May in plea to EU after vote delay

British Prime Minister Theresa May met European Union officials and heads of state on Tuesday in a bid to save her plans for Britain's exit from the EU next March - and possibly her own political future.

French reforms still a must, experts say

Making reforms will still be on French President Emmanuel Macron's agenda, despite his attempt to restore calm after weeks of violent protests, experts say.

Only one meal per day for children as embattled Yemenis hope for end of war

SANAA - As a 55-year-old father who cannot secure the next meal for his eight starving children, Ahmed al-Sharafi doesn't complain.

Thousands evacuated after bomb threat

At least 2,000 people were evacuated from a hospital in downtown Moscow after a bomb threat was received on Monday.

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Unity dilemma for Merkel's prodigy

Maintaining stability and erasing divergences within Germany's Christian Democratic Union will be a major and difficult task for its new leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, experts said.

Winter storm causes icy roads and power losses across southern US

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the southern United States on Sunday - causing dangerously icy roads, immobilizing snowfalls and power losses to hundreds of thousands of people.

Ahead of vote, ECJ confirms UK still able to stop Brexit

Speculation was rife in Westminster on Monday that British Prime Minister Theresa May would delay Tuesday's key vote on her agonizingly negotiated Brexit deal to leave the EU.

Japan govt plans to increase defense spending

Tokyo is seeking record military spending to show strength in the region and cut its trade deficit with Washington, the Nikkei business daily reported.

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Paris cleans up after another day of violence

Paris tourist sites reopened, workers cleaned up broken glass and shop owners tried to put the city on its feet again on Sunday, a day after running battles between yellow-vested protesters and riot police left 71 injured and caused widespread damage to the French capital.

Concert stampede in Italy leaves 6 dead, over 50 hurt

CORINALDO, Italy - Teenagers panicked before a rap concert at a jammed Italian disco, setting off a stampede that killed five of them and a mother who had brought her daughter to the event, authorities and survivors said. Fifty-three people were reported injured, including 13 in very serious condition.