Toll rises to three in French building collapse
Searchers on Monday recovered a third body from the rubble of a collapsed apartment in France's Marseille, as rescue workers raced against the clock to find five people still missing.
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Fifth victim found after French Alps avalanche
A fifth person has been found dead and one is still missing after an avalanche near Mont Blanc in southeastern France, the local prosecutor's office said Monday.
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Asian markets mixed as traders weigh US jobs data
Asian equities were mixed Monday in holiday-thinned trade after US jobs data indicated the Federal Reserve would likely have to hike interest rates again but soothed recent worries about a possible recession.
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China rehearses 'sealing off' Taiwan, US deploys naval destroyer
China simulated "sealing off" Taiwan during a third day of wargames around the self-ruled island on Monday, as the United States deployed a naval destroyer into Beijing-claimed waters in a show of force.
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World Bank, IMF spring meetings to get underway in complex economic environment
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund's spring meetings get underway later this week with an ambitious reform and fundraising agenda likely to be overshadowed by concerns over high inflation, rising geopolitical tension and financial stability.
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Ukraine conflict on Lula's agenda in delayed China visit
Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing next week to discuss trade and Ukraine mediation, having overcome the pneumonia that forced him to postpone the trip.
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'Overwhelming': S. Korean families' grief compounded by online abuse
First, he lost his child in Seoul's Halloween crowd crush. Then came a torrent of online abuse, upending his family's once-private life and making him an internet-wide figure of mockery.
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Sunak, Biden to mark 25 years since N.Irish peace deal
Northern Ireland on Monday marks the 25th anniversary of its landmark 1998 peace accords, with the UK province mired in political dysfunction and security concerns which threaten to overshadow the historic milestone.
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Bayern boss Tuchel threatens Man City's Champions League dream once more
Manchester City and Pep Guardiola have a Champions League score to settle against Thomas Tuchel, when the newly-appointed Bayern Munich boss visits the Etihad in Tuesday's quarter-final, first leg.
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Asian markets edge up as traders weigh US jobs data
Asian equities rose Monday in holiday-thinned trade after US jobs data indicated the Federal Reserve would likely have to hike interest rates again but soothed recent worries about a possible recession.
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