Italy opens churches as virus rules dictate how to eat, pray
VATICAN CITY — Italy and the Vatican opened a new phase in the virus crisis Monday, with churches resuming public Masses after a sharp confrontation b...
SKorean soccer team accused of putting sex dolls in seats
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean soccer club has apologized after being accused of putting sex dolls in empty seats during a match.
“Get Out! Move!” Belgium relaxes lockdown for lazier nation
BRUSSELS — Belgium is taking the next step in its relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown on Monday and is also telling people: get up! Schools are ope...
Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 troops in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber in a stolen military Humvee targeted a base in eastern Afghanistan belonging to the country's intelligence servi...
St John Paul II honored as Poland sees new abuse allegations
WARSAW, Poland — St. John Paul II was honored on the centennial of his birth with special Masses at the Vatican and in his native Poland on Monday, an...
Ukraine’s overburdened doctors in desperate virus fight
CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine — A breathing machine at a Ukrainian hospital breaks down, leaving a coronavirus patient gasping helplessly for air. Dr. Olha Kobe...
Hong Kong lawmakers clash as pro-Beijing camp elects chair
HONG KONG — Clashes broke out in Hong Kong’s legislature Monday for a second time this month as a pro-Beijing lawmaker was elected as chair of a key c...
‘GOD TV’ spat exposes tensions between Israel, evangelicals
JERUSALEM — An evangelical broadcaster who boasted of miraculously securing a TV license in Israel now risks being taken off the air over suspicions o...
Asia Today: India cases surge, Beijing petition offices shut
NEW DELHI — India recorded its biggest single-day surge of coronavirus cases Monday in a surge largely attributed to the exodus of migrant workers ret...
Alibaba’s Jack Ma quits board of Japan’s struggling SoftBank
TOKYO — Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is stepping down from the board of SoftBank Group Corp., as the Japanese technology company struggles over its ris...
U.S. restriction on chipmakers deals critical blow to Huawei
HONG KONG — The latest U.S. sanctions on Huawei threaten to devastate China’s first global tech competitor, escalating a feud with Beijing that could ...
Sri Lanka newlyweds cancel wedding party, help poor instead
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — As couples do all over the world, Darshana Kumara Wijenarayana and his fiance, Pawani Rasanga, spent months planning a grand wedd...
2016 repeat? Trump revives Clinton playbook to battle Biden
NEW YORK — Accusations of a “deep state” conspiracy. Allegations of personal and family corruption. Painting an opponent as a Washington insider not t...
Thousands defer plans to leave the military during crisis
WASHINGTON — Army Sgt. Antonio Gozikowski was planning to leave the military next month and head to college.
Asian stocks rise after Fed chief optimistic about recovery
BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose Monday after the chief U.S. central banker expressed optimism the the American economy might start to recover this ...
Investigators open criminal probe into LA explosion
LOS ANGELES — Police and fire investigators launched a criminal probe Sunday into the cause of an explosion at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los...
The Latest: Harvick’s 50th Cup win ‘just weird’ without fans
DARLINGTON, S.C. — The Latest on NASCAR's return at Darlington Raceway (all times local):
Harvick wins at Darlington as NASCAR returns to racing
DARLINGTON, S.C. — This was a 400-mile drive unlike any other in modern day NASCAR.
Trump says back to normal in golf means big crowds, no masks
President Donald Trump’s idea of golf getting back to normal is having thousands of fans who aren’t wearing masks in attendance and “practically stand...
All league teams cleared to start group training in Spain
MADRID — All Spanish league clubs can begin group training sessions this week despite stricter lockdown restrictions remaining in place in parts of Sp...
Bayern wins on Bundesliga return in silent stadium
Defending champion Bayern Munich returned to action Sunday with a 2-0 win at Union Berlin as the restart of German soccer continued in empty stadiums.
5 Iran tankers sailing to Venezuela amid US pressure tactics
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Five Iranian tankers likely carrying at least $45.5 million worth of gasoline and similar products are now sailing to Ve...
The Latest: Lewandowski goal as Bayern makes winning return
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Small free libraries offering solace amid virus shutdowns
Christine Gale Reynolds worked at the public library in Yosemite National Park before it closed in March when California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued shut...
Asia Today: India extends lockdown for 2 more weeks
NEW DELHI — India on Sunday extended its nearly 2-month-old lockdown by two weeks after reporting nearly 5,000 new coronavirus cases, but said restric...
Israel finally swears in government after 3 elections
JERUSALEM — After three deadlocked and divisive elections, a year and a half of political paralysis and another three-day delay because of political i...
Fiat Chrysler makes $6.8 billion Italy-backed loan request
SOAVE, Italy — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed a request for an Italian state-backed loan to help the automotive sector relaunch from the coro...
Virus heads upriver in Brazil Amazon, sickens native people
MANAUS, Brazil — In the remote Amazon community of Betania, Tikuna tribe members suspect the coronavirus arrived this month after some returned from a...
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
Tyler Lyson watched his parents’ financial collapse in the Great Recession, a decade ago. He vowed he’d find the security they never had: He would get...