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World

7 Mar
A flight to Florida from Cuba was forced to turn back after it struck birds that caused an engine to catch fire and fill the cabin with smoke. No injuries were reported. Southwest Airlines flight 2923 departed...
7 Mar
The French government on Monday announced new measures to curb food inflation, which has outpaced even rises in energy costs. Speaking at a news conference alongside some of the country’s major retailers,...
7 Mar
A commission of 24 experts began on Monday the drafting of a new constitution for Chile that, if approved by the citizens, will replace the current one imposed in 1981.The first vote took place in September, when...
6 Mar
Indigenous women raced through the streets of Bolivia's youngest city, El Alto, on Sunday. More than 40 cholitas took to their bikes, wearing the classic, multi-layered Andean skirt, called the pollera.The...
6 Mar
Mountain roads were closed again in Northern California as yet another cold storm moved through the state on Sunday, dumping snow in the Sierra Nevada and rain in valleys. Interstate 80 and several other...
6 Mar
Uruguayan-born architect Rafael Viñoly has died at age 78 after a career of designing distinctive buildings around the globe.Family members say the architect died of an aneurism on Thursday in New York City....
6 Mar
More than 100 countries completed an agreement set to safeguard the world’s marine biodiversity. Nearly two-thirds of the oceans lie outside national boundaries on the high seas where fragmented and unevenly...
6 Mar
A massive fire destroyed a supermarket and laundromat in the Bronx on Sunday.Smoke could be seen from miles away from the fire on Grand Concourse and 181st Street in Fordham Heights. Flames broke out just...
6 Mar
The Venezuelan government and its supporters paid tribute Sunday to the late President Hugo Chávez during commemorations marking the tenth anniversary of his death. Meanwhile, regional leaders gathered for World...
6 Mar
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visited Istanbul on Sunday and attended a service at the Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George. During the service, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I expressed...

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