Saturday, August 18 2018 10:05 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:05:35 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 10:05 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:05:35 GMT
German federal prosecutors say they're taking seriously a Yazidi woman's claim she encountered her former Islamic State captor in Germany, but need more information to identify him.More >>
German federal prosecutors say they're taking seriously a Yazidi woman's claim she encountered her former Islamic State captor in Germany, but need more information to identify him.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 2:00 AM EDT2018-08-18 06:00:20 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 10:05 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:05:16 GMT
(AP Photo/Dar Yasin). Muslim pilgrims circle around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, early Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws...
Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the annual hajj pilgrimage beginning Sunday, as over 1.6 million Muslim faithful from abroad have arrived in the ultraconservative kingdom.More >>
Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the annual hajj pilgrimage beginning Sunday, as over 1.6 million Muslim faithful from abroad have arrived in the ultraconservative kingdom.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 4:10 AM EDT2018-08-18 08:10:33 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 10:04 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:04:57 GMT
(Luca Zennaro/ANSA via AP). Firefighters remove debris of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Italian authorities have lowered the death to 38 from 39 in the collapse of a highway bridge in Genoa. Genoa Prefec...
Italian media say three more bodies have been found in the rubble of the Genoa bridge collapse, raising the death toll to 41.
Saturday, August 18 2018 6:00 AM EDT2018-08-18 10:00:29 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 10:04 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:04:30 GMT
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Kofi Annan, one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died.
Kofi Annan, one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died.
Saturday, August 18 2018 2:15 AM EDT2018-08-18 06:15:27 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 10:04 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:04:18 GMT
(AP Photo/Tibin Augustine). People salvage motorcycles in a country boat in a flooded area at Kainakary in Alappuzha district, Kerala state, India, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Rescuers used helicopters and boats on Friday to evacuate thousands of people str...
Thousands of stranded people are waiting for rescue as relentless monsoon floods batter the south Indian state of Kerala, where more than 170 have died in a little over a week and much of the state is at least...More >>
Thousands of stranded people are waiting for rescue as relentless monsoon floods batter the south Indian state of Kerala, where more than 170 have died in a little over a week and much of the state is at least partially submerged.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 6:47 AM EDT2018-08-18 10:47:44 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 10:04 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:04:08 GMT
(Martial Trezzini, Keystone via AP, File). FILE - In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017 file photo Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary General speaks during the Global partners meeting on neglected tropical diseases, (NTDs), at the World Health Or...
The Latest: The Elders 'shocked and deeply saddened' by Kofi Annan's death.More >>
The Latest: The Elders 'shocked and deeply saddened' by Kofi Annan's death.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:47 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:47:01 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 10:04 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:04:02 GMT
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File). FILE - In this Tuesday March 29, 2005 file photo United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan addresses a news conference at the United Nations. Annan, one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol...
Ghana mourns Kofi Annan, the grandson of tribal chiefs who became the world's top diplomat.More >>
Ghana mourns Kofi Annan, the grandson of tribal chiefs who became the world's top diplomat.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:27 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:27:05 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 10:04 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:04:00 GMT
(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man). The combined Koreas march into Gelora Bung Karno Stadium under the "unification" flag during the opening ceremony for the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018.
Thousands of spectators cheered wildly as athletes from the rival Koreas marched together in a spectacular opening ceremony for the Asian Games in Indonesia.More >>
Thousands of spectators cheered wildly as athletes from the rival Koreas marched together in a spectacular opening ceremony for the Asian Games in Indonesia.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 7:10 AM EDT2018-08-18 11:10:34 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 10:03 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:03:51 GMT
(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici). Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan throws flowers to his supporters as he arrives to deliver a speech at his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) congress in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018.
Turkey's president has said his country will stand strong against an "attempted economic coup" amid heightened tensions with the United States.More >>
Turkey's president has said his country will stand strong against an "attempted economic coup" amid heightened tensions with the United States.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 1:45 AM EDT2018-08-18 05:45:12 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 10:02 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:02:32 GMT
(National Assembly, via AP). In this photo released by the National Assembly, the leader of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party Imran Khan,speaks at the National Assembly in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Pakistani lawmakers on Friday elected f...
Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan has been sworn in as prime minister after his party won the most votes in last month's election despite protests by opposition parties, which accuse the security...More >>
Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan has been sworn in as prime minister after his party won the most votes in last month's election despite protests by opposition parties, which accuse the security services of intervening on his behalf.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 8:30 AM EDT2018-08-17 12:30:36 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 10:01 AM EDT2018-08-18 14:01:39 GMT
(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis). A man walks out of a currency exchange shop in Istanbul, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Beset by a weak currency and tension with the United States, Turkey is reaching out to Europe in an attempt to shore up relations with majo...
Turkey's state-run news agency says a higher Turkish court has also rejected an appeal for the release from detention of an American pastor who is at the center of a Turkish-U.S. spat.More >>
Turkey's state-run news agency says a higher Turkish court has also rejected an appeal for the release from detention of an American pastor who is at the center of a Turkish-U.S. spat.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 4:05 AM EDT2018-08-17 08:05:22 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:55 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:55:54 GMT
(Luca Zennaro/ANSA via AP). Firefighters remove debris of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Italian authorities have lowered the death to 38 from 39 in the collapse of a highway bridge in Genoa. Genoa Prefec...
Excavators have begun clearing large sections of the collapsed highway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa in the search for people still missing three days after the deadly accident.More >>
Excavators have begun clearing large sections of the collapsed highway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa in the search for people still missing three days after the deadly accident.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:52 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:52:26 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:55 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:55:40 GMT
Former U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage says he is joining up with a pro-Brexit pressure group to oppose Prime Minister Theresa May's plan for future ties with the European Union.More >>
Former U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage says he is joining up with a pro-Brexit pressure group to oppose Prime Minister Theresa May's plan for future ties with the European Union.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 4:26 AM EDT2018-08-17 08:26:02 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:21 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:21:01 GMT
(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis). A general view of Istanbul, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Turkey's finance chief tried to reassure thousands of international investors on a conference call Thursday, in which he pledged to fix the economic troubles that have ...
Turkey's currency remains steady against the dollar despite an apparent threat of possible new sanctions by U.S. President Donald Trump.More >>
Turkey's currency remains steady against the dollar despite an apparent threat of possible new sanctions by U.S. President Donald Trump.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 4:55 AM EDT2018-08-18 08:55:28 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:10 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:10:53 GMT
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia). People stand by a small white coffin of a victim of a collapsed highway bridge prior to the start of the funeral service, in Genoa, Italy, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. Saturday has been declared a national day of mourning in Ita...
Italian state radio says the body of a 30-year-old man was found Saturday in the Genoa bridge collapse, bringing the toll to 42 dead.More >>
Italian state radio says the body of a 30-year-old man was found Saturday in the Genoa bridge collapse, bringing the toll to 42 dead.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 7:55 AM EDT2018-08-18 11:55:28 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 8:21 AM EDT2018-08-18 12:21:15 GMT
Authorities at Britain's Sandhurst military academy say they are investigating allegations that two cadets waterboarded another at the officer-training school.More >>
Authorities at Britain's Sandhurst military academy say they are investigating allegations that two cadets waterboarded another at the officer-training school.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 2:15 AM EDT2018-08-18 06:15:14 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 7:57 AM EDT2018-08-18 11:57:22 GMT
(AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini). Families leave their houses during a nearby clash between insurgents and security forces in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Gunmen besieged a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence service in Kabul on Th...
The leader of the Taliban says there will be no peace in Afghanistan as long as the foreign "occupation" continues, reiterating the group's position that the 17-year war can only be brought to an end through direct...More >>
The leader of the Taliban says there will be no peace in Afghanistan as long as the foreign "occupation" continues, reiterating the group's position that the 17-year war can only be brought to an end through direct talks with the United States.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 7:25 AM EDT2018-08-18 11:25:28 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 7:36 AM EDT2018-08-18 11:36:27 GMT
(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez). People gather next to at floor mosaic by Catalan artist Joan Miro where the van driven by the attacker stopped in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Barcelona on Friday marked the first anniversary of terror attacks tha...
A Catalan seaside resort has marked the anniversary of an attack that killed one and injured six following deadlier violence in Barcelona's Las Ramblas.More >>
A Catalan seaside resort has marked the anniversary of an attack that killed one and injured six following deadlier violence in Barcelona's Las Ramblas.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 11:41 AM EDT2018-08-17 15:41:02 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 7:05 AM EDT2018-08-18 11:05:59 GMT
The U.S. Treasury is slapping sanctions on Myanmar security forces for their alleged involvement in violent campaigns against ethnic minorities across the Southeast Asia nation.More >>
The U.S. Treasury is slapping sanctions on Myanmar security forces for their alleged involvement in violent campaigns against ethnic minorities across the Southeast Asia nation.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 6:29 PM EDT2018-08-17 22:29:44 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 5:36 AM EDT2018-08-18 09:36:17 GMT
(AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File). FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2018 file photo, Venezuelan citizens stand in a line outside of Foreign Ministry office in Lima, Peru. Peru announced on Friday, Aug. 17, that all Venezuelan citizens that want to travel to Peru wi...
