A court in Maldives has found the former president guilty of money laundering and accepting a bribe and sentenced him to 11 years in prisonMALE, Maldives -- A court in Maldives on Sunday found the former president guilty of money laundering...
The family of soccer icon Pelé were together at his hospital bed on Christmas Eve.Family members of Brazilian soccer superstar Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, gathered by his hospital bed on Christmas Eve as he faces...
The man suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris told investigators that he wanted to kill migrants or foreigners and then himselfPARIS -- The man suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris ahead of Christmas weekend...
The leader of former communist rebels has become Nepal’s new prime minister with the support from his ex-opponent and other smaller political partiesKATHMANDU, Nepal -- The leader of former communist rebels became Nepal’s new prime...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that Moscow is ready for talks to end the war in UkraineKYIV, Ukraine -- President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia is ready for talks to end the war in Ukraine even as the country faced...
Pope Francis has used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the “icy winds of war” buffeting humanityVATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the "icy winds of war” buffeting humanity and...
Police say a Christmas Eve shooting at a pub in northwest England killed a young woman and wounded three menA Christmas Eve shooting at a pub in northwest England killed a young woman and wounded three men, police said Sunday. The...
South Africa is coming to grips with the full extent of the destruction and deaths caused by a Christmas Eve tanker truck explosionJOHANNESBURG -- South Africa was coming to grips Sunday with the full extent of the destruction and...
Eastern Congo’s M23 rebels retreated Friday from some of the territory it held, the group’s first withdrawal since it began seizing swaths of land more than a year agoKIBUMBA, Congo -- Eastern Congo's M23 rebels retreated...
Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, as do RussiansBOBRYTSIA, Ukraine -- Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, as do the Russians. But not this year, or at least not all of them.Some Orthodox Ukrainians have...
Russian shells have killed at least 10 people in the southern Ukrainian city of KhersonKYIV, Ukraine -- Russian shells pummeled the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55 in the city...
The U.S. has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing womenKABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S. has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing...
Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims have been found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after weeks at seaBANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia’s...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has defended his country’s position on the war in Ukraine and signaled that China would deepen ties with Russia in the coming yearBEIJING -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi defended his country's...
In the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis was presiding over Christmas Eve MassVATICAN CITY -- Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those “ravenous” for wealth and power at the expense of...
The biblical town of Bethlehem is marking what is shaping up to be a merry ChristmasBETHLEHEM, West Bank -- The biblical town of Bethlehem marked a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors descending upon the traditional...
A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas has exploded in the South African town of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, killing at least 8 people and injuring 50 others on SaturdayJOHANNESBURG -- A truck carrying liquified Petroleum gas...
Amid worries of a European energy crisis, this man lives happily off the grid. Fabrizio Cardinali, 72, does not crave the bright city lights. Indeed he has no use for electricity and for more than half a century has lived entirely...
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups to suspend employing womenKABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental...
Tens of thousands of migrants who fled violence and poverty will spend Christmas in crowded shelters or on the dangerous streets of Mexican border townsCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- After fleeing violence in their Guatemalan town, but with...
Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups are holding a protest in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center a day earlierPARIS -- Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism...
