Former Guatemala President Álvaro Colom, who governed from 2008 to 2012 and supported a United Nations anti-corruption mission that later investigated him, has died at age 71GUATEMALA CITY -- Former Guatemala President Álvaro Colom,...
Jacinda Ardern has made her final public appearance as New Zealand’s prime minister, saying the thing she would miss most was the people, because they had been the “joy of the job.”WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Jacinda Ardern made...
A human rights group and 16 individuals have filed a criminal complaint in Germany seeking punishment of Myanmar’s generals for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanityBANGKOK -- A human rights group and 16 people from Myanmar...
Authorities in Nepal have handed to relatives the bodies of 60 of the 72 people killed in a plane crash last weekKATHMANDU, Nepal -- Authorities in Nepal have handed to relatives the bodies of 60 of the 72 people killed in a plane...
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres is insisting on the deployment of an international specialized armed force to Haiti and calling on governments to consider halting deportations as the country’s situation spiralsSAN JUAN,...
Brazilian police plan to indict a Colombian fish trader as mastermind behind the killings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips, on June 5, 2022SAO PAULO -- Brazilian police said Monday they planned...
Twelve countries have agreed to supply Ukraine with around 100 Leopard 2 tanks if the German government gives its consent, a senior Ukrainian official told ABC News.Twelve countries have agreed to supply Ukraine with around 100 Leopard...
Serbia's president says that his country would face a halt in European Union integration and economic and political isolation if it rejects a new Western plan for normalizing relations with KosovoBELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbia could...
Market analysts are reacting with deep skepticism to a proposal floated by the leaders of Brazil and Argentina to launch a common currencyRIO DE JANEIRO -- A proposal floated by the leaders of Brazil and Argentina to launch a common...
Italian police in Sicily say they have arrested the man whose identity was allegedly used by a convicted Mafia boss who became Italy's No. 1 fugitive during 30 years on the runROME -- Italian police in Sicily on Monday arrested...
Siamak Namazi, 51, began the hunger strike on Jan. 16 to mark the seventh anniversary of a prisoner swap with Iran that freed five other AmericansSiamak Namazi, a U.S. citizen who has been detained in Iran since 2015, has ended his...
Italy and Algeria moved to broaden ties through a series of memorandums signed Monday during a two-day visit by Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, who said the two countries are in the process of building “an extraordinary bridge”...
Armed men opened fire on a bus station in southern Sudan, killing at least four people and prompting provincial authorities to declare a monthlong state of emergencyCAIRO -- Armed men opened fire on a bus station in southern Sudan...
Turkey’s president said Monday Sweden shouldn’t expect support for its NATO membership bid following weekend protests in Stockholm by an anti-Islam activist and pro-Kurdish groups, putting at risk the expansion of the military...
A fresco from Herculaneum, a city which was destroyed along with Pompeii by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius is now back in Italy, along with 59 other ancient pieces which were illegally trafficked to the United StatesROME --...
The U.S. has released the results of an ongoing study to help Puerto Rico shift to clean energy amid the threat of powerful hurricanes and constant power outages blamed on a disintegrating power gridSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Solar panels...
Kuwait’s government has resigned amid a power struggle with the Arab Gulf country’s assemblyDUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Kuwait's government resigned on Monday amid a power struggle with the Arab Gulf country's assembly...
Hungary's foreign minister says his country won't block a planned tranche of 500 million euros ($543 million) in European Union arms funding to Ukraine to use in the war with RussiaBUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hungary's foreign...
Lebanese judicial officials say the judge investigating Beirut’s massive 2020 port blast resumed work after a nearly 13-month halt, ordering the release of some detainees and announcing plans to charge others, including two top generalsBEIRUT...
A Pakistani lawyer says a court in the southern port city of Karachi has acquitted a retired senior police officer and 17 others, mostly policemen still serving on the force, in the 2018 killing of a 27-year-old aspiring modelKARACHI...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow was willing to negotiate with Ukraine in the early months of the war but the United States and other Western nations advised Kyiv against itPRETORIA, South Africa -- Moscow was willing...
