A transitional council tasked with bringing political stability to Haiti was installed Thursday in the capital of this Caribbean country, which is marred by gang violence and soaring hunger and poverty.The freshly sworn-in council will appoint a new prime minister and Cabinet, and create a road map to eventually hold…

Mexico City prosecutors sought Thursday to downplay the case of a suspected serial killer who kept women’s bones and a saw in his room, and apparently targeted women over the course of more than a decade.The city’s head prosecutor said the remains of six women were found in the suspect’s…

Paris’ Moulin Rouge cabaret club in France lost the sails of its historic windmill — a symbol almost as iconic to the City of Lights as the Eiffel Tower — overnight Wednesday. The sails, or blades, fell from the red windmill that tops the tourist venue, known for its can-can dancers,…

Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria on Thursday handed over 50 women and children — family members of Islamic State militants — to a delegation from Tajikistan for repatriation back home.The 17 women and 33 children, all citizens of Tajikistan, were handed over to a delegation headed by the Tajik ambassador…

Special anti-terrorism measures being put in place to safeguard the unprecedented opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the River Seine will also apply to all buildings along the route, meaning people who work and live there and their guests will be subjected to background security checks, Paris police chief…

The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that the U.S. military has begun construction of a pier and causeway to distribute humanitarian aid into Gaza amid Israel’s war with Hamas.”As an update for our humanitarian assistance support operations to establish the maritime corridor off the coast of Gaza, I can confirm that…

Scotland’s leader is facing a fight for his political survival after he ended a three-year power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party following a clash over climate change policies.Thursday’s decision by First Minister Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National Party to tear up the deal with the much smaller Greens…

Military vehicles and red carnations returned to the streets and squares of downtown Lisbon on Thursday as Portugal reenacted dramatic moments from the army coup that brought democracy to the country 50 years ago.Tens of thousands of people attended the celebrations of the so-called Carnation Revolution, which ended a stifling…

France and the Philippines are set to begin talks next month for a defense pact allowing troop exercises in each other’s territories.The Philippines currently has status-of-forces agreements with the United States and Australia.In addition to China and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan are also involved in long-running territorial…

Russia is considering downgrading the level of its diplomatic relations with the United States if Western governments go ahead with proposals to confiscate its frozen assets, state news agency RIA quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday.The G7 group of nations are looking to use nearly $300…