Spain installs 500-meter barrier at Ceuta after 67 die in border surge
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Spain announced it was installing a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) containment barrier on the sea border…
Why more Rohingya are taking deadly boat journeys
Two boats carrying more than 500 Rohingya asylum seekers have disappeared almost without a trace off the coast…
Speedboat capsizes in Vietnam, killing 15 Indian tourists
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A tourist boat returning from an island trip in southern Vietnam capsized on Saturday,…
At least 11 dead during Finland’s Midsummer weekend
At least 11 people died during Finland’s Midsummer weekend by Saturday morning, as police reported suspected homicides, drownings,…
Western Europe’s early heat wave shatters records
LONDON (AP) — Temperature records toppled as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe…
Young Palestinian boy drowns in muddy water flooding his Gaza tent camp, UN says
JERUSALEM — The U.N. said Thursday that a Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip drowned in floods that…
A Chinese migrant dies when boat capsizes on the Danube between Serbia and Croatia
A boat carrying at least 10 Chinese nationals capsized on the Danube River between Serbia and Croatia, resulting…
Strong earthquake strikes central Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 jolted the central Philippines and collapsed the walls…
Trump signs measure blocking California’s ban on new sales of gas-powered cars
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale…
Major search continues after deadly migrant boat sinking off Cyprus coast
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A major rescue operation continued Tuesday off the southern coast of Cyprus after a…
A fourth person is presumed dead after a boat sank off the coast of New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Three people died and a fourth person is presumed dead after a boat sank…
Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard said Saturday it was searching for survivors or victims of a speedboat…