The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that Russian athletes will compete as Individual Neutral Athletes at next year’s Milan-Cortina Winter Games. This decision follows the same …
A Haitian gang has attacked the town of Bassin Bleu, northwest of Port-au-Prince, killing and kidnapping residents while burning down buildings. The violence erupted Thursday when gunmen opened fire, …
Every Sept. 19, Mexico City holds an earthquake drill. Twice on that date the shaking was real. The devastating 1985 8.1-magnitude earthquake left at least 12,000 dead. In 2017, barely an hour after …
Sept. 19 carries a unique significance in Mexico: on this very date — 32 years apart — two powerful earthquakes struck the country, killing thousands and toppling buildings. The 2017 magnitude …
The Taliban have released a British couple held in Afghanistan for over seven months on undisclosed charges. Officials say this move is part of a broader effort to gain international recognition. …
The U.S.-led coalition says that its forces have killed a top militant from the Islamic State group in central Syria. Iraqi officials identified the militant as Omar Abdul-Qader, also known as …
Search teams have found at least 25 bodies in a mass grave near Damascus, believed to contain around 175 bodies. Officials say these people were killed in a 2014 ambush by forces of then-president …
A Chadian opposition leader has country's government of targeting opposition figures in a crackdown, and alleged that he was mistreated during eight months he was in custody in Chad. Robert Gam, who …
The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution on whether to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The vote Friday comes as European officials have warned Tehran that …
Aid workers and the Sudanese army say a drone attack by Sudan’s paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces struck a mosque during prayers Friday, killing at least 70 worshippers in the North Darfur …
A U.S. military strike on a boat off Venezuela's northeastern Caribbean coast has disrupted a flow of money that helps impoverished communities. Residents say drug trafficking and fishing are common, …
PARIA PENINSULA, Venezuela (AP) — Impoverished fishing communities on Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula live on an idyllic stretch of Caribbean coast. Venezuela’s economy collapsed a decade ago, …
French President Emmanuel Macron says he welcomes the arrest this week in the occupied West Bank of a key Palestinian suspect in a 1982 terror attack in Paris, citing it as an example of “excellent …
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced France's recognition of a Palestinian state. He plans to make the formal declaration on Monday in New York at a U.N. conference co-chaired with Saudi …
Pakistan’s defense minister says that his nation’s nuclear program “will be made available” to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries’ new defense pact. Defense Minister Khawaja …
Hezbollah's leader has called Saudi Arabia to mend ties after years of tension and animosity. He said Friday in a televised speech that Hezbollah's weapons target Israel, not Saudi Arabia. His …
Asian shares have mostly retreated after a rally of technology stocks led by Nvidia and Intel pushed Wall Street to more records. The Nikkei 225 was down Friday after the Bank of Japan kept interest …
International rights group Amnesty International has called for urgent action from authorities in the southern African nation of Eswatini to give five men deported there by the United States access …
Three men deported by the U.S. to Eswatini in July have been held in a maximum-security prison without charge for seven weeks. Their lawyers said Tuesday they have no access to legal counsel despite …
Three workers were killed on Friday after a blast at a waste management plant near the southern Italian city of Caserta, north of Naples. Firefighters said the blast happened in a silo at the company …