MOSCOW – The Russian military says it has extended a "humanitarian pause" in fighting for two days in a part of Syria's embattled eastern Ghouta enclave, just outside of Damascus. The Russian Defense Ministry says the pause on Thursday and…
Nicaragua National Police arrested Orlando Tercero on Tuesday and transferred him to a prison 40 miles southwest of Managua, the capital. (Reuters) The Nicaragua National Police on Wednesday released a photo of the suspect in the killing of a New…
MANILA, Philippines – Human rights groups say Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his officials could still be prosecuted at the International Criminal Court for killings in his anti-drug war until his decision to withdraw from the tribunal takes effect after…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A flight attendant for the Mideast long-haul carrier Emirates has been hospitalized in Uganda after falling out of an open emergency door on a Boeing 777 that was parked on the tarmac. Civil aviation authorities…
MANAMA, Bahrain – A U.S. military official says Iranian naval forces appear to have deliberately halted their provocations of U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf in recent months. Navy Cmdr. William Urban, spokesman for U.S. Naval Forces Central Command,…
MELBOURNE, Australia – The father of a man who alleges he was sexually abused by a senior Vatican cleric during a waterskiing outing has told an Australian court that he is insulted to be accused by a defense lawyer of…
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – Away from the stadiums, it's the most hectic place at the Paralympic Games — a white warehouse on a corner of Pyeongchang's athletes' village, where a team of technicians hustle around the clock to carve, weld…
Just days after the poisoning of a Russian double agent and his daughter in Salisbury with a military-grade nerve agent, the United Kingdom on Thursday will reportedly announce plans to construct a nearly $70 million chemical weapons defense center. In…
MY LAI, Vietnam – The shudder of artillery fire woke the boy at 5:30 a.m. Three American soldiers appeared at his family's home a couple of hours later and forced the mother and five children into their bomb shelter, a…
HONG KONG – Hong Kong's notoriously expensive housing makes owning an affordable home a pipe dream for many residents. A local architect has proposed a novel idea to help alleviate that problem: building stylish micro-apartments inside giant concrete drainage pipes.…
RIO DE JANEIRO – A police official in Rio de Janeiro says a city council member and her driver have been shot to death by two unidentified attackers in the Brazilian city's downtown. The official tells The Associated Press that…
UNITED NATIONS – The sons of an Iranian-Canadian university professor who died in a Tehran prison last month are urging Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to speak out publicly and pressure Iran to release their mother and seriously investigate their…
PYONGYANG, North Korea – Is North Korea's air force selling canned soup and taxi rides to upgrade runways and airstrips? Amid the tough sanctions against the North because of its nuclear weapons, the answer may well be yes. The explanation…
UNITED NATIONS – France's gender equality minister says fighting violence against women isn't just a top priority for French President Emmanuel Macron — it's the top priority. And one of the first targets is street harassment. In an interview at…
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Slovenia's prime minister says he is resigning after the country's top court annulled last year's referendum on a key railway project and ordered a new vote. Miro Cerar says that he has sent his resignation to parliament.…
BUDAPEST, Hungary – A Hungarian court has sentenced a Syrian man to seven years in prison after convicting him in a retrial of entering Hungary's illegally and committing an act of terror by throwing rocks at police during a 2015…
MEXICO CITY – Gangs have blocked roads with burning vehicles in the western Mexico state of Michoacan. The scenes are reminiscent of a 2013-2014 fight between vigilantes and drug cartels in Michoacan. The state police department said Wednesday that at…
NAIROBI, Kenya – The Kenya Red Cross says more than 8,500 Ethiopians have crossed the border into Kenyan territory seeking asylum from conflict after government troops mistakenly killed civilians. The Red Cross said in a statement Wednesday that the number…
Australia’s Immigration and Border Protection Minister Peter Dutton speaks to reporters at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia (AP) CANBERRA, Australia -Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has announced he plans to examine ways to fast-track a visa program for white…
PRISTINA, Kosovo – A court established to prosecute crimes committed during and immediately after Kosovo's war for independence has issued the list of lawyers who will represent suspects, victims and others appearing before the tribunal. The Kosovo Specialist Chambers on…
BERLIN – German police say they've arrested a man in the kidnapping of a billionaire businessman's son three years ago that ended with the victim released unharmed. Police in Offenbach, next to Frankfurt, told the dpa news agency on Wednesday…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Slovakia's prime minister says he's ready to resign as a way out of the political crisis triggered by the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee. Robert Fico's surprise move was meant to keep the current…
BAGHDAD – Iraq's civil aviation authority says airports in the country's Kurdish region have been officially reopened for international flights. Abbas Omran, the authority's director, says he received a cable Wednesday night that international carriers are now allowed to take…
LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistani police say a bomb has exploded near a police checkpoint killing three police and a bystander and wounding 20 others near the eastern city of Lahore. Haider Ashraf, Lahore police chief, says Wednesday that an initial…
ROME – Italian Euro-skeptic leader Matteo Salvini says he's open to ruling in coalition with the 5-Star Movement if the populists, who also scored big in this month's elections, adopt his proposals, including a flat-tax system and lowering the retirement…
