Women’s rights activists in Latin America have long looked to the United States as a model in their decades-long struggle to chip away at abortion restrictions in their highly religious countriesMEXICO CITY -- Women's rights...
India, the host nation of this year’s Group of 20 summit, has two official namesNEW DELHI -- It began with a dinner invitation. How it ends could affect more than a billion people. State-issued invites sent to guests of this week’s...
Heavy rain in Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to closeHONG KONG -- Heavy rain in Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets...
Severe rainstorms eased but floodwaters were still rising in parts of central Greece Friday, while fire department and military helicopters were plucking people from villages inundated by tons of water and mud that have left at least...
Australian prosecutors have dropped a potential criminal case against American actor Amber Heard over allegations that she lied to a court about how her Yorkshire terriers came to be smuggled into Australia eight years agoCANBERRA,...
An official says the American researcher who fell ill almost 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below the entrance of a cave in Turkey, has recovered sufficiently to be extractedANTALYA, Turkey -- An American researcher who fell ill...
In talks with Southeast Asian leaders Wednesday in the Indonesian capital, Chinese Premier Li Qiang underscored his country’s importance as the world’s second-biggest economy and as the top trading partner of the regionJAKARTA,...
Lebanese security officials and the militant Hezbollah group say a truck belonging to Hezbollah overturned on a mountain road near Beirut and was followed by a shooting that left two people deadA truck belonging to the militant Hezbollah...
With the selection of former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as the candidate of the country’s ruling party in next June’s election, Mexico will have for the first time two women from its main political powers competing for...
North Korea says it has christened a purported nuclear attack submarine it has been developing for years, a step leader Kim Jong Un described as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and...
Iran moved to release Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz as well two other U.S. citizens in exchange for eventual access to billions of dollars in blocked assetsAfter months of quiet negotiations, Iran and the U.S. have reached...
Vice President Kamala Harris is headed back to Washington after her trip to Southeast AsiaJAKARTA, Indonesia -- It took more than a day of flying, including two refueling stops, for Vice President Kamala Harris to reach this year’s...
Hurricane Lee is whirling through open waters as forecasters warn it could become the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic seasonSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Hurricane Lee whirled through open waters on Thursday as forecasters warned...
A rescue operation is underway to save an expert American caving instructor who fell ill a week ago while more than 3,400 feet deep in a cave in southern Turkey. A rescue operation is underway to save an American caving instructor...
A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she will return to the island nation to press for his releaseDUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain said Thursday...
Rescuers from across Europe rushed to a cave in Turkey to save an American researcher who became trapped around 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) below the cave's entrance after suffering stomach bleedingISTANBUL -- Rescuers from across...
Prince Harry is attending a charity event in London, though he isn’t expected to meet with King Charles III or Prince William as Britain prepares to mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s deathLONDON -- Prince Harry...
Japan launched a rocket Wednesday night, carrying a moon probe that it hopes to land on the lunar surface and would make Japan the fifth country to reach the moon.Japan launched a rocket to the moon Wednesday in an attempt to become...
Widespread flooding in central Greece has left at least six people dead and six missing, with severe rainstorms turning streams into raging torrents, bursting dams, washing away roads and bridges, and hurling cars into the seaATHENS,...
Archaeologists have discovered a 1,000-year-old mummy -- believed to be of an adult individual -- in Peru’s capital, Lima. LONDON -- Archaeologists have discovered a 1,000-year-old mummy -- believed to be of an adult individual --...
A former soldier awaiting trial on terror charges who appears to have escape from a London prison by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery truck remains at large as police are combing the United Kingdom amid concerns...