Two South American nations are stiffening entry requirements for the flood of Venezuelans fleeing their nation's economic and humanitarian crisis, a move that could make their plight even more arduous.More >>
Two South American nations are stiffening entry requirements for the flood of Venezuelans fleeing their nation's economic and humanitarian crisis, a move that could make their plight even more arduous.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 9:09 PM EDT2018-08-18 01:09:58 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 4:56 AM EDT2018-08-18 08:56:22 GMT
A strong earthquake has shaken southern Costa Rica near the border of Panama, knocking items off store shelves and knocking out power in places, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.More >>
A strong earthquake has shaken southern Costa Rica near the border of Panama, knocking items off store shelves and knocking out power in places, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 11:12 AM EDT2018-08-17 15:12:41 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 2:35 AM EDT2018-08-18 06:35:35 GMT
(AP Photo). People move past a flooded area in Thrissur, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Rescuers used helicopters and boats on Friday to evacuate thousands of people stranded on their rooftops following unprecedented flo...
Rescuers are using helicopters and boats to evacuate thousands of people stranded on their rooftops following unprecedented flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala that killed more than 320 people in the...More >>
Rescuers are using helicopters and boats to evacuate thousands of people stranded on their rooftops following unprecedented flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala that killed more than 320 people in the past nine days.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 2:26 PM EDT2018-08-17 18:26:27 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 2:17 AM EDT2018-08-18 06:17:10 GMT
Mali's opposition leader Soumaila Cisse says he rejects results proclaiming incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita the winner of a runoff presidential election.More >>
Mali's opposition leader Soumaila Cisse says he rejects results proclaiming incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita the winner of a runoff presidential election.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 9:35 AM EDT2018-08-17 13:35:39 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 1:47 AM EDT2018-08-18 05:47:00 GMT
Scientists have discovered that a solidified whitish substance in an ancient jar dug up in Egypt is "probably the most ancient archaeological solid residue of cheese ever found.".More >>
Scientists have discovered that a solidified whitish substance in an ancient jar dug up in Egypt is "probably the most ancient archaeological solid residue of cheese ever found.".More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 7:25 AM EDT2018-08-17 11:25:32 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 1:11 AM EDT2018-08-18 05:11:14 GMT
(National Assembly, via AP). In this photo released by the National Assembly, the leader of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party Imran Khan, left, greets speaker of the National Assembly Asad Qaiser in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Pakistan'...
Pakistani lawmakers gather in parliament to elect former cricket star turned politician Imran Khan as prime minister.More >>
Pakistani lawmakers gather in parliament to elect former cricket star turned politician Imran Khan as prime minister.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 11:49 PM EDT2018-08-15 03:49:11 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 11:40 PM EDT2018-08-18 03:40:52 GMT
(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade). Commuters move past an illuminated Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus station building on the eve of Independence day in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will send a manned flight into space by 2022.More >>
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will send a manned flight into space by 2022.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 2:56 PM EDT2018-08-17 18:56:47 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 10:02 PM EDT2018-08-18 02:02:04 GMT
Yemeni officials and a tribal leader say al-Qaida's chief bomb maker behind the 2009 Christmas Day plot to down an airliner over Detroit was killed months ago by a U.S. drone strike.
Yemeni officials and a tribal leader say al-Qaida's chief bomb maker behind the 2009 Christmas Day plot to down an airliner over Detroit was killed months ago by a U.S. drone strike.
Friday, August 17 2018 6:30 AM EDT2018-08-17 10:30:30 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 9:16 PM EDT2018-08-18 01:16:39 GMT
(Luca Zennaro/ANSA via AP). Firefighters remove debris of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Italian authorities have lowered the death to 38 from 39 in the collapse of a highway bridge in Genoa. Genoa Prefec...
Davide Capello was driving across the bridge toward the Italian city of Genoa when suddenly, the road dropped out from under him.More >>
Davide Capello was driving across the bridge toward the Italian city of Genoa when suddenly, the road dropped out from under him.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 10:41 AM EDT2018-08-17 14:41:00 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 6:31 PM EDT2018-08-17 22:31:59 GMT
(AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File). FILE - In this Sept.7, 2014 file photo, French chef Joel Robuchon poses for photographers during a photocall for the movie "The Hundred-Foot Journey", in Paris, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. French master chef Joel Robuchon ha...
Hundreds of chefs, among them some of the world's top cooks, have gathered to pay their respects to one of the masters of French cuisine Joel Robuchon.More >>
Hundreds of chefs, among them some of the world's top cooks, have gathered to pay their respects to one of the masters of French cuisine Joel Robuchon.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 2:10 PM EDT2018-08-16 18:10:54 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 6:22 PM EDT2018-08-17 22:22:48 GMT
(U.S. Attorney's Office via AP). This undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office shows Omar Abdulsattar Ameen. The refugee from Iraq was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, in Northern California on a warrant alleging that he killed an Iraqi p...
An Iraqi man arrested in California is accused of being a former Islamic State fighter and killing a police officer in Iraq after he qualified to be resettled in the U.S. as part of a refugee program.More >>
An Iraqi man arrested in California is accused of being a former Islamic State fighter and killing a police officer in Iraq after he qualified to be resettled in the U.S. as part of a refugee program.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 2:31 PM EDT2018-08-17 18:31:35 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 4:41 PM EDT2018-08-17 20:41:40 GMT
Yemen's al-Qaida branch has denied an Associated Press report saying that it struck secret deals over territories it controls with the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in the country.More >>
Yemen's al-Qaida branch has denied an Associated Press report saying that it struck secret deals over territories it controls with the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in the country.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 3:36 PM EDT2018-08-17 19:36:40 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 3:58 PM EDT2018-08-17 19:58:45 GMT
Armenia's new prime minister has marked his first 100 days in office by calling a rally that has attracted about 100,000 enthusiastic supporters.More >>
Armenia's new prime minister has marked his first 100 days in office by calling a rally that has attracted about 100,000 enthusiastic supporters.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 10:55 AM EDT2018-08-17 14:55:46 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 3:52 PM EDT2018-08-17 19:52:42 GMT
(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth). Fashion and Costume Designer Bob Mackie poses with two of his iconic designs, a scarlet red satin gown worn by Cher in 1975, right, and a marigold jersey jumpsuit worn by Cher between 1971-1976, left, in London, Thursday...
Bob Mackie-designed outfits worn by Cher, Carol Burnett, Diana Ross and others are going up for auction.More >>
Bob Mackie-designed outfits worn by Cher, Carol Burnett, Diana Ross and others are going up for auction.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 2:11 PM EDT2018-08-17 18:11:28 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 3:38 PM EDT2018-08-17 19:38:47 GMT
(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda). People run as riot police charges to clear the square during protests outside the government headquarters, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Romanians who live abroad are staging an anti-government protest calling o...
Romania's prime minister has defended the use of force by riot police during a violent protest that left more than 450 people injured.More >>
Romania's prime minister has defended the use of force by riot police during a violent protest that left more than 450 people injured.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 9:42 AM EDT2018-08-17 13:42:05 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 3:09 PM EDT2018-08-17 19:09:55 GMT
(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, FILE). FILE- In this file photo dated Tuesday, July 24, 2018, firefighters stand on the cliff top where burned trees hug the coastline in Mati east of Athens, after wildfires raged through the popular seaside areas near t...
A woman whose husband and children died in a deadly forest fire in Greece has filed a criminal lawsuit against seven officials, including the country's interior minister, asserting they share the blame for the...More >>
A woman whose husband and children died in a deadly forest fire in Greece has filed a criminal lawsuit against seven officials, including the country's interior minister, asserting they share the blame for the blaze that killed dozens.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 12:20 PM EDT2018-08-17 16:20:52 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 2:33 PM EDT2018-08-17 18:33:54 GMT
Gaza's Health Ministry says a Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire at a protest along the border amid ongoing Egyptian efforts to broker a cease-fire.More >>
Gaza's Health Ministry says a Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire at a protest along the border amid ongoing Egyptian efforts to broker a cease-fire.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 10:55 AM EDT2018-08-17 14:55:59 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 2:22 PM EDT2018-08-17 18:22:01 GMT
(AP Photo/Andre Penner, File). FILE - In this April 7, 2018 file photo, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on before speaking to supporters outside the Metal Workers Union headquarters in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. Da Silva ...
Now that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has registered his candidacy for president, experts say there is a narrow but unlikely path by which authorities could allow him to run.More >>
Now that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has registered his candidacy for president, experts say there is a narrow but unlikely path by which authorities could allow him to run.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 2:01 PM EDT2018-08-17 18:01:28 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 2:09 PM EDT2018-08-17 18:09:06 GMT
Nigerian rescue officials say they are working to pull out a number of people trapped under the rubble of a collapsed shopping complex that was under construction in the capital, Abuja.More >>
Nigerian rescue officials say they are working to pull out a number of people trapped under the rubble of a collapsed shopping complex that was under construction in the capital, Abuja.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 2:01 PM EDT2018-08-17 18:01:26 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 2:03 PM EDT2018-08-17 18:03:07 GMT
A Yemeni minister has accused rival Houthi rebels of storming a warehouse used by the World Food Program to store humanitarian aid, in the war-torn Red Sea port city of Hodeida.More >>
A Yemeni minister has accused rival Houthi rebels of storming a warehouse used by the World Food Program to store humanitarian aid, in the war-torn Red Sea port city of Hodeida.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 10:26 AM EDT2018-08-17 14:26:18 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 1:02 PM EDT2018-08-17 17:02:08 GMT
(Bernd Wuestneck/dpa via AP). A bus sits beside the Autobahn A 19 in Linstow near Rostock, northern Germany, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, after it was driven into a ditch and turned over. Six people were seriously injured and a further 10 slightly hurt.
