A New Zealand woman has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison for murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases. A judge ruled Wednesday that Hakyung Lee will begin her …
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro started on Tuesday to serve his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt designed to keep him in office after losing the 2022 presidential …
Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano has subsided after an eruption over the weekend. The eruption left villages covered in ash and caused flight cancellations. Villages in …
The tony mountain resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo is preparing to host heads of state during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi tells The Associated Press on Tuesday that …
President Rodrigo Paz of Bolivia says he will scrap a ream of taxes in one of his first moves since becoming the nation’s first conservative leader in nearly two decades in a bid to rescue a …
Hamas says it will return the body of an Israeli hostage, part of a fragile ceasefire that began last month. Palestinian Islamic Jihad found the body in a refugee camp in central Gaza. The body will …
The U.S. government has imposed visa restrictions on Fritz Alphonse Jean, a member of Haiti’s transitional presidential council, and accused him of supporting gangs. The U.S. also accuses Jean of …
Nigeria's president says that all 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued. A total of 25 girls were …
A brother of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced Tuesday to 28 years in prison for his alleged role in a paramilitary group linked to hundreds of slayings during the peak of …
Authorities have reported that a U.S. climber was among two people killed in a fall on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak. The men were part of a four-person group climbing near the summit on Monday. …
Pope Leo XIV says Thanksgiving is a “beautiful feast” that unites believers and non-believers alike.Leo said he was thankful for many things and urged everyone to recognize the gifts they have …
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
Asian shares are mixed after U.S. stocks rallied. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index edged higher after reopening from a holiday. On Monday, the S&P 500 climbed 1.5% in one of its best days since the summer. …
Italy’s parliament has approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison. Tuesday's final vote saw bipartisan support. The law is backed …
The Vatican has doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman. It's responding to concerns raised by African bishops about the practice of polygamy in their flocks. The …
All 24 schoolgirls abducted last week in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, Nigeria's president says.
A pair of giant pandas who lived in France for 13 years are heading back to China. The pandas Huan Huan and Yuan Zi are both 17 and are traveling on a 12-hour flight from Paris' Charles-de-Gaulle …
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she has spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump right after he spoke with China, which was angered by her recent comments about Taiwan. Takaichi, Japan's …
Former NBA player Rick Fox says he will run for a legislative seat in the Bahamas in next year’s general election. His candidacy comes as the archipelago struggles with high-profile corruption …
The Paris prosecutor has announced four more arrests in connection with the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum. The arrests involve two men and two women from the Paris region, aged 31 to …