Saleh Muslim, Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) leader (REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer) Saleh Muslim, a leader of the main Syrian Kurdish political party, has been arrested in the Czech capital Prague at the request of the Turkish government, the party announced Sunday. Muslim reportedly…
LONDON – Police for the English city of Leicester say they are responding to a "major incident" after receiving reports of an explosion. Leicestershire Police said on Twitter that emergency services were dealing with the incident on Hinckley Road and…
BEIRUT – Despite a drop in intensity, shelling and bombardment in the Syrian capital and its embattled eastern suburbs killed at least six people Sunday following the U.N. Security Council's unanimous approval of a resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across…
An Israeli Navy vessel patrols along the shores of the Gaza Strip in the Mediterranean Sea. (Reuters) An Israeli Navy vessel fired on a boat Sunday after it ignored warnings and strayed from a fishing area in the northern Gaza…
MEXICO CITY – Mexico's National Human Rights Commission has issued a warning over what it calls "the possible collapse of the system for protecting refugees" in the country. The commission says that of the nearly 14,600 refuge requests received during…
Sixteen Turkish women have been sentenced to death by hanging after having been found guilty of joining ISIS, Iraqi judiciary officials announced Sunday. “It was proven they belong to the Daesh terrorist group,” Judge Abdul-Sattar al-Birqdar stated, referring to the…
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the middle of Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck about 55 miles southwest of Porgera in the Pacific island nation at a depth of about 23 miles,…
BUCHAREST, Romania – Hundreds of Romanians are protesting the justice minister's call for the removal of the country's chief anti-corruption prosecutor. Demonstrators gathered in the Romanian capital's bitterly cold weather Sunday to demand the resignation of Justice Minister Tudorel Toader.…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina's coast guard says it has opened fire on a Chinese vessel illegally fishing in its waters. Nobody was reportedly injured and the Chinese fishermen were not detained. The Argentine Naval Prefecture said in a statement…
BERLIN – The latest on Germany's new government (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Chancellor Angela Merkel has named an ambitious young conservative as health minister in Germany's new government, signaling a desire to include critics in her fourth term. Merkel…
Is a new Cold War with China brewing? China continues to build up its military force in response to the administration's America First policy; Jennifer Griffin reports for 'Special Report.' BEIJING – China's ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping term…
JERUSALEM – The Israeli military says it has opened fire on a Palestinian boat off the Gaza coast, killing one man who was on board. The military says the boat sailed beyond an Israeli-imposed designated fishing zone, ignoring verbal warnings…
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – A team of Egyptian officials is in the Gaza Strip to renew efforts to push for reconciliation between the rival Fatah and Gaza factions. Two Egyptian intelligence officials and a diplomat arrived in Gaza on…
AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan's King Abdullah II has approved a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing ministers in key domestic portfolios such as interior, labor and the economy at a time continued economic downturn. The monarch has final say on key policies, while…
SKOPJE, Macedonia – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has urged Macedonia to resolve a long-standing naming dispute with neighboring Greece so the country can open membership talks with the European Union. Juncker arrived in Macedonia on Sunday to kick off…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The ruling party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed a sweeping win in Sunday's elections for the country's Senate, a victory that it assured itself by eliminating any serious opposition from the contest. Sok Eysan,…
CAIRO – Campaigning is now underway in Egypt's presidential elections, a two-candidate vote that's virtually certain to be won by the incumbent, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. The campaigning began Saturday and ends March 23. El-Sissi is challenged by an obscure politician who…
A teenager died in a skiing accident near the Avoriaz ski resort, seen above. (Wikimedia Creative Commons ) A 13-year-old boy died after falling from a cliff in the French Alps, and his 10-year-old brother survived the plunge, authorities said.…
JUBA, South Sudan – The United Nations mission in South Sudan says it has recalled a 46-member peacekeeping police unit after some members allegedly paid local women living in a protection camp for sex. A U.N. statement says the Ghanaian…
North Korea has "enough" willingness to hold talks with the U.S., a former intelligence chief from the rogue country believed to be the mastermind behind a deadly attack on South Korea told the country's president on Sunday. The Blue House, South…
BEIRUT – The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 4 p.m. The German government says the German and French leaders have pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to facilitate the quick and complete implementation of a U.N. resolution…
MOSCOW – Thousands of people have marched down a central Moscow boulevard to mark the third anniversary of the slaying of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. Nemtsov was shot and killed on Feb. 27, 2015 while walking on a bridge…
LAHORE, Pakistan – A Pakistani official says a blasphemy suspect who suffered serious injuries after jumping off a federal building is now in stable condition. Khwaja Hammad, a senior official of Federal Investigation Agency, said Sunday that Sajid Masih is…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodia's ruling party is assured of a sweeping victory in the election of a new Senate after the only real opposition to it was eliminated. The Senate has minor decision-making powers in Cambodian politics, but the…
