The Latest: Burkina Faso says 2 Australians kidnapped
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The latest developments in the assault of a hotel by al-Qaida-linked gunmen in Burkina Faso's capital. All times are local: 4:40 p.m.
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The latest developments in the assault of a hotel by al-Qaida-linked gunmen in Burkina Faso's capital. All times are local: 4:40 p.m.
Botched French drug trial leaves 1 brain dead, 5 in hospital
PARIS (AP) — One man is brain dead and three others are facing possible permanent brain damage after volunteering to take part in a drug test that went awry, French authorities said Friday. The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into what French Health Minister Marisol Touraine called "an accident of exceptional gravity" at the private Biotrial clinical...
PARIS (AP) — One man is brain dead and three others are facing possible permanent brain damage after volunteering to take part in a drug test that went awry, French authorities said Friday. The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into what French Health Minister Marisol Touraine called "an accident of exceptional gravity" at the private Biotrial clinical...
Hurricane Alex forms in the Atlantic
Subtropical Storm Alex has become stronger far out over the Atlantic and is now threatening the Azores as a hurricane -- the first to form in January since 1938.
Subtropical Storm Alex has become stronger far out over the Atlantic and is now threatening the Azores as a hurricane -- the first to form in January since 1938.
Inside look into where drug lord 'El Chapo' hid before arrest
Authorities in Mexico allowed media to tour the home where drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman hid before his arrest.
Authorities in Mexico allowed media to tour the home where drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman hid before his arrest.
BP to reduce 4,000 jobs amid oil price plunge
LONDON (AP) — Oil company BP is cutting some 4,000 jobs in exploration and production over the next two years amid sharp drops in the price of crude. The cuts in BP's upstream business globally will include the loss of some 600 jobs in the North Sea. The cost-cutting announced Tuesday comes as the price of oil dropped to a 12 year-low near $31 a barrel. Part of the decline is due to...
LONDON (AP) — Oil company BP is cutting some 4,000 jobs in exploration and production over the next two years amid sharp drops in the price of crude. The cuts in BP's upstream business globally will include the loss of some 600 jobs in the North Sea. The cost-cutting announced Tuesday comes as the price of oil dropped to a 12 year-low near $31 a barrel. Part of the decline is due to...
The Latest: At least 9 victims of Istanbul attack Germans
ISTANBUL (AP) — The latest on the explosion in historic center of Istanbul. All times local: 12:35 p.m. Turkey's Dogan news agency says at least six Germans, one Norwegian and one Peruvian are among the injured in an explosion in an area of Istanbul popular with tourists.
ISTANBUL (AP) — The latest on the explosion in historic center of Istanbul. All times local: 12:35 p.m. Turkey's Dogan news agency says at least six Germans, one Norwegian and one Peruvian are among the injured in an explosion in an area of Istanbul popular with tourists.
ISIS claims responsibility for Baghdad attack
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials: Gunmen attack Baghdad mall, killing 10 and taking hostages.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials: Gunmen attack Baghdad mall, killing 10 and taking hostages.
Pope calls for bold, creative response to global migration
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis called Monday for a bold and creative strategy to deal with global migration, insisting that Europe has the means and "moral responsibility" to welcome refugees without sacrificing its security or culture. In a speech to the Holy See's diplomatic corps, Francis lamented the distinction made between refugees fleeing persecution and migrants...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis called Monday for a bold and creative strategy to deal with global migration, insisting that Europe has the means and "moral responsibility" to welcome refugees without sacrificing its security or culture. In a speech to the Holy See's diplomatic corps, Francis lamented the distinction made between refugees fleeing persecution and migrants...
EU foreign policy chief says Iran sanctions to end soon
PRAGUE (AP) — The European Union foreign policy chief says she expects the economic sanctions against Iran to be lifted soon.
PRAGUE (AP) — The European Union foreign policy chief says she expects the economic sanctions against Iran to be lifted soon.
China's Xi reorganizes military headquarters structure
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered a reorganization of the military headquarters' structure on Monday in a sign of his firm control over the 2.3 million-member armed forces. Xi ordered the elimination of the four headquarters responsible for staff, politics, logistics and armaments and their replacement with 15 new agencies under the direct authority of the ruling...
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered a reorganization of the military headquarters' structure on Monday in a sign of his firm control over the 2.3 million-member armed forces. Xi ordered the elimination of the four headquarters responsible for staff, politics, logistics and armaments and their replacement with 15 new agencies under the direct authority of the ruling...
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...