Barcelona defeated Borussia Dortmund Wednesday to book a spot in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League. A goal from close range by forward Aleksei Luis Suarez gave the hosts the lead 29 minutes into the match. Four minutes later, the Argentine superstar Lionel Messi doubled the lead...

The death toll in Tuesday’s 6.4 quake in western Albania has risen to 26, with hundreds of injuries, some serious, according to officials.  The number of casualties in Thumane, adjacent to the Adriatic coastal city of Durres, is now 26, said the Defense Ministry on Wednesday....

At least 13 people were killed Wednesday in eastern DR Congo by an armed group blamed for a string of massacres that have sparked deadly protests against the UN's peacekeeping mission, officials said. Thirteen people were "killed at dawn" near the town of Oicha, 30 kilometres (18 miles)...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the United Arab Emirates Wednesday, as efforts to end the nearly five-year war in Yemen gain momentum. Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are close allies and key members of a military coalition backing the government in Yemen against the Iran-aligned Huthi...