BEIJING – A foreign ministry official says China will "seriously" deal with any breaches of U.N. Security Council resolutions on North Korea should they be found. However, ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Saturday that Beijing "firmly opposes the U.S. imposing…
The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution demanding 30-day cease fire in Syria so that it can deliver humanitarian aid and evacuate the critically ill and wounded. The proposal was approved after a two day delay caused by…
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) headquarters are pictured in Geneva, Switzerland, December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC12B11FA050 Since 2015, more than 20 employees at the International Committee of the Red Cross have not returned to their posts…
Police in Japan allegedly found the head of a missing woman in a suitcase. (REUTERS) The severed head of a missing woman was reportedly found in a suitcase in Osaka, Japan, police said on Saturday. Police, who have been investigating…
Police in Japan allegedly found the head of a missing woman in a suitcase. (REUTERS) The severed head of a missing woman was reportedly found in a suitcase in Osaka, Japan, police said on Saturday. Police, who have been investigating…
BERLIN – Police say two people have been found dead at a house in a small town in southeastern Austria and another person is injured. There were no immediate details on what exactly happened Saturday in Dollrath, southeast of Graz.…
CAIRO – Egypt's official news agency says a bus carrying workers has burst into flames after it overturned west of the coastal city of Alexandria, killing at least eight people. The state-run MENA, citing an unnamed Interior Ministry official, said…
SKOPJE, Macedonia – Macedonia has begun the process of changing the name of its airport honoring the ancient warrior king Alexander the Great as a goodwill gesture to Greece. Turkish consortium TAV, which operates Skopje Alexander the Great Airport, started…
BEIRUT – Lebanese security and judicial officials say authorities in Beirut are interrogating a man who is suspected in the death of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in Kuwait. A senior official with Lebanon's…
PATNA, India – Police in eastern India say a speeding jeep plowed through a group of schoolchildren crossing a road, killing nine and injuring 10 of them. Police officer Vivek Kumar says the jeep first hit and injured two adult…
TUNA AL-GABAL, Egypt – Egypt's Antiquities Ministry has announced the discovery of an ancient necropolis near the Nile Valley city of Minya, south of Cairo. The ministry said Saturday that the large cemetery is located north of Tuna al-Gabal area,…
Talk about being at the right place at the right time. Three Egyptian police officers on duty guarding a bank in the southern city of Assiut earlier this week jumped into action after they spotted a 5-year-old child holding on…
MINSK, Belarus – A Ukrainian opposition lawmaker who helped uncover off-the-books payments to President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman says a one-time Austrian chancellor was among the European politicians secretly paid to lobby for Ukraine. The lawmaker's claim to The…
Mexican officials say they found 103 Central American migrants in a freight trailer abandoned near the U.S.-Mexico border. (Mexico's National Immigration Institute) More than 100 migrants from Central America were found in a freight trailer abandoned by a roadside near…
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Three female Nobel Peace laureates have begun a weeklong trip to Bangladesh to meet Rohingya women who were tortured and raped by Myanmar soldiers before fleeing the country. During the trip that began Saturday, Iran's Shirin Ebadi,…
BELGRADE, Serbia – For years, Russia has worked to gain influence in Southeast Europe, using Serbia as a foothold to establish a friendly pocket on a hostile continent. The European Union finally is pushing back. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker…
Indian jeweller Nirav Modi is wanted for his alleged role in a $1.8 billion bank scam. (REUTERS) Federal officials in India have launched a massive manhunt for a billionaire jeweler - who made pieces for A-list celebrities like Kate Winslet…
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Authorities say the death toll in a pair of explosions Friday evening in Somalia's capital has risen to 21. The director of Aamin Ambulance service, Dr. Abdirahman Abdulqadir, gave the new toll Saturday. It was confirmed by…
CAIRO – An Egyptian court has fined one of the leading activists behind the 2011 uprising 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($565) during his re-trial over insulting the judiciary. Saturday's ruling on Ahmed Douma, reported by the state-run Al Ahram newspaper, is…
An Afghan official on Saturday said a suicide bomber killed at least one person in an attack in the diplomatic area of Afghanistan's capital. Interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said six people were wounded in the attack in the Shash…
The conflict in Syria has dragged on a year longer than World War II now, and is only getting worse in places like rebel-held Eastern Ghouta - where bombs, rockets and shells continue to rain down on a terrified population. …
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is facing another financial headache after donors to a major U.S. Catholic foundation balked at a request from Pope Francis to foot a $25 million loan to a scandal-plagued Rome hospital. The Immaculate Institute for…
GENEVA – An upcoming visit to the United Nations' top human rights body by Iran's justice minister is attracting criticism since the European Union has issued sanctions against him for rights violations. Critics say Seyyed Alireza Avaei has no place…
PARIS – The watchdog that monitors global and illicit misuse of funds has cited North Korea as a top source of "ongoing and substantial" money laundering and terrorist financing and urged countries to close North Korean banks. The Financial Action…
Authorities in Toronto found remains of at least six people in planters on a property that "alleged serial killer" Bruce McArthur had ties to, police said. (Facebook) A former Canadian landscaper and shopping mall Santa Claus who police are calling…
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Two car bomb blasts rocked Somalia's capital on Friday evening, followed by gunfire, police said, and an ambulance service said at least 18 people had been killed. The explosions shattered a months-long period of calm in Mogadishu,…
