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Smoke from wildfires near Chernobyl engulfs Ukraine capital

Smoke from wildfires in the contaminated evacuation zone around the wrecked Chernobyl nuclear power plant has engulfed Kyiv, ...

New wildfires in area round Ukraine's Chernobyl plant

Three new wildfires have started in the radiation-contaminated evacuation zone around Ukraine's wrecked Chernobyl nuclear ...

Rights group asks Turkish Cypriots to release migrants

A human rights group on Thursday urged Turkish Cypriot authorities in the breakaway north of ethnically split Cyprus to ...

Ukrainian officials: Fires out near Chernobyl nuclear plant

Ukrainian emergency officials said Tuesday they have extinguished forest fires in the radiation-contaminated area near the ...

Poland defends large government ceremony during lockdown

Poland’s government on Tuesday defended officials' attendance at commemorations for a fatal plane crash, despite its own ban ...

Simon Pagenaud wins IndyCar's 1st virtual race on an oval

IndyCar's virtual return to Michigan International Speedway mimicked the U.S. 500 at the start, when the current open-wheel ...

Poland marks 10 years since president killed in plane crash

Poland's government on Friday marked the 10th anniversary of the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 ...

'Houston, we’ve had a problem’: Remembering Apollo 13 at 50

Apollo 13′s astronauts never gave a thought to their mission number as they blasted off for the moon 50 years ago. Even when ...

The Latest: Lakers GM Pelinka draws inspiration from Bryant

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob ...

Bridge collapses in Italy, newest crumbling infrastructure

A huge bridge section has collapsed in Tuscany, the latest case of Italy’s infrastructure crumbling after years of neglect.

Fire at replica Prussian palace in Berlin quickly controlled

One person was injured after a fire broke out Wednesday at a replica of a Prussian palace being rebuilt on the city’s ...

Lawyers list drugs in driver's system in motorcycle deaths

A truck driver charged in a crash that killed seven motorcyclists had fentanyl, morphine and a chemical found in cocaine in ...

Explosion at Turkish defense company: 3 injured

An explosion on the premises of Turkish state-owned defense company Roketsan injured three employees Tuesday, officials said.

Ukraine continues to battle forest fire near Chernobyl

Emergency teams in Ukraine on Monday continued battling a forest fire in the contaminated area around the Chernobyl nuclear ...

Ukraine battles forest fires near Chernobyl

Ukrainian firefighters labored into Sunday night trying to put out two forest blazes in the area around the Chernobyl nuclear ...

The Latest: Tunisia proposes UN resolution for cease-fire

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, ...

Olympic flame to stay a month in Fukushima; Next stop Tokyo?

The Olympic flame will be on display until the end of April in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Fukushima. Tokyo Olympic ...

Defense lawyer in death of 7 motorcyclists: Biker at fault

One of the motorcyclists in a crash that killed him and six fellow bikers on a north woods highway was drunk and actually was ...

NY delays presidential primary; Trump nixes quarantine idea

As coronavirus cases rose in the national epicenter of New York, President Donald Trump surprised governors of the state and ...

Whales face more fatal ship collisions as waters warm

Climate change is imperiling the world's largest animals by increasing the likelihood of fatal collisions between whales and ...