Camino pilgrims help rural Spain’s emptying villages survive
June 19, 2022 GMTTERRADILLOS DE LOS TEMPLARIOS, Spain (AP) — Amid the vast grain fields of Spain, a medieval church stands guard over the handful of adobe homes where some 50 people live — and twice as many travelers along the Camino de Santiago spend the night this summer.
Ukrainian refugees find jobs, kindness, as they settle in
April 4, 2022 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Nataliya Hibska quickly brushes her teeth and makes the bed. She is rushing to her new job.
From a small hostel room in eastern Warsaw, Hibska, a Ukrainian refugee, is slowly rebuilding her life, which was abruptly upended by Russia's invasion of her homeland.
Latvia: Fire at building with illegal hostel kills 8 people
April 28, 2021 GMTHELSINKI (AP) — A fire in a building housing a hostel that authorities said was operating illegally killed eight people in the center of Latvia's capital early Wednesday, officials said...
‘Desperate’ tourists stranded by India lockdown told to wait
April 3, 2020 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Tourists stranded in India after their vacations were abruptly ended by India’s coronavirus lockdown and grounded flights are running out of money and hoping their embassies can help them get home...
Heating pipe bursts in Russian hotel, boiling water kills 5
January 20, 2020 GMTMOSCOW (AP) — A heating pipe burst Monday in a small Russian hotel, flooding rooms with boiling water that killed five people and left six others injured in the central city of Perm, emergency officials said...