BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez will face trial for allegedly covering up the role of Iranians in a 1994 bomb attack on a Jewish center. The decision by a federal judge was announced Monday by Argentina's…
MEXICO CITY – A Mexican government report says the number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexican forests has declined for a second consecutive year. Alejandro Del Mazo is Mexico's commissioner for protected areas and he says the monarchs clumped in…
CARACAS, Venezuela – Leaders from Latin American governments belonging to an anti-U.S. bloc have converged on Venezuela's capital to commemorate the fifth anniversary of President Hugo Chavez's death. Presidents Raul Castro of Cuba, Evo Morales of Bolivia and Daniel Ortega…
MEXICO CITY – A group of influential Mexican intellectuals and writers penned an open letter to President Enrique Pena Nieto, asking him to either bring charges or drop what is widely seen as a politicized investigation of an opposition presidential…
PRAGUE – Thousands of Czechs are rallying in Prague and other major cities to protest the election of a former communist-era police officer as the head of a parliamentary committee on law enforcement. Zdenek Ondracek became chairman Friday of the…
A view of Jerusalem Old City seen from Mount of Olives, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Guatemala plans to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May, just two days after the U.S. embassy makes the same…
Sergei Skripal was believed to be in critical condition after being exposed to an "unknown substance" on Sunday, March 4, 2018. (AP) A former Russian spy is believed to be in critical condition after he was exposed to an “unknown…
BRUSSELS – Since the European Union's founding treaty was signed in Rome more than 60 years ago, Italy has been an unabashed booster of increased unity and common purpose. That may have come to an end. Euroskeptics and populists rode…
Top officials from South Korea met and had dinner with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang Monday. It is the first time officials from Seoul have met with the young leader. “It is significant these talks are happening,”…
LONDON – British media say a former Russian spy is in critical condition after coming into contact with an "unknown substance." Authorities did not identify the man, but the Press Association and other British media identified him Monday as Sergei…
Toronto Police are asking the public for help in identifying a deceased man, left, who is believed to be another victim of "alleged serial killer" Bruce McArthur. (Toronto Police Service/Facebook) Toronto police released a picture of an unidentified deceased man…
PANAMA CITY – Escorted by police officers and a Panamanian judicial official, the owners of the Trump Panama City hotel have taken control of the property. A team of Trump Organization security officials abandoned the area on Monday. The action…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Dutch government has named a political veteran as its new foreign affairs minister to replace the envoy who quit last month after admitting that he lied about a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The…
TIRANA, Albania – Parts of northwestern Albania have been flooded after authorities started to release excess waters from three hydropower stations. The country's defense ministry said on Monday that about 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of land in the north-west has…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – The Latest on the killing of a Slovak investigative journalist (all times local): 5.30 p.m. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused the country's president of destabilizing the situation in Slovakia in the wake of the slayings…
March 4, 2018: The carcass of an endangered Sumatran tiger is pictured hanging from the beams of a public gathering space in an Indonesian village. (AFP/Getty) Remote Indonesian villagers who were becoming increasingly fearful that a shapeshifter was hiding out…
JERUSALEM – A confidant of Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to turn state's witness in a burgeoning corruption case, becoming the third former aide to testify against the Israeli leader in a series of scandals and casting a shadow over…
DAKAR, Senegal – The al-Qaida-linked extremist group based in Mali that claimed responsibility for Friday's attacks that killed eight people in Burkina Faso's capital has released a photo that it says is of a suicide bomber before he detonated his…
MEXICO CITY – State police say four gunmen have burst into a hospital in the Mexican resort of Cancun and shot to death a drug gang suspect and his female companion. The suspect was identified by local media as Alfonso…
BERLIN – The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says a deal between Iran and six other nations aimed at ensuring Tehran doesn't develop atomic weapons mustn't fail. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to withdraw the United States from…
PARIS – French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb says the government is introducing a 90-euro fine ($110) for street harassment and sexist comments. Collomb said in a speech Monday the measure will be imposed in coming months, though he did not…
HARARE, Zimbabwe – A former army brigadier who quit Zimbabwe's ruling party to protest the removal of former leader Robert Mugabe has formed a new political party. Ambrose Mutinhiri, a veteran of the 1970s war against white minority rule, met…
ROME – Italian voters delivered a stinging blow to their country's pro-European political powers, with more than half of the electorate backing populist, euroskeptic parties in Sunday's election, according to near-final results. The result could leave Italy with a hung…
BEIRUT – Desperate for food and basic medicines, many of the besieged and bombarded Syrian civilians in Damascus' eastern suburbs of Ghouta waited on Monday as a 46-truck convoy organized by the United Nations and key aid agencies began entering…
