NEW DELHI (AP) – The heaviest rainfall in more than 100 years has devastated swathes of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with thousands forced to leave their submerged homes and schools, offices and a regional airport shut for a second day Thursday. At least 269 people had been …

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Public and private sector workers walked off the job Thursday in Greece’s second 24-hour general strike in a month against new austerity measures. The strike disrupted services across the country, with ferries tied up in port, trains and the capital’s suburban railway not running and Athens …

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – The deep sea hunt for the missing Malaysian airliner has been refocused on the southern reaches of an expansive search zone based on new analysis released on Thursday of the Boeing 777’s final hours and how it might have plunged into the Indian Ocean with 239 …