Authorities say a bus headed from Stockholm to Berlin has come off a highway in northeastern Germany and overturned, injuring 16.More >>
Authorities say a bus headed from Stockholm to Berlin has come off a highway in northeastern Germany and overturned, injuring 16.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 4:25 PM EDT2018-08-16 20:25:50 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 12:57 PM EDT2018-08-17 16:57:47 GMT
(L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP). FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 file photo, Pope Francis, left, talks with Papal Foundation Chairman Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washinghton, D.C., during a meeting with members of the Papal Fo...
The Vatican has called the sex abuse described in a grand jury report in Pennsylvania "criminal and morally reprehensible.".More >>
The Vatican has called the sex abuse described in a grand jury report in Pennsylvania "criminal and morally reprehensible.".More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 10:31 AM EDT2018-08-17 14:31:34 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 12:13 PM EDT2018-08-17 16:13:01 GMT
(AP Photo/Jens Meyer). Four rare African white lion cubs sit in their enclosure at the zoo in Magdeburg, Germany, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Keepers weighed the three males and one female and carried out health checks on the cats, which are rare in the wil...
They're still tiny, but the white lion cubs at the Magdeburg zoo in eastern Germany are putting on weight fast.More >>
They're still tiny, but the white lion cubs at the Magdeburg zoo in eastern Germany are putting on weight fast.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 11:41 AM EDT2018-08-17 15:41:12 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 12:03 PM EDT2018-08-17 16:03:42 GMT
A prominent Moroccan feminist who campaigns for abortion access and LGBT rights has been arrested for alleged public drinking and disturbance of order.More >>
A prominent Moroccan feminist who campaigns for abortion access and LGBT rights has been arrested for alleged public drinking and disturbance of order.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 5:00 AM EDT2018-08-17 09:00:25 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 12:01 PM EDT2018-08-17 16:01:11 GMT
(Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP). In this Feb. 9, 2017, photo Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines Air Canada, speaks before revealing the new Air Canada Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at a hangar at the Toronto Pearson International Airport i...
Air France-KLM's unions voiced their concerns and skepticism after the company appointed Benjamin Smith as new CEO with the support of the French state.More >>
Air France-KLM's unions voiced their concerns and skepticism after the company appointed Benjamin Smith as new CEO with the support of the French state.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 11:23 AM EDT2018-08-17 15:23:22 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 11:54 AM EDT2018-08-17 15:54:15 GMT
Prosecutors have charged a German citizen accused of fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan, accusing him of membership in a terrorist organization, attempted murder and weapons offenses.More >>
Prosecutors have charged a German citizen accused of fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan, accusing him of membership in a terrorist organization, attempted murder and weapons offenses.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 5:23 PM EDT2018-08-16 21:23:08 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 11:47 AM EDT2018-08-17 15:47:33 GMT
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is inviting the Vatican to play a key role investigating the scandal involving former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with minors and...More >>
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is inviting the Vatican to play a key role investigating the scandal involving former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with minors and adult seminarians.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 2:44 AM EDT2018-08-17 06:44:24 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 11:27 AM EDT2018-08-17 15:27:08 GMT
(AP Photo/Manish Swarup). The body of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, wrapped in the Indian national flag, is taken in full state honor to the Bharatiya Janata party office for people to pay their last tributes in New Delhi, India, F...
Indians are paying homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as his body is taken to his Hindu nationalist party's headquarters before cremation on the banks of the Yamuna River.More >>
Indians are paying homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as his body is taken to his Hindu nationalist party's headquarters before cremation on the banks of the Yamuna River.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 3:30 AM EDT2018-08-17 07:30:40 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 10:43 AM EDT2018-08-17 14:43:40 GMT
(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez). The left engine of Boeing passenger plane from China, a Xiamen Air, sits several meters away on the grassy portion of the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after it skidded off the runway while landing Friday, ...
A plane from China landing on a rain-soaked Manila runway in poor visibility has veered off in a muddy field with one engine and a wheel ripped off but no serious injuries among the 165 people aboard who scrambled...More >>
A plane from China landing on a rain-soaked Manila runway in poor visibility has veered off in a muddy field with one engine and a wheel ripped off but no serious injuries among the 165 people aboard who scrambled out through an emergency slide.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 9:50 AM EDT2018-08-17 13:50:47 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 10:28 AM EDT2018-08-17 14:28:13 GMT
German authorities say they're looking into a Yazidi woman's claim that she ran into a man who bought her as a slave in an Islamic State-ruled area of Iraq after arriving in Germany.More >>
German authorities say they're looking into a Yazidi woman's claim that she ran into a man who bought her as a slave in an Islamic State-ruled area of Iraq after arriving in Germany.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 9:20 AM EDT2018-08-17 13:20:41 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 10:22 AM EDT2018-08-17 14:22:45 GMT
(AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic). A Bosnian Muslim woman reacts as she walks among gravestones at the memorial centre of Potocari near Srebrenica, 150 kms north east of Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. The leader of Bosnia's Serbs has downplayed the...
The United Nations' human rights chief is condemning the Bosnian Serb legislature's decision to revoke support for a report acknowledging the 1995 massacre of thousands of Bosnian Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica.More >>
The United Nations' human rights chief is condemning the Bosnian Serb legislature's decision to revoke support for a report acknowledging the 1995 massacre of thousands of Bosnian Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 9:50 AM EDT2018-08-17 13:50:41 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 10:17 AM EDT2018-08-17 14:17:31 GMT
(AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File). FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 file photo, Slovenian presidential candidate Marjan Sarec talks to the media in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Marjan Sarec, a former comedian whose party finished second in Slovenia's parliamen...
A former comedian whose party finished second in Slovenia's parliamentary election has been appointed prime minister designate.More >>
A former comedian whose party finished second in Slovenia's parliamentary election has been appointed prime minister designate.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 7:00 AM EDT2018-08-16 11:00:15 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 9:42 AM EDT2018-08-17 13:42:39 GMT
(AP Photo/Nicola Marfisi). Workers inspect the the area around the collapsed Morandi highway bridge, in Genoa, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed in the Italian port city of Genoa du...
The Italian government lashed out Thursday at the holding company for Autostrade per l'Italia for defending its financial interests in the face of the deadly bridge crash in Genoa without sparing a word for victims.More >>
The Italian government lashed out Thursday at the holding company for Autostrade per l'Italia for defending its financial interests in the face of the deadly bridge crash in Genoa without sparing a word for victims.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 4:35 AM EDT2018-08-17 08:35:39 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 8:36 AM EDT2018-08-17 12:36:58 GMT
(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez). A woman places a flower around a memorial tribute of flowers, messages and candles on Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, the day before to the anniversary of the attacks that took place he...
Spain's King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez are among hundreds of people attending official ceremonies in Barcelona marking the first anniversary of terror attacks that killed 16 people.More >>
Spain's King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez are among hundreds of people attending official ceremonies in Barcelona marking the first anniversary of terror attacks that killed 16 people.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 9:15 PM EDT2018-08-16 01:15:03 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 4:26 AM EDT2018-08-17 08:26:38 GMT
(AP Photo/Yam G-Jun). Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she arrives for a court hearing at Shah Alam High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Malaysian court will rule on Thursday whether the two women, D...
Two women on trial for the assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother have arrived at a Malaysian court for a key ruling.More >>
Two women on trial for the assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother have arrived at a Malaysian court for a key ruling.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 8:50 AM EDT2018-08-16 12:50:23 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 4:25 AM EDT2018-08-17 08:25:50 GMT
(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool). Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as he shakes hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani prior to their talks at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Turkey...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken with French President Emmanuel Macron, during which Macron said that Turkey's economic stability is important for France.More >>
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken with French President Emmanuel Macron, during which Macron said that Turkey's economic stability is important for France.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 8:30 AM EDT2018-08-16 12:30:22 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 4:11 AM EDT2018-08-17 08:11:30 GMT
(AP Photo/Ajit Kumar, File). FILE - In this Jan. 15, 1999 file photo, Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, center, meets with delegations ahead of Eid al-Fitr in New Delhi, India. India's top leaders and politicians are on Thursday, Aug. 16, 201...
Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies after a prolonged illness.More >>
Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies after a prolonged illness.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 3:50 AM EDT2018-08-17 07:50:24 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 3:52 AM EDT2018-08-17 07:52:10 GMT
(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file). FILE - In this July 7, 2017 file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to the first working session on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Ger...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia's President Vladimir Putin will have plenty to talk about when they meet Saturday _ thanks in no small part to U.S. President Donald Trump.More >>
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia's President Vladimir Putin will have plenty to talk about when they meet Saturday _ thanks in no small part to U.S. President Donald Trump.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 2:17 AM EDT2018-08-16 06:17:51 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 3:46 AM EDT2018-08-17 07:46:33 GMT
(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul). Relatives pray near to the dead bodies of civilians after Wednesday's deadly suicide bombing that targeted a training class in a private building in the Shiite neighborhood of Dasht-i Barcha, in western Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursd...
