A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking. The Andean Community, which includes Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia, made the …
The humble water buffalo has become a prized show animal in Thailand. They were celebrated Monday at an annual buffalo racing festival in the city of Chonburi. These days tractors have largely …
International Criminal Court judges are delivering verdicts Monday in the trial of an alleged Arab militia leader in Sudan. Prosecutors say Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, also known as Ali …
Both Israel and now Hamas have signaled support for the new U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza and release all remaining hostages there. President Donald Trump says he thinks Hamas is ready for a …
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has asked Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela. His comments come as the U.S. military continues to strike alleged drug-carrying boats off Venezuela. …
British author Jilly Cooper, known for her bestselling novels like “Rivals” and “Riders,” has died at age 88. Her agent announced the news on Monday. A statement from her family described her …
An Egyptian antiquities professor and a Congolese economist are competing to become the new director of UNESCO. The winner will face challenges after the U.S. decision to leave UNESCO, which will …
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a network of companies and their affiliates on allegations that they supplied precursor chemicals for fentanyl production to a faction of Mexico’s …
Indonesian recovery crews have found a dozen bodies as they searched for young people missing after the ceiling of a prayer hall caved in at an Islamic boarding school last week. The death toll …
PARIS (AP) — This photo gallery curated by AP photo editors displays the latest in styles displayed during Paris Fashion Week.
The United Nations chief is lamenting that 25 years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, far too often women remain absent. …
Israeli authorities say they have deported another 171 activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla, including Greta Thunberg. Israel’s foreign ministry said Monday that the deportees were citizens of …
Serbia's state RTS television says rescuers are searching for several people after a boat carrying 10 Chinese nationals capsized on the Danube River on the border between Serbia and Croatia. The …
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering prioritizing a group of white South Africans in a dramatically decreased quota of refugees allowed into the United States this fiscal year. Trump is …
Dana Drábová, the head of the Czech nuclear watchdog, has died. The State Office for Nuclear Safety announced that she died Monday after battling a serious illness. She was 64. Drábová was a …
JERUSALEM (AP) — As talks got underway Monday to end the war in Gaza, the top Catholic leader in the Holy Land called on Christians in the region to be a bridge and help restore trust between …
Southern right whales, after coming back from the brink of extinction, are swimming in greater numbers off the coast of Argentina’s Patagonia this year. They're delighting tourists seeking to catch …
The Supreme Judicial Council says Iraq has released over 35,000 people from prisons under an amnesty law passed earlier this year. The law, aimed at reducing prison overcrowding, makes nearly 144,000 …
Syria's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of former President Bashar Assad have revealed deep divisions among the country's minority communities. Some groups have called for a boycott, …
Lebanon’s army chief has briefed the government for the first time on its plan to disarm the militant group Hezbollah. No details of Monday's briefing were immediately shared. The information …