The death toll from a school bus bombing in southwestern Pakistan rose to eight as Pakistan's military blames rival India for allegedly supporting rebels behind the attack. The victims included two …
A Norwegian man awoke to discover that a cargo ship had run aground and narrowly missed crashing into his home along the Trondheim Fjord’s coast. Johan Helberg told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that …
The Chinese government says the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard will harm America’s international standing. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said …
A consortium led by U.S. investment firm Redbird Capital Partners has agreed to buy the publisher of Britain’s 170-year-old Daily Telegraph newspaper for about $674 million. Redbird said Friday it …
Play in the year’s second Grand Slam tennis tournament is scheduled to begin at the French Open on the red clay courts of Roland-Garros on Sunday. Matches are held over 15 days and will wrap up …
North Korea has begun steps to arrest and investigate those responsible for a failed launch of its second naval destroyer this week. The North Korean statement Friday came after leader Kim Jong Un …
In New Zealand’s Parliament, every legislator has the chance to advance a proposed law, no matter how unpopular, thanks to an unusual lottery where bills are selected by random draw from a cookie …
The German economy, Europe’s biggest, grew by 0.4% in the first quarter thanks to stronger-than-expected exports and manufacturing. That was double the growth initially estimated. The Federal …
Prosecutors in Turkey say they have issued arrest warrants for 63 active-duty military personnel over links to a group accused of attempting a coup in 2016. Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s …
Greece is deploying a record 18,000 firefighters and nearly doubling its drone fleet this summer to combat intensifying wildfires linked to climate change. Officials say rising temperatures and low …
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he held telephone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed to hold “productive” discussion at an upcoming tariff talks between …
Artwork by Adrien Brody and James Franco and a chance to sit courtside at a Knicks game with director Spike Lee were among the starry offerings at the annual amfAR Gala to raise money for AIDS …
Costa Rican police seized five capybaras, crack cocaine and marijuana after chasing down a fleeing vehicle on a highway along the Central American country’s Pacific coast. The large rodents are a …
The moment that changed queer history occurred on a sweltering day in early 1952 in Algiers. An effeminate teenage boy named Jean-Pierre Pruvot stood mesmerized as traffic halted and crowds swarmed …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As more Argentines choose not to have children, dogs have become their companions of choice, reshaping Buenos Aires with a growing number of pet hotels, boutiques, …
Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires has among the most pet owners per capita in the world. The country's rising passion for dogs has coincided with falling human fertility. In Buenos Aires, …
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the …
Authorities in China say landslides struck a rural area in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, leaving 21 people trapped. Rescuers were dispatched Thursday to a village where eight households …
Officials say record floodwaters on Australia’s east coast have left four people dead and one missing as rain eased over the disaster area. Some 50,000 people have been isolated by flooding along …
Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled that two women can register as parents of a child on a birth certificate. The court says that recognition of parental rights can't be restricted to the …