Afghan authorities revise down death toll from previous day's suicide bombing in Shite area to 34 killed, not 48.More >>
Afghan authorities revise down death toll from previous day's suicide bombing in Shite area to 34 killed, not 48.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 11:23 PM EDT2018-08-17 03:23:42 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 3:33 AM EDT2018-08-17 07:33:02 GMT
(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez). Rescuers are seen at the scene as a Boeing passenger plane from China, a Xiamen Air, lies on the grassy portion of the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after it skidded off the runway while landing Friday, Aug...
A plane from China has skidded off a runway at Manila's airport while landing in a downpour and its 157 passengers and eight crew members have been evacuated safely by emergency slides.More >>
A plane from China has skidded off a runway at Manila's airport while landing in a downpour and its 157 passengers and eight crew members have been evacuated safely by emergency slides.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 2:29 AM EDT2018-08-16 06:29:44 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 2:48 AM EDT2018-08-17 06:48:02 GMT
(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul). Relatives pray near to the dead bodies of civilians after Wednesday's deadly suicide bombing that targeted a training class in a private building in the Shiite neighborhood of Dasht-i Barcha, in western Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursd...
The Latest: Police say gunmen besiege compound belonging to Afghan intelligence service in Kabul.More >>
The Latest: Police say gunmen besiege compound belonging to Afghan intelligence service in Kabul.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 1:00 AM EDT2018-08-16 05:00:11 GMT
Friday, August 17 2018 2:31 AM EDT2018-08-17 06:31:43 GMT
(AP Photo/Jeffrey Ong). Indonesian Siti Aisyah, left, is escorted by police as she arrives for a court hearing at Shah Alam High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Malaysian court will rule on Thursday whether the two women, Sit...
A Malaysian judge has ruled the two women charged with murdering the North Korean leader's half brother should begin entering their defense.More >>
A Malaysian judge has ruled the two women charged with murdering the North Korean leader's half brother should begin entering their defense.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 4:00 AM EDT2018-08-16 08:00:05 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 10:00 PM EDT2018-08-17 02:00:10 GMT
The mayor of Genoa, Italy, has declared two days of mourning following a bridge collapse which killed at least 39 people. (Source: CNN)
The holding company for Autostrade per l'Italia was facing a volatile trading day after the government announced it would take steps to revoke the concession following the deadly bridge collapse in Genoa.
The holding company for Autostrade per l'Italia was facing a volatile trading day after the government announced it would take steps to revoke the concession following the deadly bridge collapse in Genoa.
Thursday, August 16 2018 11:25 AM EDT2018-08-16 15:25:27 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 4:59 PM EDT2018-08-16 20:59:25 GMT
(AP Photo/Sergei Grits). A local resident rides his motorcycle near portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the town of Rastan, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. The Russian Defense Ministry said it i...
The Russian military says the number of drone attacks on its main base in Syria has increased.More >>
The Russian military says the number of drone attacks on its main base in Syria has increased.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 3:01 PM EDT2018-08-16 19:01:35 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 4:48 PM EDT2018-08-16 20:48:19 GMT
Greek state TV says a passenger plane flying from Egypt to Germany with 250 passengers has made an unscheduled landing on the island of Crete after reporting a potential bomb threat.More >>
Greek state TV says a passenger plane flying from Egypt to Germany with 250 passengers has made an unscheduled landing on the island of Crete after reporting a potential bomb threat.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 3:01 PM EDT2018-08-16 19:01:15 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 4:27 PM EDT2018-08-16 20:27:04 GMT
Russia warned that the latest U.S. sanctions against a Russian company accused by Washington of breaching international restrictions on North Korea could undermine denuclearization talks with Pyongyang.More >>
Russia warned that the latest U.S. sanctions against a Russian company accused by Washington of breaching international restrictions on North Korea could undermine denuclearization talks with Pyongyang.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 10:35 AM EDT2018-08-16 14:35:28 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 2:36 PM EDT2018-08-16 18:36:03 GMT
A Scottish man with far-right views has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to build a bomb that prosecutors say could have caused carnage.More >>
A Scottish man with far-right views has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to build a bomb that prosecutors say could have caused carnage.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 12:30 PM EDT2018-08-16 16:30:30 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 1:52 PM EDT2018-08-16 17:52:07 GMT
(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis). People walk past an advertising billboard at an upscale neighbourhood in Istanbul, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had said that his country will boycott U.S.-made electronic goods ami...
A small number of Turks are responding to their president's call to boycott American electronic goods by posting videos in which they smash iPhones with bats, hammers and other blunt instruments.More >>
A small number of Turks are responding to their president's call to boycott American electronic goods by posting videos in which they smash iPhones with bats, hammers and other blunt instruments.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 7:43 PM EDT2018-08-15 23:43:37 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 1:27 PM EDT2018-08-16 17:27:50 GMT
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli). A federal agent removes items from an apartment following the arrest of Omar Ameen, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Ameen, a 45-year-old Iraqi refugee, was arrested on a warrant alleging that he killed an Ir...
A 45-year-old Iraqi refugee has been arrested in Northern California on a warrant alleging that he killed an Iraqi policeman while serving with the Islamic State terror organization.More >>
A 45-year-old Iraqi refugee has been arrested in Northern California on a warrant alleging that he killed an Iraqi policeman while serving with the Islamic State terror organization.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 2:20 PM EDT2018-08-15 18:20:06 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 12:42 PM EDT2018-08-16 16:42:24 GMT
(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis). People wait at a currency exchange shop in Istanbul, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. The Turkish lira has nosedived in value in the past week, but some Turks are reacting with defiance to their plunging currency and an escalati...
Some Turks are reacting with defiance to their plunging currency and an escalating dispute with the United States, in an indication that they are ready to endure economic pain and risk further deterioration in a...More >>
Some Turks are reacting with defiance to their plunging currency and an escalating dispute with the United States, in an indication that they are ready to endure economic pain and risk further deterioration in a Cold War-era alliance.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 11:47 AM EDT2018-08-15 15:47:37 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 10:43 AM EDT2018-08-16 14:43:00 GMT
(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko). U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, left, and Argentina's Defense Minister Oscar Raul Aguad shake hands in Buenos Aires, Argentina Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Mattis is on an official visit to several South American countr...
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is pledging closer defense cooperation with Argentina.More >>
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is pledging closer defense cooperation with Argentina.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 9:21 AM EDT2018-08-16 13:21:54 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 9:25 AM EDT2018-08-16 13:25:25 GMT
(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File). FILE - In this May 28, 2012 file photo, human rights activist Nabeel Rajab gestures as he leaves a police station in Manama, Bahrain. A United Nations panel said Thursday Aug. 16, 2018, Bahrain should immediately release...
UN panel says Bahrain should immediately release imprisoned activist Nabeel Rajab.More >>
UN panel says Bahrain should immediately release imprisoned activist Nabeel Rajab.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 7:40 AM EDT2018-08-16 11:40:14 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 9:22 AM EDT2018-08-16 13:22:35 GMT
Malaysia's new government has repealed a widely criticized law prohibiting "fake news," in a move hailed as a landmark moment for human rights by a group of Southeast Asian lawmakers.More >>
Malaysia's new government has repealed a widely criticized law prohibiting "fake news," in a move hailed as a landmark moment for human rights by a group of Southeast Asian lawmakers.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 7:30 AM EDT2018-08-16 11:30:33 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 8:27 AM EDT2018-08-16 12:27:08 GMT
(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo). The Brussels Flower Carpet, laid out in its entirety, on the Grand Place in Brussels, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. More than 500,000 flowers were used to create the Latin American theme, devoted to the Mexican region of Guanajuato...
Brussels is highlighting its sun-splashed summer with a Mexican-themed carpet of over half a million flowers on its historic Grand-Place.More >>
Brussels is highlighting its sun-splashed summer with a Mexican-themed carpet of over half a million flowers on its historic Grand-Place.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 8:06 AM EDT2018-08-16 12:06:22 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 8:10 AM EDT2018-08-16 12:10:26 GMT
The Polish president has vetoed a law on elections to the European Union Parliament that would have benefited large political parties and made it harder for small parties to reach a threshold to get seats.More >>
The Polish president has vetoed a law on elections to the European Union Parliament that would have benefited large political parties and made it harder for small parties to reach a threshold to get seats.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 4:30 AM EDT2018-08-16 08:30:10 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 7:33 AM EDT2018-08-16 11:33:44 GMT
(Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP). The area is packed with tourists as police secure the scene near a road barrier outside the Houses of Parliament in London, the day after a suspected terror attack, Wednesday Aug. 15, 2018. British counter-terrorism police ...
The suspect is being held on suspicion of terrorism and attempted murder but has not been charged.
