A wealthy businessman is slated to become president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council, marking the first time that the private sector is in control of the country’s two executive …
Guinea-Bissau's president has sacked the West African country’s prime minister and appointed his successor. Thursday's move is the latest meant to position President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for a …
The United States is pausing all routine visa applications for citizens of the southern African nation of Zimbabwe. It comes days after the U.S. announced a pilot project requiring citizens of two …
Spanish club Villarreal has signed midfielder Thomas Partey two days after he was granted bail on rape charges in England. Villarreal says the 32-year-old Ghana international signed a one-year …
Women in Liberia are leading the charge against the rampant drug abuse ravaging youths in the West African nation. Women's groups led thousands of people in a protest against the drug crisis in the …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pilgrims gathered Thursday at the church of San Cayetano in Buenos Aires to pray to the patron Saint of work: Saint Cajetan. Ariel Robledo drew his image with chalk …
France is battling its largest wildfire in decades, which has already burned more than 60 square miles in the south and killed one person. The fire started on Tuesday and spread rapidly due to dry …
Britain’s Royal Mail has issued stamps celebrating Monty Python's comedy. The 10-stamp series, announced Thursday, highlights iconic characters and catchphrases like “Nudge, nudge” and “The …
The Bank of England has cut its main interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 4%, as policy makers seek to bolster the sluggish U.K. economy. The decision was widely anticipated in financial …
France’s highest court has blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back a banned pesticide. The court said Thursday that the measure failed to protect the …
GAZA STRIP (AP) — This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, shows Palestinians scrambling to get humanitarian aid that was airdropped by parachutes into Zawaida and Netzarim in the …
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has met with Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus. Syria’s state-run news agency reports they discussed regional and global developments. Turkey …
Toyota has reported its profit plunged 37% in the April-June quarter and it lowered its full year earnings forecasts, largely because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Japanese automaker …
Indian authorities have banned 25 books in Kashmir, accusing them of promoting a "false narrative" and "secessionism." The ban includes works by authors like Arundhati Roy and other noted historians. …
Vladimir Putin may be traveling abroad next week — for potentially pivotal talks with U.S. President Donald Trump — despite the Russian leader facing an International Criminal Court arrest …
Israeli airline El Al says its Paris office has been vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti in what it has called a “deeply disturbing” incident. Tensions between France and Israel are running …
State prosecutors in Thailand have formally indicted 23 individuals and companies on charges related to the collapse of a Bangkok office building that collapsed after an earthquake, killing at least …
South Korean investigators on Thursday requested a court warrant to arrest the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, a day after questioning her over suspicions including bribery, stock …
A U.S. congress member says Washington will push Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon if the Lebanese army asserts full control over the country. California Republican U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa made …
Transparent-faced fish drift through dusky waters. Snowlike flecks of dead plants sift down from the world above. Soft sponges peek through the soot of the seafloor. Somehow, this livestream of sea …