Egypt's first parliament in 3 years convenes
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's first legislature in more than three years, a 596-seat chamber packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, held its inaugural session on Sunday, signaling the completion of a political road map announced after the 2013 military overthrow of an elected Islamist president.
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's first legislature in more than three years, a 596-seat chamber packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, held its inaugural session on Sunday, signaling the completion of a political road map announced after the 2013 military overthrow of an elected Islamist president.
Suspicious powder delays flights at Swedish airport
HELSINKI (AP) — Skavsta Airport in southeastern Sweden was partially evacuated Sunday and flights were delayed for several hours when suspicious powder was found after a passenger had checked in luggage, airport officials said.
HELSINKI (AP) — Skavsta Airport in southeastern Sweden was partially evacuated Sunday and flights were delayed for several hours when suspicious powder was found after a passenger had checked in luggage, airport officials said.
Kim visits military as Koreas slide into Cold War standoff
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's leader has taken a victory tour to celebrate the country's widely disputed claim of a hydrogen bomb test, seeking to rally pride in an explosion viewed with outrage by much of the world and boost his domestic political goals.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's leader has taken a victory tour to celebrate the country's widely disputed claim of a hydrogen bomb test, seeking to rally pride in an explosion viewed with outrage by much of the world and boost his domestic political goals.
ISIS extremist reportedly kills his mother in public execution in Syria
In a new example of Islamic State barbarity, a member of the terror group killed his mother in a public execution in Syria, it was reported Friday.
In a new example of Islamic State barbarity, a member of the terror group killed his mother in a public execution in Syria, it was reported Friday.
'El Chapo' captured again
Fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been recaptured seven months after he escaped from a maximum security prison in Mexico, according to a Twitter post on Friday from the country's president Enrique Peña Nieto.
Fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been recaptured seven months after he escaped from a maximum security prison in Mexico, according to a Twitter post on Friday from the country's president Enrique Peña Nieto.
Clashes near Mosul base kill 18 IS militants, IS fighter kills his mother in front of crowd
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Clashes between a joint Turkish-Iraqi force and Islamic State militants near a training camp outside the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have left at least 18 IS fighters dead, officials said Friday. The fighting erupted late on Thursday outside the Bashiqa camp, which was at the center of a controversy last month when Turkey moved troops there to protect Turkish trainers...
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Clashes between a joint Turkish-Iraqi force and Islamic State militants near a training camp outside the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have left at least 18 IS fighters dead, officials said Friday. The fighting erupted late on Thursday outside the Bashiqa camp, which was at the center of a controversy last month when Turkey moved troops there to protect Turkish trainers...
Cuban dissidents leaving country amid shift in US policy, but some are staying
One year ago, the Cuban government began releasing 53 political prisoners whom President Barack Obama wanted freed as part of a historic deal to re-establish diplomatic relations between the former Cold War foes.
One year ago, the Cuban government began releasing 53 political prisoners whom President Barack Obama wanted freed as part of a historic deal to re-establish diplomatic relations between the former Cold War foes.
Portugal gets back 4 public holidays in anti-austerity drive
Happy days are here again in Portugal — four of them, at least. The country's new Socialist government got Parliament's approval Friday to discard one of the most unpopular legacies of a recent austerity drive and bring back four public holidays that were cut two years ago.
Happy days are here again in Portugal — four of them, at least. The country's new Socialist government got Parliament's approval Friday to discard one of the most unpopular legacies of a recent austerity drive and bring back four public holidays that were cut two years ago.
Greece: Refugees turn life vests into handbags
They are a poignant symbol of Europe's refugee crisis: Mountains of life vests strewn on the beaches of Lesbos, and piled high at dumps on the Greek island that doesn't know what to do with them. Now some of those refugees are working on a solution.
They are a poignant symbol of Europe's refugee crisis: Mountains of life vests strewn on the beaches of Lesbos, and piled high at dumps on the Greek island that doesn't know what to do with them. Now some of those refugees are working on a solution.
Lawyer alleges 231 children abused at German Catholic choir
A lawyer tasked with investigating allegations of abuse at a Catholic children's choir in southern Germany says he has documented 231 allegations ranging from beatings to rape. Ulrich Weber says the incidents include 50 plausible cases of sexual abuse. The alleged abuses took place at the Regensburger Domspatzen boys' choir and two associated boarding schools between 1953 and...