Wednesday, August 15 2018 11:47 AM EDT2018-08-15 15:47:14 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 6:37 AM EDT2018-08-16 10:37:33 GMT
The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on three companies it says are helping North Korea with illicit shipments of goods to fund its nuclear program.More >>
The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on three companies it says are helping North Korea with illicit shipments of goods to fund its nuclear program.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2018 3:40 AM EDT2018-08-16 07:40:04 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 4:26 AM EDT2018-08-16 08:26:20 GMT
A judge is accusing German authorities of testing the limits of the law in the deportation to Tunisia of a suspected former aide to Osama bin Laden.More >>
A judge is accusing German authorities of testing the limits of the law in the deportation to Tunisia of a suspected former aide to Osama bin Laden.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 11:49 PM EDT2018-08-15 03:49:29 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 4:06 AM EDT2018-08-16 08:06:50 GMT
Japan's Emperor Akihito has expressed deep remorse over his country's role in World War II as he made his last appearance at a ceremony marking the end of the hostilities.More >>
Japan's Emperor Akihito has expressed deep remorse over his country's role in World War II as he made his last appearance at a ceremony marking the end of the hostilities.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 4:52 AM EDT2018-08-15 08:52:30 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 3:55 AM EDT2018-08-16 07:55:23 GMT
(AP Photo/Antonio Calanni). A view of the Morandi highway bridge that collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. A large section of the bridge collapsed over an industrial area in the Italian city of Genova during a sudden and violen...
The Latest: Italian authorities have raised death toll in the Genoa highway bridge collapse to at least 37.More >>
The Latest: Italian authorities have raised death toll in the Genoa highway bridge collapse to at least 37.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 12:14 AM EDT2018-08-15 04:14:45 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 3:36 AM EDT2018-08-16 07:36:00 GMT
Turkey is increasing tariffs on imports of series of U.S. products, escalating a feud with the United States that has helped trigger a currency crisis.More >>
Turkey is increasing tariffs on imports of series of U.S. products, escalating a feud with the United States that has helped trigger a currency crisis.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 3:26 AM EDT2018-08-15 07:26:11 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 3:07 AM EDT2018-08-16 07:07:57 GMT
(Vigili Del Fuoco via AP). In this photo released by the Italian firefighters, rescue teams work among the rubble of the collapsed Morando highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with Fr...
Rescue and recovery efforts continued through the night into the morning in Italy following the collapse of a highway bridge in Genoa, while authorities raised the death toll to 35 with three missing.
Rescue and recovery efforts continued through the night into the morning in Italy following the collapse of a highway bridge in Genoa, while authorities raised the death toll to 35 with three missing.
Wednesday, August 15 2018 2:41 AM EDT2018-08-15 06:41:01 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 2:26 AM EDT2018-08-16 06:26:33 GMT
Afghans are emerging from their homes and some shops are reopening in Ghazni nearly a week after a massive Taliban assault, as sporadic gunbattles continue in some parts of the eastern city.More >>
Afghans are emerging from their homes and some shops are reopening in Ghazni nearly a week after a massive Taliban assault, as sporadic gunbattles continue in some parts of the eastern city.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 11:31 PM EDT2018-08-16 03:31:50 GMT
Thursday, August 16 2018 2:26 AM EDT2018-08-16 06:26:22 GMT
(AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File). FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures while speaking in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, at the polling place near his home on the day of the general elec...
Final results show Cambodia's ruling party swept the elections last month for the National Assembly, ensuring long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen another term but reinforcing skepticism of the vote's legitimacy.More >>
Final results show Cambodia's ruling party swept the elections last month for the National Assembly, ensuring long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen another term but reinforcing skepticism of the vote's legitimacy.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 9:47 AM EDT2018-08-15 13:47:08 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 9:48 PM EDT2018-08-16 01:48:00 GMT
(AP Photo/Claude Paris, File). FILE - In this Aug.1, 2018 file photo, the French NGO "SOS Mediterranee" Aquarius ship leaves the Marseille harbor, southern France. he European Commission said Monday Aug.13, 2018 that it is in contact with a number of m...
The Latest: The Aquarius rescue ship has reached Malta's main port carrying 141 migrants rescued off Libya last Friday but whose landfall was delayed as European states bartered over who would take them.More >>
The Latest: The Aquarius rescue ship has reached Malta's main port carrying 141 migrants rescued off Libya last Friday but whose landfall was delayed as European states bartered over who would take them.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 9:22 PM EDT2018-08-15 01:22:29 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 7:16 PM EDT2018-08-15 23:16:26 GMT
Women on trial in Malaysia for the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother could be acquitted Thursday or called to enter their defense, which could last several more months.More >>
Women on trial in Malaysia for the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother could be acquitted Thursday or called to enter their defense, which could last several more months.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 5:12 AM EDT2018-08-15 09:12:27 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 2:43 PM EDT2018-08-15 18:43:16 GMT
Lawyers representing Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa have filed papers urging the country's Constitutional Court to throw out an opposition challenge to his election.More >>
Lawyers representing Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa have filed papers urging the country's Constitutional Court to throw out an opposition challenge to his election.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 6:47 AM EDT2018-08-15 10:47:30 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 2:40 PM EDT2018-08-15 18:40:57 GMT
(Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva via AP). Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini, left, shakes hands with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, during their press conference, in Vantaa, Finland, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says it would be "a huge strategic mistake" if no deal is struck before Britain leaves the European Union in March as Brexit talks have stalled.More >>
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says it would be "a huge strategic mistake" if no deal is struck before Britain leaves the European Union in March as Brexit talks have stalled.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 10:15 AM EDT2018-08-15 14:15:48 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 2:27 PM EDT2018-08-15 18:27:45 GMT
(AP Photo/Alik Keplicz). Polish Army soldiers holding military unit banners march on one of the city's main streets during a yearly military parade celebrating the Polish Army Day in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, with the Royal Castle in th...
Poland's president voices hope for a permanent U.S. military presence in his country as the Eastern European nation put on a large military parade on its Army Day holiday.More >>
Poland's president voices hope for a permanent U.S. military presence in his country as the Eastern European nation put on a large military parade on its Army Day holiday.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 5:42 AM EDT2018-08-15 09:42:25 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 2:18 PM EDT2018-08-15 18:18:02 GMT
Germany's Cabinet has approved a third gender option for official records that will allow people to be registered as "diverse," complying with a Supreme Court ruling.More >>
Germany's Cabinet has approved a third gender option for official records that will allow people to be registered as "diverse," complying with a Supreme Court ruling.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 12:52 PM EDT2018-08-15 16:52:38 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 1:01 PM EDT2018-08-15 17:01:36 GMT
(AP Photo/Antonio Calanni). A truck perches on the edge of the Morandi highway bridge that collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. A large section of the bridge collapsed over an industrial area in the Italian city of Genova durin...
A partial list of the 39 people who died in the collapse of the Genoa highway bridge on Tuesday.More >>
A partial list of the 39 people who died in the collapse of the Genoa highway bridge on Tuesday.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 11:55 AM EDT2018-08-15 15:55:43 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 12:00 PM EDT2018-08-15 16:00:20 GMT
Police in Armenia say that they have detained a man on charges of assaulting and injuring police officers in an incident that followed an attack on a group of gay people.More >>
Police in Armenia say that they have detained a man on charges of assaulting and injuring police officers in an incident that followed an attack on a group of gay people.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 7:12 AM EDT2018-08-15 11:12:50 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 10:58 AM EDT2018-08-15 14:58:05 GMT
Danes will erect a 70-kilometer (43.4-mile) fence along the German border to stop wild boars from crossing, in the hope of preventing the spread of African swine fever that can jeopardize the country's big pork...More >>
Danes will erect a 70-kilometer (43.4-mile) fence along the German border to stop wild boars from crossing, in the hope of preventing the spread of African swine fever that can jeopardize the country's big pork industry.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 10:30 AM EDT2018-08-15 14:30:58 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 10:49 AM EDT2018-08-15 14:49:32 GMT
(Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP). Russian President Vladimir Putin, attends a meeting during the 5th Caspian summit in Aktau, the Caspian Sea port in Kazakhstan, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018.
The Kremlin says that President Vladimir Putin will attend the Austrian foreign minister's wedding.More >>
The Kremlin says that President Vladimir Putin will attend the Austrian foreign minister's wedding.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 7:22 AM EDT2018-08-15 11:22:29 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 10:12 AM EDT2018-08-15 14:12:12 GMT
Swedish prosecutors have charged a 42-year-old man with attempted murder for sending a letter bomb to a company in Britain and with other crimes for threatening letters sent to two dozen lawmakers in Sweden,...More >>
Swedish prosecutors have charged a 42-year-old man with attempted murder for sending a letter bomb to a company in Britain and with other crimes for threatening letters sent to two dozen lawmakers in Sweden, including government members.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 8:24 AM EDT2018-08-15 12:24:00 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 9:02 AM EDT2018-08-15 13:02:21 GMT
(Yannis Moisiadis /InTime News via AP). Greek soldiers Dimitros Kouklatzis, center is welcomed by his parents at the airport of the the northern city of Thessaloniki , after spending months with another Greek soldier in a Turkish prison, early Wednesda...
