Paris prosecutors say police are detaining nine people in an investigation into a long-running ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre museum. Prosecutors say the arrests happened on Tuesday. The museum …
Venezuela’s parliament, controlled by the ruling party, is to discuss a bill that could free hundreds of opposition members, activists and human rights defenders who have been detained for months …
MILAN (AP) — This gallery showcases top photos from Day 6 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers. ___ AP Winter Olympics: …
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is interrogating thousands of Islamic State suspects in Baghdad at what used to be called Camp Cooper, now the Al-Karkh Central Prison. Over a period of several weeks, the U.S. …
UNICEF says that the recruitment of children by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year as poverty and violence deepens across the troubled Caribbean country. The surge reported Thursday comes as …
Chloe Kim has fallen short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals. Kim finishing second to Choi Gaon of South Korea in the women’s halfpipe on …
It's a day marked by a comeback and controversy at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Federica Brignone won a gold medal in the women's super-G to complete one of skiing's all-time great recoveries after …
Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that amends a law to recognize a fetus as a human being. It's a move that doctors and legal experts warn will have deep ramifications for the U.S. …
Asian markets are mostly higher, and Japan and South Korea set new records after Wall Street wobbled in reaction to stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data. U.S. futures edged higher. Tokyo’s Nikkei …
The two animals chosen as the mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are stoats, a weasel-like animal that’s at risk because of climate change. One of the pair is brown and the other is …
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is sending troops into communities to crack down on illegal mining and gang violence. On Thursday, he tells Parliament that organized crime is an immediate …
A samba school in Rio de Janeiro is preparing to celebrate sex workers at this year's Carnival. Porto da Pedra based in the low-income city of Sao Goncalo, aims to dismantle the stigma around sex …
Israel is seeking to revoke the citizenship of at least two men convicted of terrorism offenses, marking what appears to be the first test of a 2023 law allowing such action against Palestinian …
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after he refused to stop wearing a banned tribute helmet. This is a photo …
Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence says it has found the bodies of two Nigerians who fought for Russia in the Luhansk region. On Thursday, the agency says Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole and Mbah …
Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson leaves the women’s super-G without a medal but with an engagement ring. Connor Watkins, Johnson’s longtime boyfriend, proposed to her near the finish area …
Polls have opened across Bangladesh for voters to cast ballots in a parliamentary election seen as a critical test of the country’s democracy after years of political turmoil. More than 127 million …
Mexico is sending two Navy ships with humanitarian aid to Cuba as tighter U.S. pressure worsens the island’s energy crisis. On Thursday, the ships carry large loads of food, hygiene supplies, and …
UNICEF is saying that illegal armed groups in Colombia are recruiting far more children, with verified cases quadrupling in five years. On Thursday, UNICEF published a study saying that regional …
Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United, has apologized after saying Britain has been “colonized” by immigrants. On Thursday, he said he meant to argue for controlled …