Europe struggles to respond as migrants numbers rise threefold
BRUSSELS – More than three times as many migrants were tracked entering the European Union by irregular means last month than a year ago,...
White House launches plan to counter explosion in heroin use
EDGARTOWN, MASS. – The White House announced a new strategy on Monday to tackle the explosion in heroin use in a collection of eastern...
IRS says cyberattacks more extensive than previously thought
WASHINGTON – The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Monday a hacking attack into one of its computer databases revealed in May was much...
South African prosecutors file Pistorius appeal
JOHANNESBURG – South African state prosecutors filed an appeal on Monday against the verdict of culpable homicide passed on Oscar Pistorius for killing his...
Treacherous terrain hampers rescue efforts for crashed Indonesian plane
JAKARTA – Treacherous terrain in Indonesia's Papua province on Monday hampered rescuers' efforts to reach a passenger plane that crashed with 54 aboard, the...
Death toll more than 100 in China
TIANJIN – The death toll from two massive explosions that tore through an industrial area in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin has risen...