Strasbourg: Georgia announced Wednesday that it is withdrawing its delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) after the body passed a resolution calling for the country to hold fresh parliamentary elections. According to Anadolu Agency, PACE adopted a resolution with 114 votes ratifying the credentials of

Santa Barbara: Two people were critically injured Wednesday when their small plane crashed in California, authorities said. A Cirrus SR22 aircraft went down near Santa Barbara Airport around 2.15 p.m. local time (2215GMT), igniting a vegetation fire and forcing closures on the US-101 Freeway. According to Anadolu Agency, witnesses pulled

Takotna: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) southwest of Takotna in the US state of Alaska on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.8 km (5.4 mi) at 0440GMT. According to Anadolu Agency, authorities have not immediately issued any tsunami warnings. There are no immediate