Longtime Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not backing down – despite police recommending he be indicted on corruption charges. Police recommended charges against the prime minister in two separate cases, and he was questioned last week regarding a third…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Waves nearly 30 feet (9 meters) high from a U.S. winter storm are slamming into Puerto Rico, forcing authorities to evacuate dozens of families. The Department of Public Safety said Monday that coastal roads in…
TORONTO – Toronto police have found a seventh set of remains related to their serial killer case investigation. A police source confirmed the seventh victim to The Associated Press early Monday. The official says alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur has…
Four Islamic State terror group suspects were detained on Monday after the U.S. Embassy in Turkey was shut down due to a security threat, reports said. The suspected ISIS members were arrested in a possible attack on the U.S. Embassy…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Slovak protesters are planning to take to the streets again to demand a thorough investigation into the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee as well as changes in government. More than a week after the…
JERUSALEM – Israeli media say a third confidant of Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to turn state witness and testify against the prime minister, who faces a wave of corruption allegations. Various outlets say longtime Netanyahu family spokesman Nir Hefetz agreed…
YANGON, Myanmar – About 200 people have marched in Myanmar's biggest city to protest government plans to amend a law governing public demonstrations to make it easier to charge participants with crimes and increase the penalties for violations. The Peaceful…
WARSAW, Poland – The head of a Polish team of climbers says they have given up their attempt to make the first ever winter ascent of the world's second highest peak, K2. Krzysztof Wielicki said Monday they were wrapping up…
CAIRO – Egypt is giving a warm welcome to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is visiting the Suez Canal on the second of his three-day visit to the Arab world's most populous country. Posters featuring Salman's face alongside…
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkey has requested that German authorities detain and extradite a Syrian Kurdish politician wanted in the country. Anadolu Agency reported Monday that Turkey requested that Germany extradite Salih Muslim, the former co-chair…
South Korean delegation is set to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a dinner in Pyongyang on Monday evening, making it the first time South Korean officials meet Kim in person since he took power in 2011…
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian journalists have criticized the mayor of the western city of Timisoara for using "aggressive and insulting language" about reporters. Timisoara Mayor Nicolae Robu labeled some journalists "social parasites who live off protection ... taxes" in a…
BEIRUT – The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 12:20 p.m. The U.N.'s top human rights body has called for U.N.-mandated investigators for Syria to conduct an urgent and targeted probe of recent violence in the eastern…
WARSAW, Poland – Firefighters say they have found the body of a fifth victim in the rubble of an apartment block that collapsed in western Poland. Firefighters and rescuers with dogs have been searching through the debris of the building…
BEIRUT – The Syrian government says it has achieved "significant" progress in its ongoing military operation in rebel-held suburbs east of Damascus, seizing around 36 percent of the total area held by different armed groups. Syria's Central Military Media says…
EDIRNE, Turkey – The Lawyers for two Greek soldiers arrested in Turkey have formally requested their release from custody. The two were arrested last week for allegedly entering a Turkish military zone and on suspicion of attempted espionage. Greece said…
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed the coalition deal and says, "It's important that we start quickly with our work." Merkel was speaking Monday, a day after the center-left Social Democrats voted overwhelmingly to remain in a coalition…
PARIS – The Venezuelan extremist known as Carlos the Jackal is back on trial for a deadly 1974 attack on a Paris shopping arcade. A lower court convicted Carlos last year of the attack and handed him his third life…
MELBOURNE, Australia – The most senior Catholic Church leader to be charged with sexual abuse came close to confronting his accusers on Monday in a video-linked Australian court hearing to test the strength of the prosecution case. Cardinal George Pell's…
ROME – The Latest on Italy's parliamentary election (all times local): French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is celebrating the strong showing of the anti-immigrant, euroskeptic League party in Italy's election. Le Pen, the runnerup in last year's French presidential…
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government's legal counsel has asked the Supreme Court to expel the chief justice for not declaring her assets in a new attempt to remove the nation's judicial leader. Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno went on…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has rejected a request from an opposition leader for talks about the country's political problems, denigrating archrival Sam Rainsy as a traitor and a convict. Hun Sen was responding to a…
ROME – Preliminary results released by Italy's interior ministry show the center-right coalition winning about 37 percent of the parliamentary vote and the 5-Star Movement getting about 31 percent, with the center-left coalition far behind with 23 percent. With no…
MEXICO CITY – Phil Mickelson knew this was coming, even when he had so little to show for it. Mickelson had gone 101 tournaments around the world since he last won at Muirfield in the 2013 British Open, which moved…
BEIJING – The Latest on the annual meeting of the National People's Congress in Beijing (all times local): 2 p.m. China's top economic official, Premier Li Keqiang, has promised more market opening and cuts in a bloated steel industry that…
ANKARA, Turkey – A Turkish prosecutor's office says police have detained 12 suspected Islamic State militants in the capital of Ankara and are searching for eight others. A statement from the Ankara chief prosecutor's office says the suspects were nabbed…
