A Japanese Cabinet minister in charge of tackling the country’s declining birthrate has unveiled a draft proposal aimed at reversing the downtrend, including increased subsidies for childrearing and education and a salary increase...
A group of lawyers and diplomats are trying to kick Russia out of the UN, as the country gets ready to assume the UN Security Council presidency. LONDON -- The Russian Federation will on April 1 take over the presidency of the U.N....
The president of Belarus says Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in his country along with part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenalTALLINN, Estonia -- Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in Belarus...
King Charles III boarded a carriage, though not the horse-drawn kind, for the final leg of his three-day trip to GermanyBERLIN -- BERLIN (AP) — King Charles III boarded a carriage, though not the horse-drawn kind, for the final leg...
A parliamentary election in Finland on Sunday is shaping up as an extremely close race between three parties as Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats fight to secure a second term running the governmentHELSINKI -- A parliamentary...
Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency have slowed to the lowest level in a yearLONDON -- Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency slowed to the lowest level in a year as energy prices dropped, but...
The Vatican says Pope Francis has spent his second night in a Rome hospital serenely as he receives antibiotics intravenously to treat bronchitisROME -- ROME (AP) — Pope Francis spent his second night in a Rome hospital “serenely”...
Finland has received the green light to join NATO after Turkey ratified the Nordic country’s membershipHELSINKI -- Finland received the green light to join NATO when Turkey ratified the Nordic country's membership late Thursday,...
A Philippine coast guard commander says the tragic scenes of death his team saw aboard a gutted ferry, including adults clutching children, moved them to tears and sparked fears other passengers could be found dead in the still-smoldering...
The global rivalry between the United States and China has been a recurring backdrop during Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to AfricaDAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- When Vice President Kamala Harris touches down in Lusaka, Zambia on...
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says he will visit China this weekend for talks with his counterpart Qin Gang, becoming Japan’s first top diplomat to do so in more than three years amid growing frictions between the two...
Dozens of obscure brokers are at the center of a new crackdown in Venezuela on corruption in the state-run oil industry that has government insiders scurrying for coverCARACAS, Venezuela -- One startup lists as its address a small...
Maria del Carmen Lopez, 63, a dual U.S.-Mexico citizen, was kidnapped in Pueblo Nuevo in the state of Colima on Feb. 9, according to the FBI.A California family is desperate for news after their mother was kidnapped outside her home...
As Taiwan’s diplomatic partners dwindle and turn instead to rival China, Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen is aiming to shore up ties with the self-governing island’s remaining allies during a trip this week to Central...
A killer whale at Marineland and the last captive orca in Canada, who has swam alone in her tank for more than a decade, has diedTORONTO -- The killer whale named Kiska at Canada’s Marineland theme park, the country’s last captive...
Thirty-five bodies have been found inside a well after a structure built over it collapsed at a temple in central India where Hindus had gathered to pray at a festival for the widely worshipped deity RamaNEW DELHI -- Army soldiers...
Thai authorities are using helicopters to try to contain a fire that overnight engulfed two mountains on largely undeveloped forest land in a province northeast of the capital BangkokBANGKOK -- Thai authorities used helicopters Thursday...
One of the world’s highest inflation rates is making it more difficult to make ends meet in ArgentinaBUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- One of the world’s highest inflation rates is making it more difficult to make ends meet in Argentina,...
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to the Group of Seven summit and announced a new action plan for a free and open Indo-PacificNEW DELHI -- Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
Pakistan says 11 people have been killed in stampedes at free wheat distribution centers for the poor across the country since the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan last weekISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Thursday boosted security...
James Frisvold was freed from Las Cruces prison in Mexico after 13 years behind bars for the 2010 killing of Natalya Sidorova, which he didn't commitA U.S. Navy veteran imprisoned in Mexico for more than 13 years for a crime he...
