France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

The climbers were in two groups in northern Italy on Saturday night when an avalanche struck. Two people survived.

U.K. officials said they did not believe the attack on a train to London was connected to terrorism. Two of the 11 people wounded in the stabbing spree remain in critical condition, the police said.

Pomuch, Mexico, is one of the last places where residents clean their relatives’ bones. Now they are grappling with a new challenge: tourists.

Waiters and deliverymen receive tips. But so do receptionists, government clerks and hospital nurses. And with Egypt stuck in an economic crisis, even the cost of tipping is inflating.

The Blue Jays, Canada’s only M.L.B. team, were a salve for a country hit by President Trump’s threats and tariffs. Then the Dodgers ended their thrilling postseason run.

Authorities have yet to reach dozens of communities in Jamaica, raising the question of how many people really died in last week’s storm.

Propelled by anti-establishment fervor, Catherine Connolly was elected last week with a landmark popular mandate.

Speed eating contests are part of a growing list of pet-related events in Thailand that also include competitions for skateboarding dogs and felines that look like cows.

The fire ripped through a store in Hermosillo, a city in Sonora State. The governor said that minors were among the victims.