Syrian opposition activists and state media apparently did not know that an Iraqi militant who was killed in October in southern Syria was the leader of the Islamic State groupBEIRUT -- When Syrian rebels attacked a hideout in mid-October...
Scientists have discovered the fossils of a new predatory dinosaur.Scientists have discovered a new predatory dinosaur fossil in Mongolia that was likely a semiaquatic diving predator.A near-complete skeleton, found in the Omnogovi...
Pakistan has demanded neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers prevent terrorist attacks coming from their soilISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Thursday demanded neighboring Afghanistan's Taliban rulers prevent terrorist attacks coming...
Spanish officials say a suspicious envelope has been discovered at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and placed under police controlMADRID -- Spanish officials say a suspicious envelope has been discovered at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and...
Officials have warned that Lviv, home to 150,000 internally displaced people, could face a winter without power as they anticipate another surge in refugee numbers. LVIV, Ukraine -- Officials have warned that the city of Lviv, home...
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to step down after a parliamentary probe found he may have breached the country’s anti-corruption laws in connection with the alleged theft of a large amount of money from his...
Europe’s largest security organization has opened a two-day meeting in Poland with strong denunciations of Russia’s war against UkraineLODZ, Poland -- Europe's largest security organization, one founded to maintain peace and...
Russia’s foreign minister has accused the West of becoming directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine by supplying it with weapons and training its soldiersMOSCOW -- Russia’s foreign minister on Thursday accused the West of becoming...
France has launched a nationwide drive to collect millions of old firearms, remnants of the two World Wars or long-abandoned hunting excursionsBRUNOY, France -- The pistol the elderly French woman inherited from her grandfather had...
The European Union’s executive branch has recommended that billions of euros in EU funds be withheld from Hungary over its failure to implement solid rule-of-law reforms, a move highlighting lingering divergences between the European...
China says leader Xi Jinping has urged negotiations on a political solution to the Ukraine conflict in talks with visiting European Council President Charles Michel in BeijingBEIJING -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged negotiations...
French financial prosecutors say a Paris court has approved an agreement with Airbus that will see the planemaker pay a 15.8- million-euro ($16.3 million) finePARIS -- A Paris court on Wednesday approved an agreement under which Airbus...
An Australian economist who spent almost two years imprisoned in Myanmar has received a hero’s welcome at Australia’s Parliament HouseCANBERRA, Australia -- Sean Turnell, an Australian economist who spent almost two years imprisoned...
When peace returns to Ukraine, many thousands of its combatants will likely return from the battlefields bearing psychological scarsKYIV, Ukraine -- Sleep plunges the soldier back into the horrors of Ukraine’s battlefields. He can...
Four men charged in connection with a 2016 terror attack on a beach in Ivory Coast have appeared in courtABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Four of the defendants arrested in connection with a 2016 Islamic extremist attack that killed 19 people...
Voters in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat are casting ballots in crucial local electionsNEW DELHI -- Voters in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat cast ballots Thursday in crucial local...
In recent years, a moment often came when a visitor to Argentina suddenly grasped they could have gotten a lot more bang for their bucks if only they had brought cash to buy pesos on the unofficial marketBUENOS AIRES, Argentina --...
Statistics show that Britain’s economy shrank in the three months to September, and forecasters are warning of many months of contraction to comeLONDON -- Britain’s economy shrank in the three months to September, official statistics...
A Hong Kong court has postponed a pro-democracy newspaper publisher's trialHONG KONG -- The trial of a Hong Kong newspaper publisher who was arrested in a crackdown on a pro-democracy movement was postponed Thursday after the...
Officials say a methane gas explosion has ripped through a coal mine in northwest Pakistan, killing nine miners and injuring four othersPESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northwest Pakistan...
The prominent Guatemalan investigative newspaper “El Periodico” has announced it is stopping its print edition, after the government arrested the paper's presidentGUATEMALA CITY -- The prominent Guatemalan investigative newspaper...
