Turkish and Somali forces have freed the MV LUTUF, a Turkish vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The Somali defense ministry said Saturday the vessel was hijacked on Aug. 17 in the …
UNICEF says nearly six children and seven women have been released by a gang in Haiti that had kidnapped more than 50 people after launching a deadly attack on a community near Port-au-Prince nearly …
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the suspension of eight officials and criminal proceedings after a fire killed 14 newborns at an Islamabad hospital. An investigative committee …
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has accused a U.N. court of “uncivilized behavior” for denying early release to former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic. Mladic died in custody in the …
Niger’s defense minister says soldiers were behind predawn gunfire at a military base in an apparent mutiny.
Death toll following Russian attack on Kyiv region rises to 37, officials say.
Scientists in South Africa are investigating if a herpes virus is responsible for the mass deaths of sardines. The mass mortality events happened this month along parts of the country's west and …
A collision between a minibus taxi carrying church members and a haulage truck has killed 27 people in Zimbabwe. A police spokesperson said Saturday that the crash occurred near Chivhu town, south of …
Local media and an AP witness report gunfire and explosions in Niger's capital near airport and presidential district.
At least 27 people killed in Russian attack on Ukraine's Kyiv region, local officials say.
BIG SUR (AP) — The Plaskett Fire erupted Wednesday in steep terrain in Monterey County along Highway 1. Officials briefly closed a portion of the scenic coastal route Thursday afternoon as …
Iran’s leadership has solidified around hard-line military generals and clerics, preparing for a prolonged confrontation with the U.S. and aiming to prevent domestic unrest. This counters claims of …
NOVI SAD (AP) — Persistent drought and scorching heat this summer have ravaged ecosystems and businesses across the region, from a lake in Slovenia and the side channel of the Danube in Serbia, to …
Extreme drought and heat have severely impacted the Danube River and surrounding regions. Fishermen in northern Serbia report that the river has receded, leaving only small ponds with dangerously …
Nepal's disaster agency says death toll in flash floods climbs to 626 with 2,426 people missing in the country.
Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno has been sentenced to prison for accepting bribes from the Chinese company Sinohydro. A court found him guilty of helping the company secure a contract to …
Canada’s public broadcaster is making an exception to its policy of not labeling specific attacks as terrorism for the 9/11 attacks after coming under fire over a memo restating it. …
The United States Southern Command says that Colombian security forces captured a suspected senior leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. On Friday, it hailed the arrest as a result of …
The death toll from massive flash floods has risen to 469 in Nepal, police said Friday, as rescuers work to find hundreds of people still missing in the area on the Nepal-China border. The previous …
Shares are mostly higher in Asia after Nvidia and other technology stocks led an advance on Wall Street. South Korea's Kospi fell 1% on Friday, while most other regional markets logged moderate …