Israel extradites accused Russian computer hacker to United States
U.S. officials have accused Aleksei Burkov of committing more than $20 million in computer fraud. His extradition is the latest development in a legal drama pitting Washington against Moscow and involving an imprisoned Israeli American woman as an apparent pawn.
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Venice is partially submerged by the highest tides in a half-century
The mayor said the flooding would leave “indelible marks” on the city, which is already threatened by climate change.
Cross-border salvos resume between Israel and Islamic Jihad in second day of Gaza clashes
Hamas, Gaza’s main authority, has not been targeted and has not launched its own rockets.
12 killed in Kabul suicide blast, including children
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place one day after the Afghan leader announced plans to release three high-profile Taliban commanders.
A tiny ‘deer’ was feared extinct. Scientists just photographed it for the first time in a generation.
Conservationists in Vietnam captured thousands of photos of the silver-backed chevrotain, which scientists last had seen in 1990.
The monthslong crisis has reached a critical moment, as Chinese leaders and the local government back an ever-tighter clampdown on pro-democracy protesters.
Russian historian Oleg Sokolev is facing charges for the gruesome murder of his young protege.
The High Court will hear his final appeal early next year, and the outcome will determine how the Vatican moves forward with its own case against Pell.
The extra payments and strong sales figures suggest the Chinese tech giant is holding up in the face of Washington’s pressure campaign.
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Analysts say the bond between both presidents is the only thing sustaining the U.S.-Turkey relationship. But that's also a problem.
The Jared Kushner proposal has been met by objections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and border officials.
The inducements come as Erdogan visits the White House and amid reports that Turkish-backed forces have committed atrocities in Syria.
‘We are in a war:' In Hong Kong, an accountant by day becomes street fighter by night
Mexicans are divided on the decision to host the socialist leader for an undetermined period.
Saudi's state security announced -- and then distanced itself from -- the designation at a time when protests for reform are rocking other Arab countries.
Regardless of how far from Germany the wall segments travel, the message, said curators and historians, always hits close to home.
A university campus became a combat zone as clashes spread, raising questions about local elections scheduled for this month.
Don Cherry finally went too far.
The swap is aimed at jump-starting stalled peace talks, President Ashraf Ghani said.
Schools were closed and civilians took shelter as militants launched rockets toward surrounding communities in response.
The analyst was iconic and insulting. Now Canada — and hockey — grapples with his firing.
The European Court of Auditors is urging the European Union to improve its approach to easing migrant pressure on Greece and Italy, and draw lessons from its failures before a new crisis hits
UN: Al-Shabab remains ‘potent threat’ in Somalia and region, now making homemade bombs
Spanish authorities say that they will attempt the exhumation of some of the thousands of people buried on the site of a grandiose mausoleum where the remains of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco were held until last month
North Korea’s supreme decision-making body has lashed out at planned U.S.-South Korean military drills and warned the U.S. not to ignore a year-end deadline to salvage nuclear talks
Turkey’s state-run news agency says the body of a former British officer who helped found the White Helmets volunteer group in Syria, has been transferred to Istanbul’s main airport to be flown to London, following an autopsy
