Gang violence has overwhelmed Haiti amid political turmoil. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- When handing out machetes on the streets of Haiti to people who've never really used them, it's important to wrap up the blades.They're...
Ukrainian officials say Russian ballistic missiles have slammed into an apartment complex and a university building in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometownKYIV, Ukraine -- Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment...
Fans of singer and songwriter Coco Lee, who was known for her powerful voice and live performances, have gathered with flowers at her funeral in Hong KongHONG KONG -- Fans of singer and songwriter Coco Lee, who was known for her powerful...
Haitians are leaving their homes in droves for a better life in the U.S. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Cité Soleil is a Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, neighborhood of hundreds of thousands of people. It's one of the most desolate slums in...
The death toll rose on Monday to 54 after an apparent suicide bombing on Sunday at a political event in Pakistan, officials said.LONDON -- The death toll after an apparent suicide bombing in Pakistan has risen to 54, officials said...
A Japanese court has sentenced a man to 23 years in prison for stabbing a passenger and setting a fire on a Tokyo express train while dressed in a Joker costume on Halloween two years agoTOKYO -- A Japanese court sentenced a man to...
Almost half the people in Haiti do not get enough food to eat daily, according to the World Food Program. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti is in the grips of a ravaging hunger crisis, where nearly 5 million Haitians -- half of the country...
West African nations have given Niger’s coup leaders one week to reinstate the country’s democratically elected president and have threatened to use if the demands aren't metNIAMEY, Niger -- West African nations have given...
Officials say the Australian army helicopter that crashed during a multinational exercise hit the water with a “catastrophic impact” and there is no chance its four crew members survivedCANBERRA, Australia -- The Australian army...
Pope Francis is embarking this week on a five-day trip to Portugal for World Youth DayVATICAN CITY -- When Pope Francis made the first foreign trip of his papacy, to Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day in 2013, he urged young people...
Palestinian officials say at least five people have been killed and seven others wounded during clashes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee campBEIRUT -- Fighting raged Sunday in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp...
Police have arrested the son of Colombia’s president as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he allegedly collected during last year’s presidential campaignBOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombian police arrested the president's...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is holding talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a sign of improving ties after a stormy period between the EU and his predecessor over human rightsMANILA, Philippines...
Dog meat consumption, a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula, isn't explicitly prohibited or legalized in South KoreaPYEONGTAEK, South Korea -- The dogs bark and stare as Kim Jong-kil approaches the rusty cages housing...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government is promising to drag the economy out of a crisis of confidence aggravated by tensions with Washington, wilting exports, job losses and anxiety among foreign companies about an expanded anti-spying...
Security and health officials say a shooting at a heavily fortified security facility in the restive part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has killed at least four police officers, including a senior officerEL-ARISH, Egypt -- A shooting...
Salvage crews have started towing a burning cargo ship loaded with thousands of new cars to a temporary anchorage location off the northern Dutch coast after smoke from the stricken vessel easedTHE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Salvage crews...
Dozens of Russian antiwar supporters in Serbia have held a protest after two prominent activists and critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin had problems with entry and residence permits in the Balkan countryBELGRADE, Serbia --...
A firefighter has been killed while fighting a massive wildfire in northeastern British Columbia, marking the second such fatality in the Canadian province this month and the fourth in Canada during this year’s record fire seasonVANCOUVER,...
Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip to protest the territory’s chronic power outages and difficult living conditionsGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Several thousand people briefly took to the streets...
Officials say 35 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded when a powerful bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country’s northwestern Bajur district that borders AfghanistanKHAR,...