Typhoon Doksuri weakened into a tropical storm late night Friday after bringing heavy rain and winds that left more than a million people without power in southern ChinaTAIPEI, Taiwan -- Typhoon Doksuri weakened into a tropical storm...
Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo has been found guilty on two charges related to the death of his 27-year-old pregnant loverSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo was found guilty Friday on two charges...
Four air crew members are missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched into waters off the Queensland state coast during joint military exercises with the United StatesBRISBANE, Australia -- Four air crew members were missing...
Police say three people were shot and killed at a residential building in southern Germany on Friday and another two wounded in a nearby houseBERLIN -- Three people were shot and killed at a residential building in southern Germany...
U.S. announces historic $345 million military aid package for Taiwan, weapons systems to come from existing U.S. military stockpiles.Brisbane, Australia -- The United States has announced a historic $345 million military aid package...
Two taxi drivers have been arrested in the Mexican city of Cancun for assaulting a van carrying foreign touristsMEXICO CITY -- Two taxi drivers have been arrested in the Mexican city of Cancun for assaulting a van carrying foreign...
Ukrainian and Russian forces battled for a key village in southeastern Ukraine, with Moscow’s forces pounding it with artillery, amid Kyiv’s grinding counteroffensiveKYIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces on Friday pounded a key village...
Pope Francis has urged governments to do more to fight climate change and protect “our common home” as improving weather conditions help firefighters contain wildfires in Greece, Italy and other countries in southern EuropeATHENS,...
The Philippine coast guard chief says the skipper of a ferry that flipped over in a lake in an accident that killed 27 passengers decided to sail despite knowing that his boat was filled beyond capacityMANILA, Philippines -- The skipper...
Poland's lawmakers have voted to approve an amended but divisive law on Russian influences believed to be targeting the opposition and criticized by the U.S. and the European UnionWARSAW, Poland -- Poland’s lawmakers voted Friday...
A top official in charge of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says an upcoming release of the treated radioactive water into sea more than 12 years after the meltdown disaster marks “a milestone."TOKYO -- A top official...
Salvage crews are waiting for a chance to board a cargo ship loaded with cars that has been burning for more than two days off the northern Dutch coastTHE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Salvage crews were waiting Friday for a chance to board...
A Chinese rights lawyer stripped of his license for taking on sensitive cases has been arrested in Laos while fleeing ChinaBEIJING -- A Chinese rights lawyer stripped of his license for taking on sensitive cases has been arrested in...
Sudan's Darfur region became synonymous with genocide and war crimes two decades agoCAIRO -- Amna al-Nour narrowly escaped death twice. The first was when militias torched her family’s home in Sudan’s Darfur region. The second...
Access to the presidency has been sealed off, “all institutions” suspended, and Niger’s borders closed Soldiers in Niger have announced they have ousted the West African nation’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum,...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shared center stage with senior delegates from Russia and China as he rolled out his most powerful nuclear-capable missiles in a military paradeSEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was...
China has demanded that the United States invite Hong Kong’s leader to an economic conference following a news report that Chief Executive John Lee would be barred due to his role in crushing the city’s pro-democracy movementHONG...
Sweden’s prime minister says that police have received several permit applications for the burning of religious texts in the country next weekSTOCKHOLM -- Sweden’s prime minister said Thursday that police have received several...
Japan has stepped up its alarm over China’s assertiveness in the region, its growing military ties to Russia and its claims on Taiwan in a defense paper that is the first under Tokyo’s new security strategy calling for a major...
Fierce fighting is raging in southeastern Ukraine, where a Western official says Kyiv has launched a major push and Russian President Vladimir Putin says “hostilities have intensified significantly.”KYIV, Ukraine -- Fierce fighting...
When death threats forced Irish pop singer Sinead O’Connor to call off a peace concert in Jerusalem in the summer of 1997, a young man named Itamar Ben-Gvir took credit for the campaign against herJERUSALEM -- Death threats forced...