American Pastor Andrew Pastor being held in a Turkish jail A 50-year-old American pastor who had already spent more than 500 days in a Turkish jail without a charge now faces a veritable life sentence - 35 years - in…
SKOPJE, Macedonia – Macedonia has taken a conclusive step to declaring Albanian the country's second official language, with lawmakers approving the measure after a stormy session. A total of 64 of parliament's 120 lawmakers backed the motion. Parliament had approved…
WARSAW, Poland – Polish lawmakers have approved a new national holiday honoring the Poles who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. The Senate voted Wednesday on the bill, initiated by President Andrzej, to make March 24 a…
GENEVA – The Swiss Foreign Ministry says Carles Puigdemont, the fugitive ex-president of the restive Spanish region of Catalonia, is heading to Switzerland for a private visit. The ministry said Wednesday that Puigdemont is due in Geneva after accepting an…
SAO PAULO – The Education Department of Brazil's biggest city says more than 90 percent of the public schools it runs have been affected by a weeklong strike by teachers protesting proposed changes to their pension plans. The department says…
MEXICO CITY – A Mexican human rights group says a Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to 63 years in prison for abusing a boy. The Action Group for Human Rights and Social Justice said Tuesdays the conviction and prison…
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania's president has sent back to Parliament legislation regulating the integrity of public officials saying it diminishes standards of probity expected of elected officials. President Klaus Iohannis said Wednesday that the measure approved by Parliament in Dec.…
LONDON – The Latest on the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England (all times local): 4:40 p.m. Germany's new foreign minister says Berlin "can fully and completely understand" why Britain took action over the poisoning of a former…
LONDON – Facebook has taken down the official home page of the far-right group Britain First along with the pages of its two leaders because they violate the company's standards. The group gained prominence in November when U.S. President Donald…
BENGHAZI, Libya – Libya's top prosecutor says criminal groups are smuggling Libyan fuel on board fishing vessels to Europe. Al-Sadiq al-Sour told reporters on Wednesday their investigations revealed that smugglers use sea routes to move subsidized fuel from the western…
A former Russian scientist who leaked Moscow’s secret experimentation of the nerve agent believed used in the poisoning of an ex-spy is now warning that hundreds of people in Britain could be at risk of exposure for years. Vil Mirzayanov, the…
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has admitted that it altered a photo sent to the media of a letter from retired Pope Benedict XVI about Pope Francis' theological background. The manipulation changed the meaning of the image. The Vatican's communications…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's firing is reverberating across a Middle East where Iran fears his replacement will fight to end the 2015 nuclear deal, a hope of Gulf Arab states as Palestinians worry…
JERUSALEM – Israel's government watchdog has taken aim at the military's "Hannibal" directive — a controversial tactic used when soldiers were abducted. The directive, used most recently during a 2014 war in Gaza, authorized the use of heavy fire if…
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Slovenia's teachers on strike for the second time in a month after failing to reach a deal with the government on higher wages. Many schools and kindergartens remained closed on Wednesday as teachers held street protests in…
VILNIUS, Lithuania – A Lithuanian lawmaker resigned Wednesday, a day after surviving an impeachment vote in the Baltic country's parliament for his reported ties to Russia. Mindaugas Bastys, a former Social Democrat-turned-independent, announced his decision hours after Prime Minister Saulius…
BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip – The United Nations says about $540 million is needed for humanitarian relief in the Palestinian territories in 2018. Jamie McGoldrick, the top U.N. humanitarian coordinator, said Wednesday that 75 percent of that sum is for…
ROME – Italian bomb experts have moved to the sea for safe detonation a 500-pound (225-kilo) British bomb from World War II, accidentally dug up in an Adriatic town. Some 23,000 people in Fano were evacuated Tuesday night as a…
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar – Myanmar officials say the time is right to have U.N. agencies become involved in the repatriation of Rohingya refugees who fled to Bangladesh to escape violence against them. Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Myint Thu said Wednesday that…
British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Wednesday she is expelling 23 Russian diplomats from the United Kingdom following the suspicious poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter. It will be the largest expulsion since the Cold War. May’s…
CAIRO – Well-traveled and much experienced as a soccer coach, Hector Cuper is facing a new obstacle when it comes to preparing Egypt for this year's World Cup. The tournament in Russia starts on the final day of Ramadan, the…
Who is Rodrigo Duterte? Fox News takes a look back at some moments in the career of President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines Outspoken Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte made the controversial decision to withdraw his country from the International Criminal…
WARSAW, Poland – Poland's justice minister says three men have been charged with murder in connection with the 1992 deaths of communist-era top official Piotr Jaroszewicz and his wife. The brutal killing of Jaroszewicz, 82, and of Alicja Jaroszewicz, 66,…
BRUSSELS – The European Union moved Wednesday to speed up the return of unauthorized migrants, announcing plans to punish countries that refuse to take back their nationals by restricting visas for their diplomats. While the number of people entering Europe…
BEIRUT – The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Syrian state-run TV is broadcasting footage of patients being evacuated from a besieged region outside the Syrian capital, part of a negotiated deal to allow critical cases…
