Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway after a brief but major volcanic eruption
MANILA — About 87,000 people were being evacuated in a central Philippine region Tuesday a day after a volcano briefly…
Syria rebels say found dozens of tortured bodies in hospital near Damascus
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Rebel fighters told AFP they found around 40 bodies bearing signs of torture inside a hospital morgue…
Israeli PM says won’t stop Gaza war ‘now’
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he would not stop the war in Gaza “now,” with renewed…
2 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing in N. West Bank
RAMALLAH, Dec. 9 — Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombing in the northern West Bank city of Tubas…
7 Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon, Gaza
JERUSALEM, Dec. 9 — Seven Israeli soldiers have been killed in the past two days in Lebanon and the Gaza…
5.1-magnitude quake hits near coast of northern Chile: GFZ
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Near Coast of Northern Chile at 16:27:01…
5.7-magnitude quake hits Mid-Indian Ridge: USGS
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Mid-Indian Ridge at 17:25:22 GMT on Monday,…
Ethiopia expects more coffee export to China
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 9 — The Ethiopian government has expressed keen interest to further penetrate the fast-growing Chinese coffee market…
1 shot, 1 arrested after fight near high school in Houston, U.S.
HOUSTON — A man was shot and a suspect has been arrested on Monday morning following juveniles fighting near Spring…
Germany suspends Syrian asylum decisions citing ‘unclear situation’
BERLIN — Germany has suspended decisions on asylum requests from Syrians amid the “unclear situation” in the war-torn country after…