A lawyer tasked with investigating allegations of abuse at a Catholic children's choir in southern Germany says he has documented 231 allegations ranging from beatings to rape. Ulrich Weber says the incidents include 50 plausible cases of sexual abuse. The alleged abuses took place at the Regensburger Domspatzen boys' choir and two associated boarding schools between 1953 and...
Egypt investigating reports of Egyptians kidnapped in Libya
Egypt's foreign ministry says it's investigating local media reports that 21 Egyptians have been abducted in Libya.
Egypt's foreign ministry says it's investigating local media reports that 21 Egyptians have been abducted in Libya.
Paris police kill man with fake suicide vest
Officers shot and killed a knife-wielding man wearing a fake explosive vest at a police station in northern Paris on Thursday, French officials said, a year to the day after an attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo launched a bloody year in the French capital.
Officers shot and killed a knife-wielding man wearing a fake explosive vest at a police station in northern Paris on Thursday, French officials said, a year to the day after an attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo launched a bloody year in the French capital.
Earthquake detected in North Korea; not clear if nuke test
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The European Mediterranean Seismological Center has detected unusual seismic activity in North Korea. It isn't immediately clear whether North Korea has conducted its fourth nuclear test. The agency measured the magnitude of the seismic activity at 5.1 on its website on Wednesday. South Korean government officials didn't immediately respond to calls...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The European Mediterranean Seismological Center has detected unusual seismic activity in North Korea. It isn't immediately clear whether North Korea has conducted its fourth nuclear test. The agency measured the magnitude of the seismic activity at 5.1 on its website on Wednesday. South Korean government officials didn't immediately respond to calls...
Saudi allies scale back ties with Iran as tensions soar
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom's lead and began scaling back diplomatic ties to Iran on Monday after the ransacking of Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic, violence sparked by the Saudi execution of a prominent opposition Shiite cleric.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom's lead and began scaling back diplomatic ties to Iran on Monday after the ransacking of Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic, violence sparked by the Saudi execution of a prominent opposition Shiite cleric.
US treads warily amid Iran-Saudi tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration tread warily Monday around inflamed tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia that threaten several key U.S. foreign policy objectives. A U.S. official said Secretary of State John Kerry had spoken Sunday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif , while the official Saudi Press Agency reported that Kerry had spoken on Monday with Saudi...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration tread warily Monday around inflamed tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia that threaten several key U.S. foreign policy objectives. A U.S. official said Secretary of State John Kerry had spoken Sunday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif , while the official Saudi Press Agency reported that Kerry had spoken on Monday with Saudi...
Austria: Police find 2nd body after discovery of suitcase packed with body parts
VIENNA (AP) — Police divers searching an Austrian lake a day after recovering two suitcases containing parts of a woman's body found the submerged body of a man in the same waters Monday. Police official Gerhard Haag said the body was retrieved from the bottom of the Traunsee near the lakeside town of Gmunden close to the location where the suitcases were discovered Sunday.
VIENNA (AP) — Police divers searching an Austrian lake a day after recovering two suitcases containing parts of a woman's body found the submerged body of a man in the same waters Monday. Police official Gerhard Haag said the body was retrieved from the bottom of the Traunsee near the lakeside town of Gmunden close to the location where the suitcases were discovered Sunday.
More than 200 migrants rescued off Greek islands; 1 dead
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A total of 217 migrants have been rescued by Greek and EU authorities over the first weekend of the new year in four separate incidents, Greece's coast guard says.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A total of 217 migrants have been rescued by Greek and EU authorities over the first weekend of the new year in four separate incidents, Greece's coast guard says.
Mexico mayor slain a day after taking office
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mayor of a city south of Mexico's capital was shot to death on Saturday, less than a day after taking office, officials said.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mayor of a city south of Mexico's capital was shot to death on Saturday, less than a day after taking office, officials said.
WATCH: Photographer trapped in burning Dubai hotel dangles hundreds of feet above ground
Video emerged of a dramatic rescue of a Filipino photographer stuck on the 48th floor of the Dubai hotel that went up in flames on New Year's Eve.
Video emerged of a dramatic rescue of a Filipino photographer stuck on the 48th floor of the Dubai hotel that went up in flames on New Year's Eve.
Passenger captures homophobic abuse on London underground
A video showing a man subjecting a passenger on a London train to homophobic abuse is beginning to go viral January 2.
A video showing a man subjecting a passenger on a London train to homophobic abuse is beginning to go viral January 2.