AP names Johnson all-formats news director in Europe, Africa

LONDON (AP) — The Associated Press on Thursday named Anna Johnson as its news director for Europe and Africa, selecting a veteran leader of journalists...

3 Filipino policemen convicted of murder in brutal drug war

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court found three police officers guilty on Thursday of killing a student they alleged was a drug dealer, in...

Taliban attack in Kabul killed 6, including British national

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A brazen Taliban attack that targeted the Kabul offices of a British security company killed five of its staffers, including a...

The Latest: Ukraine bars non-nationals from going to Crimea

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Latest on raised tensions between Russia and Ukraine (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Ukrainian border guards say all non-Ukrainians will...

The Latest: Trump on China: ‘I like the deal we have now’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the G-20 summit (all times local): 10:50 a.m. President Donald Trump says the U.S. is...

Ex-envoy wins presidency in Georgia; vote to be challenged

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s new president is the country’s French-born former foreign minister, election officials said Thursday as the losing candidate vowed to challenge...

Uganda diverted weapons to South Sudan despite arms embargo

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A key broker of the latest deal to end South Sudan’s civil war diverted European weapons to South Sudan’s military despite an...

Trump invites Brazil President-elect Bolsonaro to visit US

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is inviting the incoming president of Brazil to visit the United States. White House national security adviser John Bolton...

Ukraine urges NATO to deploy ships amid standoff with Russia

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian president has urged NATO to deploy naval ships to the Sea of Azov, a proposal that has been sharply...

Police search Deutsche Bank offices in money laundering case

BERLIN (AP) — Some 170 police officers, investigators and prosecutors raided the German offices of Deutsche Bank on Thursday on the suspicion bank employees helped...

Senators send rebuke to Saudis, Trump over Khashoggi killing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying President Donald Trump, senators sent a strong signal that they want to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the killing...

World leaders arriving to pivotal G-20 summit in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — World leaders began arriving in Buenos Aires on Thursday for the summit of the globe’s largest economies, with attention expected...

Palestinians revive calls to end security ties with Israel

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestine Liberation Organization’s mini-parliament has called for ending security coordination with Israeli forces in the West Bank — a...

Israel holds municipal vote, Jerusalem chooses new mayor

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis voted in municipal elections across the country on Tuesday, with a closely watched race taking place in Jerusalem — a city...

Taliban: 5 freed from US military prison now in Qatar office

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Five members of the Afghan Taliban who were freed from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for captured...

Denmark alleges Iran plotted to kill activist on Danish soil

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A police operation last month that briefly cut off Copenhagen from the rest of Denmark stemmed from an alleged Iranian plot...

Nigerian group says troops shot, killed 27 Shiite Muslims

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s main Shiite Muslim movement says Nigerian troops shot and killed at least 27 of its members during a procession to...

NATO, Russia expected to behave during dueling Nordic drills

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO’s secretary general said Tuesday he is confident the Western military alliance and Russia “will act in a respectable way” as...

China reverses ban on trade in tiger, rhino products

BEIJING (AP) — China says it will allow trading in products made from endangered tigers and rhinos under “special circumstances,” reversing a previous ban and...

Previous flight of crashed Lion Air jet terrified passengers

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Relatives numbed by grief provided samples for DNA tests to help identify victims of the Lion Air plane crash that killed...

APNewsBreak: South Sudan rebel leader Machar to return

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — South Sudan armed opposition leader Riek Machar is coming home under the country’s latest peace deal, more than two years after...

Migrant caravan demands transport as 2nd group enters Mexico

NILTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — More than 1,000 migrants in a second caravan that forged its way across the river from Guatemala began walking through southern...

‘Rage’ against elite: Centrist leaders losing Europe’s favor

LONDON (AP) — Angela Merkel’s decision to step down as party leader even as she tries to keep her position as German chancellor highlights a...

Israel protests to Romania after tourists beaten by police

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Israel’s embassy on Monday protested to the Romanian government after four Israeli tourists were allegedly dragged out of a taxi and...

Minister in Poland calls LGBT march a ‘parade of sodomites’

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s right-wing defense minister has used the term “sodomites” to describe those who took part in a weekend LGBT pride parade....