Two Greek soldiers freed after spending months in a Turkish prison have been released from hospital following medical checks and are returning to their families, Greek authorities say.More >>
Two Greek soldiers freed after spending months in a Turkish prison have been released from hospital following medical checks and are returning to their families, Greek authorities say.More >>
Friday, August 10 2018 10:40 PM EDT2018-08-11 02:40:28 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 8:52 AM EDT2018-08-15 12:52:57 GMT
(AP Photo/Fauzy Chaniago). Motorists ride past buildings ruined by Sunday's earthquake in Pamenang, Lombok Island, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. The north of the popular resort island has been devastated by Sunday's earthquake, damaging thousands o...
Scientists say the powerful Indonesian earthquake that killed more than 300 people lifted the island it struck by as much as 25 centimeters (10 inches).More >>
Scientists say the powerful Indonesian earthquake that killed more than 300 people lifted the island it struck by as much as 25 centimeters (10 inches).More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 12:06 AM EDT2018-08-15 04:06:18 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 8:50 AM EDT2018-08-15 12:50:54 GMT
(AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File). FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2018 file photo, Julio Borges, president of the Venezuelan parliament, arrives for a meeting with Ernesto Macias, president of Colombia's Senate, at the Congress in Bogota, Colombia. Borges, the...
The exiled opposition leader accused by Venezuelan authorities of directing a failed plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro says the greatest threat to the embattled socialist leader may be his detractors in...More >>
The exiled opposition leader accused by Venezuelan authorities of directing a failed plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro says the greatest threat to the embattled socialist leader may be his detractors in uniform standing quietly behind him.More >>
Sunday, August 12 2018 8:31 AM EDT2018-08-12 12:31:35 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 8:30 AM EDT2018-08-15 12:30:47 GMT
Leaders of the five countries along the Caspian Sea have signed a convention aimed at ending decades-long uncertainty over exploitation of its resources.More >>
Leaders of the five countries along the Caspian Sea have signed a convention aimed at ending decades-long uncertainty over exploitation of its resources.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 4:01 AM EDT2018-08-15 08:01:10 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 6:50 AM EDT2018-08-15 10:50:20 GMT
(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan). Men leave after paying their respects before the giant bronze statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il during the anniversary of the end of World War II and the country's liberation from Japanese ...
North Korea marks the anniversary of World War II's end with a series of low-key celebrations ahead of what is expected to be a much bigger event next month.More >>
North Korea marks the anniversary of World War II's end with a series of low-key celebrations ahead of what is expected to be a much bigger event next month.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 5:19 AM EDT2018-08-15 09:19:16 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 5:52 AM EDT2018-08-15 09:52:48 GMT
(Adam Ihse/TT via AP). Burned cars parked at Frolunda Square in Gothenburg, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Masked youth torched dozens of cars overnight in Sweden and threw rocks at police, prompting an angry response from the prime minister, who on Tuesday ...
Police say that a man suspected of arson in connection with dozens of car fires in Goteborg, Sweden's second largest city, has been arrested in Turkey.More >>
Police say that a man suspected of arson in connection with dozens of car fires in Goteborg, Sweden's second largest city, has been arrested in Turkey.More >>
Wednesday, August 15 2018 4:02 AM EDT2018-08-15 08:02:05 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 4:09 AM EDT2018-08-15 08:09:27 GMT
(AP Photo/Claude Paris, File). FILE - In this Aug.1, 2018 file photo, the French NGO "SOS Mediterranee" Aquarius ship leaves the Marseille harbor, southern France. he European Commission said Monday Aug.13, 2018 that it is in contact with a number of m...
The U.N. refugee agency is urging European countries to end a string of impasses over ships carrying rescued migrants and put together a Mediterranean regional arrangement that makes clear where such vessels can dock.More >>
The U.N. refugee agency is urging European countries to end a string of impasses over ships carrying rescued migrants and put together a Mediterranean regional arrangement that makes clear where such vessels can dock.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 9:08 AM EDT2018-08-14 13:08:05 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 4:05 AM EDT2018-08-15 08:05:09 GMT
Ecuadorean officials say at least 23 people died and another 14 were injured when a long-distance bus overturned on a highway near Ecuador's capital. (Source: Raycom Media)
A bus apparently lost its brakes, then hit another vehicle at high speed and rolled over four times, killing at least 24 people and injuring 22 while smashing into several houses along a highway near Ecuador's capital early Tuesday, officials said.
A bus apparently lost its brakes, then hit another vehicle at high speed and rolled over four times, killing at least 24 people and injuring 22 while smashing into several houses along a highway near Ecuador's capital early Tuesday, officials said.
Tuesday, August 14 2018 9:48 PM EDT2018-08-15 01:48:01 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 2:23 AM EDT2018-08-15 06:23:02 GMT
Two Greek soldiers freed from a Turkish prison have returned to their home country on a government jet after their unexpected release eased tensions between the historical rivals.More >>
Two Greek soldiers freed from a Turkish prison have returned to their home country on a government jet after their unexpected release eased tensions between the historical rivals.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 7:11 AM EDT2018-08-14 11:11:53 GMT
Wednesday, August 15 2018 1:02 AM EDT2018-08-15 05:02:20 GMT
The Latest: Italian authorities say that about 10 vehicles were involved when a raised highway collapsed during a sudden and violent storm in the northern port city of Genoa.More >>
The Latest: Italian authorities say that about 10 vehicles were involved when a raised highway collapsed during a sudden and violent storm in the northern port city of Genoa.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 2:03 PM EDT2018-08-14 18:03:24 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 11:56 PM EDT2018-08-15 03:56:55 GMT
(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos). A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds up his picture during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) organized the rally to show support for the...
Prosecutors in Venezuela say they've arrested two high-ranking military officers suspected in an assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro.More >>
Prosecutors in Venezuela say they've arrested two high-ranking military officers suspected in an assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 2:16 AM EDT2018-08-14 06:16:22 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 11:54 PM EDT2018-08-15 03:54:54 GMT
Official data show that the German economy grew by 0.5 percent in the second quarter compared with the previous three-month period, accelerating slightly.More >>
Official data show that the German economy grew by 0.5 percent in the second quarter compared with the previous three-month period, accelerating slightly.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 6:21 AM EDT2018-08-14 10:21:33 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 9:55 PM EDT2018-08-15 01:55:45 GMT
Two French officials are urging national authorities to allow docking access to a boat carrying 141 migrants rescued last week in the Mediterranean Sea, stressing humanitarian concerns.More >>
Two French officials are urging national authorities to allow docking access to a boat carrying 141 migrants rescued last week in the Mediterranean Sea, stressing humanitarian concerns.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 3:41 AM EDT2018-08-14 07:41:31 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 9:29 PM EDT2018-08-15 01:29:43 GMT
An official says a prominent opposition figure has been detained following violent clashes Monday night that allegedly started when the president's motorcade was pelted with stones.More >>
An official says a prominent opposition figure has been detained following violent clashes Monday night that allegedly started when the president's motorcade was pelted with stones.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 8:50 PM EDT2018-08-15 00:50:09 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 8:59 PM EDT2018-08-15 00:59:36 GMT
Duterte, who has long tried to nurture closeness between Philippines and China, says Beijing is wrong to claim airspace above man-made islands and surrounding waters in South China Sea and should not tell others to...More >>
Duterte, who has long tried to nurture closeness between Philippines and China, says Beijing is wrong to claim airspace above man-made islands and surrounding waters in South China Sea and should not tell others to leave.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 4:01 AM EDT2018-08-14 08:01:31 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 4:27 PM EDT2018-08-14 20:27:10 GMT
(Sam Lister/PA via AP). Police patrol on Millbank, in central London, after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament, in London, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. London police say that a car has crashed into barriers outside the Ho...
The Latest: London's Metropolitan Police say no one is in a life-threatening condition following a car crash outside the Houses of Parliament.More >>
The Latest: London's Metropolitan Police say no one is in a life-threatening condition following a car crash outside the Houses of Parliament.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 4:26 AM EDT2018-08-14 08:26:33 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 3:48 PM EDT2018-08-14 19:48:08 GMT
(AP Photo/Mucahid Yapici). People walk in a market in Istanbul, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Turkey's central bank announced a series of measures on Monday to free up cash for banks as the country grapples with a currency crisis. The Turkish lira has nosediv...
The Turkish currency has stabilized near record lows as investors look to a speech by the finance chief later in the day.More >>
The Turkish currency has stabilized near record lows as investors look to a speech by the finance chief later in the day.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 10:55 PM EDT2018-08-14 02:55:37 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 11:20 AM EDT2018-08-14 15:20:30 GMT
(Darren Pateman/AAP Image via AP). Former Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson leaves Newcastle Local Court, in Newcastle, Australia, after a post-sentence decision, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. The most senior Roman Catholic cleric convicted of covering up ch...
