Europe
Faltering Brexit talks limp on amid UK political impasse
London, Apr 29 (AP/UNB) — Britain's government and opposition are holding more talks about striking a compromise Brexit deal, although neither side sounds optimistic about progress.
Spain's ruling Socialist Party wins election
Madrid, Apr 29 (AP/UNB) —Spain's governing Socialist Party has won the country's parliamentary election but will need backing from smaller parties to stay in power. And for the first time since the 1970s, a far-right party will have members in Spain's lower house of parliament.
Spain's election reshuffles party standings on the right
Spain, Apr 29 (AP/UNB) — The party that had dominated conservative politics for decades in Spain suffered an unprecedented debacle in national elections Sunday, with the eruption of an ultra-nationalist party causing a seismic shift in the nation's political right.
'Terrifying': Crane falls on busy Seattle street, killing 4
Seattle, Apr 28 (AP/UNB) — A construction crane fell from a building on Google's new Seattle campus during a storm that brought wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city's busiest streets and killing four people.
Prince William says New Zealand gunman failed to spread hate
New Zealand, Apr 26 (AP/UNB) — Britain's Prince William on Friday visited a mosque where a white supremacist shot dozens of people last month and said the gunman had failed in his mission to sow division and hatred.
Putin hosts Kim for talks on North Korean nuclear standoff
Vladivostok, Apr 25 (AP/UNB) — Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for talks Thursday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying the summit should help plan joint efforts to resolve a standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program.
New Zealand and France to call for an end to online terror
Wellington, Apr 24 (AP/UNB) — New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday that she and French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting in Paris next month seeking to eliminate acts of violent extremism and terrorism from being shown online.
Bus crash kills at least 25 in Bolivia
La Paz, Apr 23 (AP/UNB) — Bolivian police say a bus crashed head-on with another vehicle and plunged down a deep ravine, killing at least 25 people and leaving 24 others injured on Monday.
Northern Irish police arrest 2 over killing of journalist
London, Apr 20 (AP/UNB) — Police in Northern Ireland on Saturday arrested two teenagers in connection with the fatal shooting of a journalist during rioting in the city of Londonderry.
Polar bear gets lost in Russia, hundreds of miles from home
Moscow, Apr 18 (AP/UNB) — Residents of a village in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula were stunned by the sight of a polar bear prowling for food hundreds of miles from its usual habitat.