A Philippine court has rejected a request for bail by a former opposition senator and justice secretary who criticized then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly crackdown on illegal drugs and instead was accused by his administration...
United Nations judges have declared an elderly Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to continue to stand trial because he has dementiaTHE HAGUE, Netherlands -- United Nations judges have declared an elderly Rwandan genocide suspect unfit...
Parkeru Ntereka lost almost half of his goat herd to hungry lions that wandered into his pen located near Kenya’s iconic Amboseli national parkMBIRIKANI, Kenya -- Parkeru Ntereka lost almost half of his goat herd to hungry lions...
A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters...
Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological agency saysMADRID -- Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological...
A real estate deal in Jerusalem's Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has sent the historic Armenian community there into a panicJERUSALEM -- A real estate deal in Jerusalem's Old City, at the...
The Turkish lira has tumbled to fresh record lows and extended its slide against the U.S. dollarANKARA, Turkey -- The Turkish lira tumbled to a fresh record low Wednesday, extending its slide against the U.S. dollar since President...
Residents of southern Ukraine braced for a second day of swelling floodwaters on Wednesday as authorities warned that a Dnieper River dam breach would continue to unleash pent-up waters from a giant reservoirKHERSON, Ukraine -- Residents...
China’s exports fell 7.5% from a year earlier in May and imports were down 4.5%, adding to signs an economic recovery is slowingBEIJING -- China’s exports fell 7.5% from a year earlier in May and imports were down 4.5%, adding...
Northern Quebec’s largest town was being evacuated as authorities turned their attention to communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the province where firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazesMONTREAL...
Fiji’s leader indicated his nation is reconsidering its security ties with China at a time that geopolitical tensions in the Pacific are risingWELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Fiji's leader indicated Wednesday his nation is reconsidering...
Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard will resign his position next week to dedicate himself to seeking the nomination of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party for next year’s presidential electionMEXICO CITY...
Dozens of evacuees on an island in the Dnieper River scurried onto the tops of military trucks to flee rising floodwaters caused by the breach of a dam upstream, as shelling in a war zone separating Ukrainian and Russian forces echoed...
A Peruvian judge has affirmed this week’s planned extradition to the U.S. of the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee HollowayLIMA, Peru -- A Peruvian judge on Tuesday affirmed this week's...
Mexico has lowered the alert level on the Popocatepetl volcano after more than two weeks of its eruptions of gas and ash had drawn the attention of those living in its shadow and people around the worldMEXICO CITY -- Mexico lowered...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Saudi Arabia on a trip in which he plans to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid strained relations between Riyadh and WashingtonDUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- U.S. Secretary...
A British police motorcyclist is facing a criminal investigation over the death of a woman who was struck in a collision with the officer’s vehicle, which was escorting Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh at the timeLONDON -- A British...
A section of a strategically vital Ukrainian dam and hydroelectric powerplant under Russian control has been blown up as both Ukraine and Russia are blaming each other. LONDON -- A section of a strategically vital Ukrainian dam and...
Authorities in Haiti say that four people have been killed when a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck the south of the countryPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck southern Haiti early Tuesday,...
A key innovator is warning that artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanityABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanity, a key innovator warned during...
The country's parliament has formally approved a new government proposed by the two main political rivals in a bid to end a 30-months-long political crisis, restore stability and spur economic development in the poorest EU member...
