The Associated Press

A raft of travel restrictions are being imposed by nations around the world as they scramble to slow the variant's spread.

Russian authorities released the names of 51 people presumed dead after a devastating methane explosion in a coal mine in Siberia, believed to be the country's deadliest mining incident since 2010.

Five U.S. lawmakers met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Friday morning in a surprise one-day visit intended to reaffirm the United States' "rock solid" support for the self-governing island.

A devastating fire swept through a Siberian coal mine Thursday, killing 52 miners and rescuers about 820 feet underground, Russian news reports said.

Sharbat Gula arrived in Italy as part of the West's evacuation effort, Italy's government said Thursday. Premier Mario Draghi's office said Italy organized her evacuation after she asked for help.

Spectators, shut out in 2020, are lining the route again. Parade staffers and volunteers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and wear masks, though some singers and performers can take them off.

Thursday's National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts, will honor Indigenous people who've suffered centuries of racism and mistreatment. It's the 52nd year the event has been observed.

It was one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the Netherlands since coronavirus restrictions were first imposed last year. Police arrested 51 people in Rotterdam.

The surprise decision to have Holmes testify so early came as a bombshell and carries considerable risk. Prosecutors have made it clear that they're eager to grill Holmes under oath.

A wayward roadrunner is on the mend at a bird rehabilitation facility in Maine after traveling across the country for four days in a moving van.

Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi at Liverpool Women's Hospital on Sunday morning. One person was killed and one person injured.

A prolonged gun battle between rival gangs inside Ecuador's largest prison was the latest violence to hit the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw the country's worst prison bloodbath.