Polling station workers prepare ballots in Rozzano, near Milan, Italy, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Italians were voting Sunday in one of the most uncertain elections in years and one that could determine if Italy succumbs to the populist, euroskeptic…
Members of the Syrian Civil Defense group and civilians gathered to help survivors from a street attacked by airstrikes and shelling by Syrian government forces in Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP) Syrian…
WARSAW, Poland – Officials in Poland say four people have died and 24 have been injured in the collapse of an apartment block in the western city of Poznan. A spokesman for the local firefighters, Slawomir Brandt, said 24 teams…
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's president will send a delegation led by his national security director to North Korea this week for talks on how to ease nuclear tensions and help arrange the restart of dialogue between Pyongyang and…
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrive for the state dinner with China's President Xi Jinping and China's first lady Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Nov. 9, 2017. (REUTERS) When China's legislators…
BERLIN – Germany's Social Democratic Party said Sunday its members have voted in favor of joining a coalition with Angela Merkel's conservative bloc, clearing the last major hurdle to the formation of a new government and a fourth term for…
Silvio Berlusconi, left, and his Forza Italia party could enter into coalition with the League and Matteo Salvini, right. (AP) Italians go to the polls Sunday in an election where mass migration is a top issue, and where populists and…
A spokesperson for North Korea’s foreign ministry said Saturday that the drills between the U.S. and the South would harm reconciliation efforts on the peninsula and that they would be forced to “counter” the U.S. A North Korea official has…
A last-ditch search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is expected to end in June, the Southeast Asian nation said on Saturday, as grieving families marked the fourth anniversary of one of biggest aviation mysteries of all time. Flight MH370,…
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has made the devotion to the Virgin Mary a new fixed celebration in the Roman Catholic calendar. The Vatican published a decree Saturday in which Francis declared that the Mary "Mother of the Church" feast…
LONDON – A 17-year-old Welsh teen has been sentenced to at least 11 years in prison after being convicted of plotting an Islamic State-inspired attack on various targets including a Justin Bieber concert. Judge Mark Wall on Friday sentenced Lloyd…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A Malaysian official said Saturday that the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 by a U.S. company will likely end in June, as families of passengers marked the fourth anniversary of the plane's disappearance with renewed…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – The Latest on the Slovak investigative reporter Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend Martina Kusnirova, who were found shot in the head on Feb. 25 (all times local): 4:05 p.m. The tensions in Slovakia's coalition government are increasing…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Bahrain says it has arrested 116 people in a sweep targeting alleged Shiite militants in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. The arrests announced Saturday come amid a yearslong crackdown on all dissent on the island off the…
BEIRUT – The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Turkey's prime minister says Turkish troops have captured a strategic village in the Kurdish-held enclave in northwestern Syria, tightening the grip on the area in the…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Slovakia's prime minister has denied being asked by the head of Reporters Without Borders to apologize for his insults of journalists. Prime Minister Robert Fico is known for numerous attacks on the media. Reporters Without Borders chief…
LONDON – Snow and ice warnings for travelers are still in place even as temperatures crept higher in Britain after days of cold. Authorities warned rail travelers and drivers to expect ongoing disruptions Saturday even as temperatures rose above freezing…
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's state-run IRNA news agency is reporting that a top military commander says Iran will negotiate over its missile program if the U.S. and Europe dismantle their nuclear programs. The Saturday report quotes armed forces spokesman Gen.Masoud…
IVRY-SUR-SEINE, France – With revolutionary slogans and a message of support for the unemployed, this was no ordinary wrestling event. Muscles bulging, hair flying, the wrestlers put on quite a show — with losers tossed out of the ring in…
BEIRUT – Syrian activists and rescuers say at least six civilians have been killed in the ongoing bombing of eastern Ghouta near the capital Damascus, despite a Russia-ordered brief daily humanitarian pause. Syrian State TV meanwhile said Saturday that two…
MOSCOW – Tens of thousands of Russian President Vladimir Putin's supporters have gathered for a campaign rally at Moscow's sprawling main sports complex. The crowd at the rally held two weeks before Russia's presidential election filled the Luzhniki stadium, which…
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is awaiting results from a vote by grassroots members of a potential coalition partner to learn if she will be able to form a new government. Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party prepared Saturday to…
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that research teams have found the black box belonging to the airplane that crashed in southern Iran in February, killing 65 people. The Saturday report quotes Deputy Provincial Gov. Aziz…
BARCELONA, Spain – Spanish authorities say two migrants have died while trying to swim to the shore of Ceuta, a small Spanish enclave in North Africa. The spokesman for the Spanish government's representative in Ceuta tells The Associated Press that…