Kurds, anti-racism groups gather after deadly Paris shooting December 24, 2022 at 03:38PM

Members of France's Kurdish community and anti-racism activists joined together in mourning and anger on Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack that prosecutors say was racially motivated. The shooting in a bustling neighborhood of central Paris also wounded three people, and stirred up concerns about hate crimes against minority groups at a time when far-right voices have gained prominence in France and around Europe in recent years.

From Biden to Pope Francis, world leaders wish 'Merry Christmas' December 24, 2022 at 04:07PM

18 die as monster storm brings rain, snow, cold across US December 24, 2022 at 03:21PM

A frigid winter storm killed at least 18 people as it swept across the country, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses and leaving millions of people on edge about the possibility of Christmas Eve blackouts. The storm unleashed its full fury on Buffalo, New York, with hurricane-force winds causing whiteout conditions. Emergency response efforts were paralysed and the city's international airport was shut down.

Truck with liquified gas explodes in South Africa, 8 killed December 24, 2022 at 05:42AM

Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits December 24, 2022 at 05:06AM

20 dead in fire at Russian nursing home December 23, 2022 at 10:57PM

Russia's emergencies ministry said Saturday that 20 people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo. The fire broke out before dawn in the two-story wooden building in the city 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) east of Moscow.