Israel finds itself in a familiar place after a tumultuous election campaign — with maverick politician Avigdor Lieberman still seemingly in control of the country's fate. The run-up to Israel's...
February 23, 2020
Officials in Iran haven't announced the full results from parliamentary elections two days ago, but on Sunday the country's supreme leader accused enemy “propaganda” of trying to disuade people from...
February 23, 2020
When dancer Camila Prins entered Sao Paulo's Carnival parade grounds, a costume of feathers clinging to her sinuous body, she fulfilled a dream of feminine beauty nearly three decades old....
February 23, 2020
South Korea has reported more than 120 new virus cases and the country's fourth fatality, raising the total number of those infected to 556. The fresh national figures for the...
February 22, 2020
Police in North Macedonia say officers on border patrol found 47 migrants in an abandoned truck in the country's southeast, near the borders with Bulgaria and Greece. The parked truck...
February 22, 2020
Egypt's chief prosecutor Saturday referred a physician to criminal trial for allegedly mutilating the genitals of a 12-year-old girl, leading to her death, his office said. The girl bled to...
February 22, 2020
A dozen towns in northern Italy effectively went into lockdown Saturday after the deaths of two people infected with the new virus from China and a growing cluster of cases...
February 22, 2020
A respected Catholic figure who helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over half a century sexually abused at least six women, a report produced for his...
February 22, 2020
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, marking his 60th birthday, offered his sympathy to those affected by the new virus that emerged in China and said he hopes to see the outbreak contained...
February 22, 2020
A Sri Lankan diplomat has briefed the president of the U.N. Human Rights Council on the government's decision to withdraw from a 2015 resolution calling for an investigation into alleged...
February 22, 2020
State lawmakers in eastern Germany agreed on a way to vote in a new state government without the support of a far-right party, avoiding a repeat of a decision earlier...
February 22, 2020
The Finnish government says it has agreed to take in up to 175 asylum-seekers from camps in Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta "to alleviate the humanitarian situation" experienced by refugees...
February 22, 2020
Japan's health minister said Saturday that 23 passengers were released from the Diamond Princess cruise ship without being tested for the new virus due to procedural mistakes, another sign of...
February 22, 2020
Egyptian prosecutors on Saturday extended the detention of an activist and vocal critic of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, the activist's lawyer said. Police detained Patrick George Zaki, 28, an Egyptian...
February 22, 2020
The U.K. is ditching its European Union-style burgundy passports and returning tor traditional British blue — but the documents will be made in the EU. The British government said Saturday...
February 22, 2020
South Sudan has opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war with rival leaders forming a coalition government. Opposition leader Riek Machar was sworn in Saturday as...
February 22, 2020
Israeli police said officers shot and killed a man on Saturday after he allegedly tried to carry out a stabbing attack on a soldier outside Jerusalem's Old City. The suspect...
February 22, 2020
British police have charged a 29-year-old man over the stabbing of an official at one of London's biggest mosques during afternoon prayers. Daniel Horton is due in court Saturday to...
February 22, 2020
Iranian health authorities on Saturday reported a fifth death from the new virus that emerged in China, and said the fatality was from among 10 new confirmed cases of the...
February 22, 2020
A dozen towns in northern Italy were on effective lockdown Saturday after the new virus linked to China claimed a first fatality in Italy and sickened an increasing number of...
February 22, 2020
Pope Francis has moved the Rev. Rutilio Grande, a Jesuit priest who inspired St. Oscar Romero and was himself a victim of El Salvador's right-wing death squads, a step closer...
February 22, 2020
Pakistani security forces said Saturday that five suspected militants were killed in an overnight raid in the country's northwest, and that two other militants were arrested in a separate operation....
February 22, 2020
The number of novel coronavirus cases in South Korea rose to 433 on Saturday, according to health authorities, the largest number of confirmed infections outside China. The Korea Center for...
February 22, 2020
Celebrities, musicians and politicians led thousands of supporters of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a march in central London on Saturday to oppose his extradition to the United States....
February 22, 2020
When presidents go abroad, their trips are typically prewired to include a number of "deliverables," things like trade deals, security agreements and heavily scripted statements by leaders of their affection...
February 22, 2020
A Hong Kong watch maker who can't get coils or wheels. New Zealand lobsters released back into the wild. A San Diego game studio facing delays to its latest fantasy...
February 22, 2020
The Turkish, Russian, German and French leaders will meet on March 5 to try to find a solution to the crisis in the city of Idlib as Turkey and Russian-backed...
February 22, 2020
Crouching in the sparse brush, maneuvering into formations through a divide, and then shooting at a target, about 10 soldiers from Burkina Faso are among a select group of African...
February 22, 2020
The West African nation of Togo is voting Saturday in a presidential election that is likely to see the incumbent re-elected for a fourth term despite years of calls by...
February 22, 2020
As Germany's president expressed his sympathy and shock during a candlelight vigil for nine people killed by an immigrant-hating gunman, a woman called out from the crowd, demanding action, not...
February 22, 2020
A United Nations report says Afghanistan passed a grim milestone with more than 100,000 civilians killed or hurt in the last 10 years since the international body began documenting casualties...
February 22, 2020
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is welcoming slow but steady progress toward implementing a peace agreement signed a year ago by Central African Republic's government and rebel groups, but he is “seriously...
February 22, 2020
China said Saturday the daily count of new virus cases has fallen significantly to 397, with another 109 people dying of the disease, most in the epicenter of Hubei province....
February 22, 2020
A man was arraigned Friday in the alleged fatal stabbing of his girlfriend at the Airbnb rental home they shared in the San Francisco Bay Area, then leaving in her...
February 21, 2020
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó said Friday that he trusts U.S. President Donald Trump's "firm and determined” backing following a White House meeting aimed at helping him steer crisis-stricken Venezuela toward...
February 21, 2020
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have abandoned plans to use the "SussexRoyal" brand after they step back from royal duties. The couple, who are known in Britain as the...
February 21, 2020
Defense lawyers in the case of two American teenagers accused of slaying an Italian police officer in Rome complained Friday that translations of conversations intercepted in the suspects' jail were...
February 21, 2020
A series of ads aimed at Latino voters launched by a Democratic Super PAC is creating a stir by comparing President Trump with dictators Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro...
February 21, 2020
Bulgarian authorities on Friday identified three Russian nationals who have been charged in absentia over the attempted murder, by poison, of the owner of a Bulgarian arms factory and two...
February 21, 2020
The United Nations chief called Friday for an immediate cease-fire in Syria's war-torn Idlib province “to avoid an uncontrollable escalation” and urged donors to contribute an additional $500 million to...
