‘Twelve Apostles’ help migrants cross MexicoIt is pouring rain, but Norma Romero is standing by the train tracks as she does every night, ready to hand food to migrants crossing Mexico on the freight train known as "The Beast." In a few minutes...
Anger grows in Italy as bridge toll rises to 39Rescuers scoured crushed mountains of rubble for victims of a bridge collapse in Genoa as the toll rose to 39 Wednesday and Italy's government blamed the company in charge of motorways for the disaste...
Hard-hit Venezuelan churches forced to accept plastic for donationsVenezuela's collapsing economy has forced churches and priests to get creative in order to keep their coffers full as four years of recession and a projected one million percent inflation rate hit eve...
Lawyers to begin closing arguments in explosive Manafort trialLawyers will begin closing arguments Wednesday in the explosive trial of former Donald Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort, after which the veteran political operative's fate will rest with the jury. A...
Evacuations, rescues as ‘historic’ floods hit northeastern USNew Jersey declared a partial state of emergency on Tuesday as forecasts for further heavy rainfall posed new danger in parts of that state, New York and Pennsylvania, where rescuers hauled people fro...
Australian politician calls for ‘final solution’ on immigrationAn Australian politician was widely condemned Wednesday after demanding "a final solution" to immigration and calling for a return to the White Australia policy that favoured "European Christians". Fr...
Moon says Pyongyang summit to be ‘bold step’ towards ending warSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday his visit to Pyongyang next month will be a "bold step" towards formally ending the decades-old war with the nuclear-armed North. The two Koreas agree...
Midwest battleground states tap candidates for midterm electionsVoters chose nominees on Tuesday in the key battleground states of Wisconsin and Minnesota, setting up what are expected to be tight races as November's congressional elections draw near. Wisconsin Re...
A day in the life of seven migrants crossing MexicoFrom the southern border with Guatemala to the northern border with the United States, AFP spent 24 hours traveling with migrants who are crossing Mexico to chase their American dreams. Here are seven...
Media rights group lashes ‘Pacific Gulag’ news blackoutA global media rights group criticised Nauru on Wednesday for creating a "news black hole" around an Australian-funded refugee centre operating in the remote Pacific island nation. Reporters Without B...
New Mexico judge gets death threats after granting bail to Muslim compound membersA New Mexico judge received death threats and Islamophobic abuse on Tuesday a day after she granted bail to five Muslims charged with child abuse and accused of training children at their compound to...
Washington mayor joins El Salvador town to celebrate migration milestoneFar from US President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration, the people of a small coastal town in El Salvador on Tuesday celebrated half a century of their links to Washington DC - joined b...
Saudi state carrier hit by system failure ahead of HajjSaudi Arabian Airlines says a system failure has resulted in disruption of flights, as the kingdom prepares to host the annual hajj pilgrimage. "Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) informs its valued gues...