southern […]