EU seeks safe harbor for ship carrying 141 rescued migrants

MILAN (AP) — The European Commission said Monday that it is in contact with a number of member states to identify a country willing to...

Israeli teen admits to desecrating WWII death camp in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A police spokesman in eastern Poland says an Israeli teen has admitted to dropping his pants at the former Nazi German...

Israel detains prominent Jewish-American critic at airport

JERUSALEM (AP) — A prominent Jewish-American commentator who has been critical of Israel’s policies said Monday that he was detained by Israeli airport authorities and...

UAE responds to AP report on deals with al-Qaida in Yemen

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Monday said it was actively fighting al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen after an Associated Press...

UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and Iraq and its global network...

China to UN panel: No arbitrary detention in Uighur region

BERLIN (AP) — China insisted on Monday that “arbitrary detention” or “re-education centers” do not exist in its far western Xinjiang region, rejecting concerns raised...

UK Labour leader under fire over Palestinian wreath-laying

LONDON (AP) — British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is facing allegations of enabling anti-Semitism, acknowledged Monday that he was present at a wreath-laying to...

Now with power to long rule China, Xi beset by challenges

BEIJING (AP) — As China’s leaders gather for their annual Yellow Sea retreat, the country’s political waters are looking choppy. Chinese President and ruling Communist...

Tunisian leader backs equal inheritance rights for women

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president promised Monday to submit a bill to parliament soon that aims to give women equal inheritance rights with men,...

AP Interview: Malaysia’s Mahathir aims to scrap China deals

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia is looking to cancel multibillion-dollar Chinese-backed infrastructure projects signed by the previous scandal-tainted government as it digs itself out of...

Syria vows to help refugees return, wants sanctions lifted

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials vowed Monday to ensure the safe return of refugees and urged Western countries to encourage the process by...

Rival Korea leaders to meet in Pyongyang in September

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas announced Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet...

Doctors say future uncertain for poisoned Skripals

LONDON (AP) — Doctors who treated poisoned ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia say they expected the pair to die, and still don’t know...

Report: Students harshly criticize Iran to supreme leader

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian university students in a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei offered harsh criticism of the country’s direction, local media...

The Latest: Premier-designate to meet president at 1430 GMT

MILAN (AP) — The Latest on Italy’s political crisis (all times local): 1:50 p.m. Italy’s president will receive a former IMF official tapped to head...

Leader of failed MH370 wreckage hunt hopes to search again

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The head of a U.S. technology company that scoured the Indian Ocean seabed for more than three months looking for...

Libyan rivals agree to Dec. 10 elections in lawless country

PARIS (AP) — Rival Libyan leaders meeting in Paris on Tuesday tentatively agreed on a political roadmap leading to parliamentary and presidential elections on Dec....

Man kills 3 in Belgium with guns of stabbed police officers

LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — A knife-wielding man stabbed two police officers Tuesday in the Belgian city of Liege, stole their weapons and shot them and...

Israeli jets bomb Gaza after mortar shells fired from strip

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli jets on Tuesday bombed targets in the Gaza Strip hours after militants from the territory fired more than 25 mortar shells...

Financial turmoil engulfs Italy amid political uncertainty

MILAN (AP) — The specter of a financial crisis came back to haunt Italy on Tuesday, as its markets plunged on fears that the eurozone’s...

Senior N.Korean official’s US visit reminiscent of 2000 trip

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s dispatch of a top lieutenant to the United States suggests that preparations for a...

Senior NKorean official heads to NY to plan for Trump summit

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that a top North Korean official is headed to New York for talks on...

Saudi Arabia’s Tyrant King Misremembered as Man of Peace

(The Intercept)- After nearly 20 years as de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah ibn-Abdulaziz al-Saud died last night at the...

Afghanistan: After 13 years of war, we haven’t defeated the Taliban, but we have managed to create a nation ruled by drug lords

(Rolling Stone)- Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan is named for the wide river that runs through its provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, a low-slung city of...

Middle East Time Bomb: The Real Aim of ISIS Is to Replace the Saud Family as the New Emirs of Arabia

(The World Post)- ISIS is indeed a veritable time bomb inserted into the heart of the Middle East. But its destructive power is not as...