KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Will seek clarification from Myanmar over reports that hundreds of migrants recently returned to the country are being held in military detention, Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said on Monday…
BERLIN, Germany — The head of a major German trade union on Monday blasted the boss of carmaker Audi for his appearance at an election campaign rally alongside US President Donald Trump. Audi CEO Gernot Doellner…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted of his endorsement from Donald Trump on the eve of Israel's election, suggesting the two leaders could restart their war against Iran if he wins.
LONDON, United Kingdom — A stretch of London's iconic Oxford Street was made traffic-free "forever" starting Monday, as pedestrians took over the country's most famous shopping street, absent of the capital's red…
Meta plans to raise $35 billion through a stock offering to fund the development of its artificial intelligence, according to documents released Monday by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Facebook's parent…
Japanese prosecutors have indicted a US Marine on charges of robbery and murder of a Japanese woman in the country's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, Japanese media reported.
TOKYO, Japan — Japan will draft an emergency cybersecurity policy package in response to a sudden recent wave of hacking incidents, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday. At an emergency meeting of her cabinet…
PORT HURON, Michigan — US President Donald Trump attacked Norway during a campaign rally, calling it a "shit house country," and said that Norwegian immigrants were not welcome in the United States because its Nobel…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a "shit house country" and saying Norwegian immigrants are not welcome in the United States because the Nobel committee, based in…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia's Parliament resumed work on Monday with increased security and paid tribute to lawmaker Helen Haines who was critically injured last week in an alleged act of political violence…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The royals are coming, and the Caribbean wants to be heard. Islanders are seeking slavery reparations from Britain, a formal apology for its role in the slave trade and greater independence from…
Tensions between North Korea and South Korea are running high this week after Pyongyang sent a letter to the UN Security Council, repeating accusations that Seoul fabricated a September landmine incident, and after a…
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanian security forces arrested three people over the unprecedented attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and wounded 25 others, state TV reported on Monday. "Following a joint…
"Air traffic delays cost billions and turn journeys into ordeals. Some countries are already proving that better coordination saves thousands of flying hours and cuts emissions – and the UN’s aviation agency wants the…
The Thomas Markle case has taken a new turn in London as a separate forensic examination is conducted in the Philippines.
SYDNEY, Australia — The first international flight took off Monday from a new, multi-billion-dollar airport in the fast-growing western suburbs of Sydney. After more than four decades of planning, Western Sydney…
TOKYO, Japan — Japanese prosecutors have indicted a US Marine on suspicion of murdering a woman in Okinawa, a court spokesman told AFP. The case has prompted public outrage, caused Japan's premier to slam the "heinous…
Lula, an icon of the global left and the most dominant force in Brazilian politics this century, defeats Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America…
As concerns rise about a return to an all-out Iran war ahead of crucial elections in the United States and Israel, Iran said messages are still being passed to the U.S. and Tehran remains open to diplomacy. And U.S…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday, the country's electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls, precedent and global anti-incumbent sentiment to put the…
PORT HURON — President Donald Trump intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, portraying him as a threat to national security and questioning his loyalty to the…
Venezuela — Opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado reappeared in Venezuela Sunday for the first time since December, returning from exile at a time when doubts about the country's democratic future…
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted another wave of missiles and drones on Sunday as fighting with the militant group continued unabated
CARACAS, Venezuela — María Corina Machado has long been the face of resistance to Venezuela's ruling party, in power for 27 years. Now, after months in exile, she has returned to the South American country to push for a…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has widened a hunt for potential Ebola cases, with an additional nine contacts traced, health authorities said Sunday. "As of now, we have 53 primary contacts," said Nigeria Centre for Disease…
Sri Lanka coordinated the rescue of 40 Iranian sailors from multiple commercial ships in international waters off the coast of the country and supported their return to Iran, a spokesman for the island nation's foreign…
WASHINGTON, United States — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said the return of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado from exile had been made possible by Washington-backed talks on the country's…
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Several thousand people gathered in Prague on Sunday to protest against plans to change the funding system for public television and radio, accusing the government of stifling press freedom. The…
North Korea sent a letter to the UN Security Council saying South Korea fabricated a mine explosion incident to delay and impede North Korea's border fortification, KCNA reported on Monday.
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran and its allies might try to disrupt Tuesday's Israeli elections, warning the Islamic republic against any hostile acts. The remarks came as Israel's Channel…
SOUTH FORK, Colorado — A rain-soaked swath of the Southwest U.S. braced for the possibility of additional flooding as crews in New Mexico scoured evacuated neighborhoods Sunday for dead animals, downed power lines and…
Protesters poured onto the streets of Tirana on Sunday hours after Prime Minister Edi Rama announced new measures to stem a wave of anti-government demonstrations.
HEBRON, Palestinian Territories — Israel said Sunday all land crossings with the West Bank will be closed on the day of this week’s election, as it pledged a harder line on militancy after Palestinian gunmen killed two…
TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that a potential resumption of war with Israel and the United States would not change his country’s positions. The remarks come amid mounting US and Israeli…
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarians will vote in a presidential election on Sunday as security concerns swirl following a series of drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea. President Iliana Iotova, who favors dialogue with…
KYIV — Tech tycoon Elon Musk accused Ukraine on Saturday of violating Starlink’s terms of service by using it for “drone strikes to kill people,” after tension between Washington and Kyiv over disruptions to the…
DANDONG — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned home Saturday after a day-long trip to the Chinese border city of Dandong, vowing to “firmly carry forward” the two nations’ friendship, Pyongyang’s state media…
NEW DELHI — Indian protesters angry over a proposed Himalayan mega-dam, intended to counter an upstream Chinese hydropower project, have clashed with police and torched buildings, officials said. The violence in…
PALANGKARAYA, Indonesia — Indonesian conservation workers rescued an orangutan ensnared in rope and her baby on the island of Borneo where the critically endangered animals are at risk from boar traps and wildfires, an…
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