Turkey extends condolences for Ukrainian plane crash

Two wounded in knife attack near ex-Charlie Hebdo site

US coronavirus cases surpass 7 million as Midwest outbreak flares

North Korea's Kim apologizes over shooting death

NATO chief, Greek premier discuss E Med

Dismay over Breonna Taylor spills into America's streets

Thousands protest after Belarusian leader hastily sworn in

Belarusian security forces detained protesters and fired water cannon to disperse crowds as thousands took to the streets of Minsk against the abrupt inauguration of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko on Sept. 23.

France shuts down Marseille nightlife as Europe battles virus spread

Bars and restaurants in France's second-biggest city Marseille were ordered closed on Sept. 23 as Europe surged past five million coronavirus cases, with France and its neighbours hoping tighter restrictions can slow the spread.

Trump lashes China as UN warns against 'Cold War'

U.S. President Donald Trump cast blame on China over the coronavirus pandemic in an address on Sept. 22 before the United Nations, whose chief warned against a new "Cold War" between the two powers. 

Louisville declares state of emergency as city braces for Breonna Taylor decision

The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, declared a state of emergency and closed much of downtown to vehicles on Sept. 22 ahead of an expected decision by a grand jury on whether to indict the police officers involved in killing Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker, in a botched raid.

US passes 200,000 virus deaths as spread quickens worldwide

The United States has passed 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, as a record-breaking wave of new infections forces authorities in Europe to reimpose lockdown restrictions.

NASA aims to land first woman on moon in 2024

NASA said it plans to land the first woman and the next man on the surface of the Moon in 2024.

EU summit postponed after Michel guard catches Covid

The European Union leaders’ summit due on Sept. 24 this week has been postponed after a security guard working for the host, EU chief Charles Michel, tested positive for coronavirus.

Blast rocks Hezbollah site in south Lebanon

An explosion rocked a Hezbollah site in southern Lebanon on Sept. 22, residents said, a blast a military source close to the movement said was an accident.

Scores of migrants at new Greek camp contract virus

More than 240 asylum seekers at a temporary camp on the Greek island of Lesbos have contracted coronavirus, the public health agency said on Sept. 21.    

China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet

China is pushing growing numbers of Tibetan rural laborers off the land and into recently built military-style training centers where they are turned into factory workers, mirroring a program in the western Xinjiang region that rights groups have branded coercive labor.

Trump interviews Barrett while weighing a high court nominee

President Donald Trump met with Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House as the conservative jurist emerged as a favorite to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, the start of a monumental Senate confirmation fight over objections from Democrats it's too close to the November election.

Partial virus lockdown in Madrid as US deaths near 200,000

A million people in and around the Spanish capital on Sept. 21 were under a new lockdown to contain another coronavirus surge, as the U.S. death toll neared 200,000.