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Victims of California synagogue shooting can sue gunmaker

A California judge decided victims of the 2019 synagogue shooting near San Diego that killed one worshiper and wounded three ...

2 Haitian Americans detained in slaying of Haiti president

Two men believed to be Haitian Americans — one of them purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy in Port au ...

Rights groups hail jailing of South Africa's ex-leader Zuma

Human rights groups welcomed the imprisonment Thursday of former South African President Jacob Zuma, who began serving a ...

Glue gaffe: 2 men freed in Greece after drug bust mix-up

A public prosecutor in northern Greece cleared two men arrested on drug trafficking charges after authorities acknowledged ...

Belarus government blocks media outlet, detains reporters

Belarusian authorities blocked the website of a leading online media outlet and detained some of its journalists and several ...

Exiled Turkish journalist attacked outside home in Germany

A Turkish journalist who is critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government and has been living in exile in Germany ...

Latest hack to test Biden's vow for consequences for Russia

President Joe Biden said he would “deliver” a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the latest ransomware attacks ...

2-year jail sentence for golfer Cabrera over assault charges

Argentinian golfer Ángel Cabrera, a former Masters and U.S. Open champion, was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison ...

Haiti in upheaval: President Moïse assassinated at home

A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in an overnight raid on their home ...

California shifts police shooting probes to attorney general

New protocols announced Wednesday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta seek to provide more transparency around one of ...

South Africa's ex-leader turns himself in for prison term

Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself over to police early Thursday to begin serving a 15-month prison ...

Parents of kidnapped students in Nigeria plea for help

Praying, crying and waiting for news about their children, the parents of more than 120 Nigerian students abducted by armed ...

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 4 The Philadelphia Inquirer on America’s founders and ...

Spanish police arrest 2 for migrant tragedy in Atlantic

Spanish police said Wednesday that they have arrested two people for their alleged responsibility in the deaths of more than ...

UK court allows US to appeal denial of Assange's extradition

Britain’s High Court has granted the U.S. government permission to appeal a decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ...

France: 11 convicted of cyberbullying teen who slammed Islam

A French court on Wednesday convicted 11 of 13 people charged with harassing and threatening a teenager who harshly ...

Shooting of star Dutch reporter raises European concern

European leaders expressed dismay, media rights advocates demanded justice and the Netherlands reeled in shock Wednesday ...

Germany raids homes of 2 acquaintances of Vienna attacker

German investigators on Wednesday raided the homes of two acquaintances of an Islamic State group sympathizer who carried out ...

Greece: 4 hurt in indiscriminate knife attack, man arrested

Four people were hurt in a knife attack in Athens on Wednesday and a suspect was arrested after he called the police, Greek ...

Thai police expect to extradite 2 German drug suspects

Two German men arrested in Thailand are expected to be extradited to Germany on suspicion of being part of a European drug ...