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…
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani police say a passenger bus has collided head on with an oil tanker on an inter-city highway, killing nine people and injuring 30. A police officer says the accident took place near the garrison city of Rawalpindi.…
BEIRUT – There have been many goodbyes in eastern Ghouta — more than 600 in the past two weeks. That is the estimated number of civilians killed in the Syrian military's offensive to recapture the region adjacent to the capital,…
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that France's foreign minister has arrived in Tehran amid French criticism of Tehran's ballistic missile program. The Monday report said Jean-Yves Le Drian will hold meetings with Iran's President Hassan…
PANAMA CITY – If you can overlook the intermittently running water, Friday's four-hour power outage and occasional police presence in the lobby, the Trump hotel in Panama City retains its status as one of the city's finest. The hotel remains…
SEOUL, South Korea – The Latest on a South Korean delegation visiting North Korea for talks (all times local): 2:10 p.m. A group of high-level South Korean officials has left for North Korea for talks on North Korea's nuclear program…
MILAN – A corporate bribery trial billed as the biggest in history is opening in Milan against oil companies Shell and Eni as well as former and current executives, all charged in a $1.1 billion scandal to win control of…
CARACAS, Venezuela – In another year, Henri Falcon might be just another middle-of-the-pack presidential candidate in Venezuela. He's far from the most popular opposition leader. He's a dull speechmaker. The parties that back him are small. He's managed to irritate…
BEIJING – China's finance ministry says that the country's defense budget this year will rise 6 percent to 1.1 trillion yuan ($173 billion). The figure released Monday's report to the ceremonial National People's Congress is an increase of about $10…
Italy’s national elections Sunday looked set to result in strong support for right-wing and populist parties, according to initial exit polls, but not enough to crown a clear winner -- suggesting that a hung parliament and lengthy negotiations are the…
LONDON – A British parliamentary committee alleges in a doping investigation report that Bradley Wiggins used a banned powerful corticosteroid to enhance his performance while preparing to win the Tour de France in 2012. The report accuses Team Sky of…
ATHENS – About 2,000 people have marched to the Greek parliament to protest new school books they claim endanger faith in Orthodox Christianity, Greece's official religion. The protesters on Sunday included many Greek Orthodox priests and bishops. Some participants at…
MELBOURNE, Australia – The Latest on the court appearance of Cardinal George Pell over sex abuse charges (all times local): 9:45 a.m. Cardinal George Pell arrived at the Melbourne Magistrates Court in Australia wearing a clerical collar. There had been…
MELBOURNE, Australia – The most senior Vatican official ever charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis will appear in an Australian court in a hearing to determine whether prosecutors have sufficient evidence to try him. Australian Cardinal George Pell's…
In this handout photo released by Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak's press service, Ksenia Sobchak, center, walks with a police officer after she was doused with water and knocked to the ground in an assault in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March…
Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar (New York Post) A New York tourist who was arrested in Japan while carrying the severed head of a woman in his suitcase was a so-called “mama’s boy” and former member of the U.S. Air Force, the…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – The Latest on the slaying of journalist Jan Kuciak in Slovakia (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has dismissed the president's proposals to resolve the crisis the political crisis resulting from the slayings…
SKOPJE, Macedonia – Several thousand protesters in Macedonia have demanded that the government call off ongoing talks with neighboring Greece over a decades-long name dispute. Civic organizations joined under the motto "We are Macedonia" to organize a rally in the…
CAIRO – Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince has arrived in Egypt for a visit meant to deepen the alliance between two of the region's powerhouses. Soon after Prince Mohammed bin Salman touched down in Cairo Sunday, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's…