The most senior Roman Catholic cleric convicted of covering up child sex abuse has been ordered by an Australian court to serve his 1-year sentence in home detention rather than jail.More >>
The most senior Roman Catholic cleric convicted of covering up child sex abuse has been ordered by an Australian court to serve his 1-year sentence in home detention rather than jail.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 4:01 AM EDT2018-08-14 08:01:37 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 11:19 AM EDT2018-08-14 15:19:40 GMT
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lashes out at those who set fire to dozens of cars in southwest Sweden, asking them 'what the heck are you doing?'.More >>
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lashes out at those who set fire to dozens of cars in southwest Sweden, asking them 'what the heck are you doing?'.More >>
Wednesday, August 8 2018 5:27 AM EDT2018-08-08 09:27:36 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 11:01 AM EDT2018-08-14 15:01:15 GMT
(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File). FILE - In this Tuesday, July 19, 2016 file photo, Alex Jones, center right, is escorted by police out of a crowd of protesters outside the Republican convention in Cleveland. Facebook says it has taken down four pages b...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defend company decision not to ban right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his "Infowars" show.More >>
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defend company decision not to ban right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his "Infowars" show.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 3:56 AM EDT2018-08-14 07:56:41 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 10:13 AM EDT2018-08-14 14:13:03 GMT
(AP Photo/Vincent Yu). Pro-independence activist Andy Chan, left, is surrounded by journalists as he leaves Foreign Correspondents Club after delivering his speech in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Chan gave a speech to foreign journalists whose as...
A Hong Kong independence activist decried Beijing's rule as modern-day colonialism in a speech to a foreign journalists' association that defied the Chinese government's demand to cancel the event.More >>
A Hong Kong independence activist decried Beijing's rule as modern-day colonialism in a speech to a foreign journalists' association that defied the Chinese government's demand to cancel the event.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 3:36 AM EDT2018-08-14 07:36:27 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 7:22 AM EDT2018-08-14 11:22:26 GMT
Indonesian prosecutors have sought an 18-month prison term for a woman who was charged with blasphemy after she complained about the volume of a mosque's loudspeakers.More >>
Indonesian prosecutors have sought an 18-month prison term for a woman who was charged with blasphemy after she complained about the volume of a mosque's loudspeakers.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 7:16 AM EDT2018-08-14 11:16:34 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 7:21 AM EDT2018-08-14 11:21:38 GMT
The Polish government announced that a first round of voting in local elections this fall will take place Oct. 21, with a runoff in mayoral races Nov. 4.More >>
The Polish government announced that a first round of voting in local elections this fall will take place Oct. 21, with a runoff in mayoral races Nov. 4.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 12:16 AM EDT2018-08-14 04:16:59 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 7:14 AM EDT2018-08-14 11:14:51 GMT
China is blaming "anti-China forces" for the growing criticism of Beijing's policies in a far western region where large groups of ethnic Uighurs are being detained in internment camps.More >>
China is blaming "anti-China forces" for the growing criticism of Beijing's policies in a far western region where large groups of ethnic Uighurs are being detained in internment camps.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 11:03 AM EDT2018-08-13 15:03:20 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 6:34 AM EDT2018-08-14 10:34:39 GMT
Syrian government officials have vowed to ensure the safe return of refugees and are urging Western countries to encourage the process by lifting sanctions.More >>
Syrian government officials have vowed to ensure the safe return of refugees and are urging Western countries to encourage the process by lifting sanctions.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 3:31 AM EDT2018-08-14 07:31:26 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 6:31 AM EDT2018-08-14 10:31:33 GMT
(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul). Afghan police officers search a vehicle at a checkpoint on the Ghazni highway, in Maidan Shar, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Afghan Defense Minister Gen. Tareq Shah Bahrami said Monday that about 100 policeme...
The Latest: Afghan spokesman says Taliban have overrun a military base in country's north, killing 17 troops.More >>
The Latest: Afghan spokesman says Taliban have overrun a military base in country's north, killing 17 troops.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 6:23 AM EDT2018-08-14 10:23:03 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 6:26 AM EDT2018-08-14 10:26:46 GMT
(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File). FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2018, file photo, U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein pauses during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. Zeid defended his outspoken criticism of rights abuses in dozens of countrie...
The Dutch government is honoring the outgoing U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights with one of its most prestigious awards.More >>
The Dutch government is honoring the outgoing U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights with one of its most prestigious awards.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 3:05 AM EDT2018-08-13 07:05:03 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 4:22 AM EDT2018-08-14 08:22:45 GMT
Turkey's Central Bank has announced a series of measures to help banks manage their liquidity, after the country's finance chief said the government had readied an "action plan" to ease market concerns that led to...More >>
Turkey's Central Bank has announced a series of measures to help banks manage their liquidity, after the country's finance chief said the government had readied an "action plan" to ease market concerns that led to a slump in the value of Turkish currency.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 11:11 AM EDT2018-08-13 15:11:42 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 3:58 AM EDT2018-08-14 07:58:33 GMT
(AP Photo/Hassene Dridi). People demonstrate with a banner reading "Quran text before any other text" during a demonstration in Tunis, Saturday Aug 11, 2018. Thousands of Muslim fundamentalists have held an hours-long protest in front of the nation's p...
Tunisia's president has promised to submit a bill to parliament that aims to give women equal inheritance rights with men, as debate over the topic of inheritance reverberates around the Muslim world.More >>
Tunisia's president has promised to submit a bill to parliament that aims to give women equal inheritance rights with men, as debate over the topic of inheritance reverberates around the Muslim world.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 11:27 AM EDT2018-08-13 15:27:15 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 3:42 AM EDT2018-08-14 07:42:09 GMT
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, facing allegations of enabling anti-Semitism, has acknowledged he was present at a wreath-laying to Palestinians allegedly linked to the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the...More >>
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, facing allegations of enabling anti-Semitism, has acknowledged he was present at a wreath-laying to Palestinians allegedly linked to the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.More >>
Sunday, August 12 2018 9:11 PM EDT2018-08-13 01:11:13 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 3:33 AM EDT2018-08-14 07:33:25 GMT
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File). FILE - In this June 8, 2018, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Just months after clearing the way to rule in perpetuity president and ruli...
Just months after clearing the way to rule in perpetuity, China's president and ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping is beset by a wave of economic, foreign policy and domestic political challenges.More >>
Just months after clearing the way to rule in perpetuity, China's president and ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping is beset by a wave of economic, foreign policy and domestic political challenges.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 1:32 AM EDT2018-08-13 05:32:26 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 3:32 AM EDT2018-08-14 07:32:56 GMT
Malaysia's prime minister says he will seek to cancel multibillion-dollar Chinese-backed infrastructure projects that were signed by his predecessor as his government works to dig itself out of debt.More >>
Malaysia's prime minister says he will seek to cancel multibillion-dollar Chinese-backed infrastructure projects that were signed by his predecessor as his government works to dig itself out of debt.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 6:39 PM EDT2018-08-13 22:39:24 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 2:57 AM EDT2018-08-14 06:57:51 GMT
A U.N. report says the Islamic State extremist group has an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and Iraq and its global network poses a rising threat _ as does al-Qaida.More >>
A U.N. report says the Islamic State extremist group has an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and Iraq and its global network poses a rising threat _ as does al-Qaida.More >>
Sunday, August 12 2018 9:36 PM EDT2018-08-13 01:36:27 GMT
Tuesday, August 14 2018 1:23 AM EDT2018-08-14 05:23:41 GMT
(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon). South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon leaves for the border village of Panmunjom to attend a meeting between South and North Korea, at the Office of the South Korea-North Korea Dialogue in Seoul, South Korea, Mond...
The rival Koreas have begun high-level talks to set the date and the venue for a third summit between their leaders.
Monday, August 13 2018 8:20 AM EDT2018-08-13 12:20:21 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 9:07 PM EDT2018-08-14 01:07:17 GMT
China is insisting that there is no "arbitrary detention" and there are no "re-education centers" in the Xinjiang region after a U.N. human rights committee raised concern over reported mass detentions of ethnic...More >>
China is insisting that there is no "arbitrary detention" and there are no "re-education centers" in the Xinjiang region after a U.N. human rights committee raised concern over reported mass detentions of ethnic Uighurs.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 1:43 PM EDT2018-08-13 17:43:27 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 3:59 PM EDT2018-08-13 19:59:04 GMT
A prominent Jewish-American commentator who has been critical of Israel says he was detained by Israeli airport authorities and interrogated about his political views before he was allowed to enter the country.More >>
A prominent Jewish-American commentator who has been critical of Israel says he was detained by Israeli airport authorities and interrogated about his political views before he was allowed to enter the country.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 10:40 AM EDT2018-08-13 14:40:44 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 2:31 PM EDT2018-08-13 18:31:35 GMT
The United Arab Emirates says it is actively fighting al-Qaida's branch in Yemen after an Associated Press report outlined how Emirati forces cut secret deals with the militants to get them to abandon territory.More >>
The United Arab Emirates says it is actively fighting al-Qaida's branch in Yemen after an Associated Press report outlined how Emirati forces cut secret deals with the militants to get them to abandon territory.More >>
Sunday, August 12 2018 10:03 AM EDT2018-08-12 14:03:20 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 1:54 PM EDT2018-08-13 17:54:27 GMT
(AP Photo/FILE). FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, April 14, 2015, actor Idris Elba poses for photographers during the MIPTV, International Television Programme Market, in Cannes, southern France. British actor Idris Elba has stoked speculation...
