Thousands gather for second day to view pope
Thousands of people gathered Thursday for a glimpse of Pope Francis's body on the second day of public tributes, after St Peter's Basilica stayed open almost all night to accomodate the crowds.
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Teenage suspect in attack on rabbi sentenced to 16 months in prison
A teenager who attacked a rabbi in a central French city was sentenced to 16 months in prison by the juvenile court on Wednesday, after a long day of hearings in which he denied responsibility.
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At Texas Trump-themed burger joint, diners eating it up
It is lunchtime at a Texas eatery called Trump Burger and diners are enjoying fast food and the frenetic first 100 days of their president's second term.
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Americans wary of Trump's economic about-faces
President Donald Trump's various U-turns are leaving Americans disillusioned -- especially after he was elected on vows of guaranteeing economic prosperity.
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Kashmiri students say they have been threatened in India after attack
Students from Indian-administered Kashmir have reported harassment and intimidation in India after a gruesome attack in the Himalayan region killed more than two dozen Indian men, a student association said on Thursday.
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Ugandans kill migrating storks in desperation for food
Desperate Ugandans are using poison to kill thousands of migrating white storks and other protected birds because they have so few sources of food.
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Georgia's rugby dreams built on wild folk game
Hundreds of men went charging through the Georgian village of Shukhuti as they grappled for control of a wine-soaked leather ball -- a frenzied folk game locals say is the bedrock of the Caucasus country's prowess on the modern-day rugby field.
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'Massive' Russian missile attack kills nine in Kyiv
A "massive" Russian missile attack on Kyiv on Thursday killed at least nine and wounded dozens in one of the deadliest strikes on the Ukrainian capital since Moscow launched its invasion more than three years ago.
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S.Africa welcomes Ukraine's leader in diplomatic shift
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to South Africa Thursday underscores a shift in Pretoria's stance on Russia's invasion more than three years ago, which it had initially refused to condemn, analysts say.
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'We'll see': Russians outside Moscow have little faith in Trump
With its cobbled market square and gold-domed churches, the Russian town of Vereya bears few scars of the Ukraine offensive announced by President Vladimir Putin three years ago.
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