GAZA/JERUSALEM — The armed wing of Hamas said it had decided to delay Saturday's scheduled second round of hostage releases until Israel met conditions including committing to let aid trucks into northern Gaza, as mediators scrambled to keep a four-day truce on track. Qatar is in ongoing talks with Israel and Hamas to resolve the
NEW DELHI — Attempts to reach 41 construction workers stuck in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for two weeks were again stymied Saturday. The drilling machine broke down late Friday while making its way through the rubble, stones and metal, forcing the rescuers to work by hand to remove debris in hopes of reaching
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, suffering from a "lung inflammation," appeared seated in the chapel of his residence instead of in St. Peter's Square while an aide read the pontiff's Sunday message. The 86-year-old pope, wearing his traditional white robes and with a bandage on his right hand, remained seated next to the aide during
NEW YORK CITY — Like many young people growing up in Sardinia, Davide Sanna loved Italian cuisine and wanted to have a successful career as a chef. But to do so, he had to move to New York. Sanna had worked in kitchens on the Mediterranean island and in northern Italy for four years, starting
