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2 young children among migrants confirmed dead in crossing of English Channel
At least four people, including two young children, died Tuesday when their boat capsized while they and other migrants tried to cross the English Channel to Britain, French authorities said.
Scientists find signs of waning antibody immunity to COVID-19 over time in England
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus declined rapidly in the population in England during the summer, suggesting protection after infection may not be long-lasting, researchers say.
Muslim-majority countries protest, condemn France over Muhammad cartoons
Around 10,000 people in Bangladesh rallied in the South Asian nation's capital on Tuesday to protest France's president and his staunch support of secular laws that deem caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad as protected under freedom of speech.
Trump response to rape accuser not within the scope of his job as president, court rules
A federal judge on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's request that the United States replace him as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.
Protests flare in Italian cities over new virus restrictions
Italians turned out by the hundreds in several cities and towns to vent anger, sometimes violently, over the latest pandemic restrictions that force restaurants and cafés to close early and shutter cinemas, gyms and other leisure venues.
