A towering construction crane caught fire high above the West Side of Manhattan on Wednesday morning, then lost its long arm, which smashed against a nearby building, dangled and plummeted to the street as people ran for their lives on the sidewalk below. Four people suffered...
A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 C (104 F) across parts of the country Tuesday following more night-time evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days. The latest evacuations orders were issued on the islands of Corfu...
Serbian police said Monday they have arrested two people suspected of helping smuggle Cubans toward Spain as part of an international crime group. The two Serbian citizens were arrested in a month’s long investigation in cooperation with Spain, the Interpol and Europol, police said in a...
China is willing to work with Washington on reducing global warming and called for mutual respect, the country's vice president told US climate envoy John Kerry on Wednesday. The official Xinhua News Agency quoted Vice President Han Zheng as telling Kerry that addressing climate change was...
Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called "retribution" for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsula. The Russians first sought to wear down Ukraine's...