British actor Idris Elba is stoking speculation he may take over the role of James Bond when Daniel Craig steps aside, offering an enigmatic Twitter post that fueled the buzz about him becoming the first black Bond.More >>
British actor Idris Elba is stoking speculation he may take over the role of James Bond when Daniel Craig steps aside, offering an enigmatic Twitter post that fueled the buzz about him becoming the first black Bond.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 11:47 AM EDT2018-08-13 15:47:07 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 1:52 PM EDT2018-08-13 17:52:57 GMT
A police spokesman in eastern Poland says an Israeli teen has admitted to dropping his pants at the former Nazi German death camp of Majdanek and is facing a fine.More >>
A police spokesman in eastern Poland says an Israeli teen has admitted to dropping his pants at the former Nazi German death camp of Majdanek and is facing a fine.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 11:27 AM EDT2018-08-13 15:27:06 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 1:49 PM EDT2018-08-13 17:49:15 GMT
More than 2,000 people were evacuated Monday while Polish navy experts removed three World War II bombs from the Baltic Sea bed at the vacation resort of Kolobrzeg, officials said.More >>
More than 2,000 people were evacuated Monday while Polish navy experts removed three World War II bombs from the Baltic Sea bed at the vacation resort of Kolobrzeg, officials said.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 10:51 AM EDT2018-08-13 14:51:18 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 1:13 PM EDT2018-08-13 17:13:10 GMT
Tajikistan's Emergencies Committee says five people have died in the crash-landing of a helicopter carrying climbers in the Central Asian nation.More >>
Tajikistan's Emergencies Committee says five people have died in the crash-landing of a helicopter carrying climbers in the Central Asian nation.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 1:08 PM EDT2018-08-13 17:08:40 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 1:12 PM EDT2018-08-13 17:12:43 GMT
(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda). Riot police use a water canon during a charge to clear the square during protests outside the government headquarters, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Romanians who live abroad are staging an anti-government prote...
Israel's embassy has protested an incident involving four Israeli tourists who were dragged out of a taxi and beaten during a recent protest that degenerated into violence.More >>
Israel's embassy has protested an incident involving four Israeli tourists who were dragged out of a taxi and beaten during a recent protest that degenerated into violence.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 1:02 PM EDT2018-08-13 17:02:43 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 1:04 PM EDT2018-08-13 17:04:12 GMT
Poland's right-wing defense minister has used the term "sodomites" to describe the recent LGBT rights march while giving an interview on a pro-government Catholic television.More >>
Poland's right-wing defense minister has used the term "sodomites" to describe the recent LGBT rights march while giving an interview on a pro-government Catholic television.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 7:25 AM EDT2018-08-13 11:25:33 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 12:17 PM EDT2018-08-13 16:17:16 GMT
Dozens in the northwestern Bosnian town of Bihac are protesting the government's response to an unprecedented influx of migrants from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.More >>
Dozens in the northwestern Bosnian town of Bihac are protesting the government's response to an unprecedented influx of migrants from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 2:35 AM EDT2018-08-13 06:35:11 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 11:08 AM EDT2018-08-13 15:08:32 GMT
(AP Photo/Fauzy Chaniago). Indonesian men carry the body of a victim of last week's earthquake past a damaged building during a funeral in Gangga, Lombok Island, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Hundreds of people were killed while nearly 400,000 peop...
The death toll from the earthquake that rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok a week ago has passed 430 and the government is estimating economic losses of least several hundred million dollars.More >>
The death toll from the earthquake that rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok a week ago has passed 430 and the government is estimating economic losses of least several hundred million dollars.More >>
Sunday, August 12 2018 6:09 PM EDT2018-08-12 22:09:46 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 11:04 AM EDT2018-08-13 15:04:23 GMT
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says he's satisfied that creating a Space Force as a separate military service is the right way to reorganize the Pentagon's approach to space.More >>
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says he's satisfied that creating a Space Force as a separate military service is the right way to reorganize the Pentagon's approach to space.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 9:50 AM EDT2018-08-13 13:50:29 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 10:53 AM EDT2018-08-13 14:53:25 GMT
(AP Photo/Miriam Karout). German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Zvizdic, left, address the media during a joint press conference as part of a meeting at the chancellery in ...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has slapped down an ally's suggestion that her conservatives could work with the post-communist Left Party in the country's east, an idea that appals many on the right.More >>
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has slapped down an ally's suggestion that her conservatives could work with the post-communist Left Party in the country's east, an idea that appals many on the right.More >>
Monday, August 13 2018 4:15 AM EDT2018-08-13 08:15:06 GMT
Monday, August 13 2018 10:43 AM EDT2018-08-13 14:43:12 GMT
Authorities in the Spanish city of Vigo say an oceanside boardwalk collapsed during a nighttime concert, injuring some 260 people, five of them seriously. (Source: Diego Reico/Twitter/CNN)
Authorities in the Spanish city of Vigo say an oceanside boardwalk collapsed during a nighttime concert, injuring more than 300 people, five of them seriously.
Authorities in the Spanish city of Vigo say an oceanside boardwalk collapsed during a nighttime concert, injuring more than 300 people, five of them seriously.
Friday, August 17 2018 3:26 PM EDT2018-08-17 19:26:41 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:53 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:53:27 GMT
Kansas City-area businessman Greg Orman has submitted enough valid signatures to appear on the Nov. 6 ballot as an independent candidate for Kansas governor.More >>
Kansas City-area businessman Greg Orman has submitted enough valid signatures to appear on the Nov. 6 ballot as an independent candidate for Kansas governor.More >>
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:40 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:40:38 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:52 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:52:57 GMT
(AP Photo/Jeff Baenen). In this Aug. 16, 2018 photo, Democrat Ilhan Omar, the nation's first Somali-American legislator who won her party's congressional primary in the race, talks during an interview at Peace Coffee in Minneapolis. Just two years ago,...
Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota legislator heavily favored to become a new Muslim voice in Congress, says she wants to get people talking about the kind of nation the U.S. should be.More >>
Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota legislator heavily favored to become a new Muslim voice in Congress, says she wants to get people talking about the kind of nation the U.S. should be.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 2:31 PM EDT2018-08-17 18:31:44 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:49 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:49:37 GMT
Federal regulators have served Facebook with a complaint alleging the company's advertising tools allow landlords and real estate brokers to engage in housing discrimination.More >>
Federal regulators have served Facebook with a complaint alleging the company's advertising tools allow landlords and real estate brokers to engage in housing discrimination.More >>
Tuesday, August 14 2018 12:22 PM EDT2018-08-14 16:22:45 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:49 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:49:24 GMT
The Los Angeles subway system is poised to become the first mass transit system in the U.S. to install body scanners to screen passengers for weapons and explosives.More >>
The Los Angeles subway system is poised to become the first mass transit system in the U.S. to install body scanners to screen passengers for weapons and explosives.More >>
Friday, August 17 2018 4:01 PM EDT2018-08-17 20:01:45 GMT
Saturday, August 18 2018 9:42 AM EDT2018-08-18 13:42:25 GMT
The sales and marketing director of Backpage.com pleaded guilty to conspiring to facilitate prostitution in a scheme to give free ads to prostitutes in a bid to draw them away from competitors.More >>
The sales and marketing director of Backpage.com pleaded guilty to conspiring to facilitate prostitution in a scheme to give free ads to prostitutes in a bid to draw them away from competitors.More >>
President Donald Trump on Friday defended his former campaign chairman on trial for financial fraud, calling Paul Manafort a "very good person" as a jury entered its second day of deliberations.
President Donald Trump on Friday defended his former campaign chairman on trial for financial fraud, calling Paul Manafort a "very good person" as a jury entered its second day of deliberations.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the Taliban's deadly assault on the Afghan city of Ghazni is the kind of violence the insurgents are likely to repeat in the run up to parliamentary elections scheduled for October
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the Taliban's deadly assault on the Afghan city of Ghazni is the kind of violence the insurgents are likely to repeat in the run up to parliamentary elections scheduled for October
AP Interview: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is considering a 2020 presidential run, says President Donald Trump has done "plenty of racist things" to divide the nation while failing to deliver on health care reform and other promises
AP Interview: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is considering a 2020 presidential run, says President Donald Trump has done "plenty of racist things" to divide the nation while failing to deliver on health care reform and other promises
After eight seasons of fighting for her life on AMC's "The Walking Dead," Lauren Cohan is embracing change with the new film "Mile 22" and a TV series for ABC called "Whiskey Cavalier"
After eight seasons of fighting for her life on AMC's "The Walking Dead," Lauren Cohan is embracing change with the new film "Mile 22" and a TV series for ABC called "Whiskey Cavalier"
Like the best actors and poets, nothing came between how Aretha Franklin felt and what she could express, between what she expressed and how we responded.
Like the best actors and poets, nothing came between how Aretha Franklin felt and what she could express, between what she expressed and how we responded.
Like the best actors and poets, nothing came between how Aretha Franklin felt and what she could express, between what she expressed and how we responded.
Like the best actors and poets, nothing came between how Aretha Franklin felt and what she could express, between what she expressed and how we responded.
Like the best actors and poets, nothing came between how Aretha Franklin felt and what she could express, between what she expressed and how we responded.
Like the best actors and poets, nothing came between how Aretha Franklin felt and what she could express, between what she expressed and how we responded.
