All seven military personnel aboard a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter were killed Thursday in a crash in western Iraq. (Reuters) All seven military personnel aboard a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter were killed Thursday in…
LONDON – A jury has convicted an Iraqi teenager of attempted murder for planting a bomb on a London subway train. Ahmed Hassan, who is 18, showed no emotion as he was found guilty Friday at London's Central Criminal Court.…
IRBIL, Iraq – Iraq's Kurdish region has commemorated the 30th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's 1988 gas attack in the northeastern Kurdish town of Halabja that killed 5,000 people. Kurdish officials delivered speeches to a crowd of hundreds gathered for the…
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin is urging Russians to cast ballots in Sunday's election, which he's certain to win. Putin said in Friday's televised address that "the will of the people, the will of each Russian citizen will determine the…
MOSCOW – The mayor of Russia's fourth-largest city cuts an odd figure in the country since most governors and mayors are either Kremlin nominees or hail from Kremlin-friendly parties. Yekaterinburg mayor Yevgeny Roizman, on the other hand, openly criticizes President…
KATHMANDU, Nepal – A Nepali travel agent who survived a plane crash earlier this week says passengers should not drink during flights and refrain from sleeping during landing and takeoff. Dayaram Tamrakar said Friday from his hospital bed that he…
SRINAGAR, India – Indian government forces killed two militants who tried to snatch a guard's rifle in disputed Kashmir, police said, and protests against Indian rule and clashes erupted Friday as word of the killings spread. At least two insurgents…
BERLIN – Berlin prosecutors say that five city police officers are suspected of taking bribes to tip off drug dealers about police operations. Prosecutors' spokesman Martin Steltner said that cellphones and cash were seized as evidence during raids early Friday.…
BEIRUT – The Latest on developments in Syria's seven-year civil war (all times local): 11:40 a.m. Turkey's military says it's dropped flyers in Arabic and Kurdish on the northern Syrian town of Afrin, asking residents to stay away from "terrorist…
DILI, East Timor – Three political parties that brought down East Timor's minority government say they will campaign under one umbrella for new elections due in May. The parties in the grouping, which calls itself the Alliance for Change and…
ATEHNS, Greece – A Greek prosecutor has urged a court to reject a third Turkish request for the extradition of eight Turkish servicemen who fled to Greece in July 2016 after a failed military coup. An Athens appeals court is…
MOSCOW – The Latest on the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Russia's government will add more Americans to its "black list" in response to new sanctions against Russians accused of election meddling. Tensions with Moscow…
VIENNA – Talks on the Iran nuclear deal are about to get underway in Vienna amid growing questions about the U.S. commitment to the plan. President Donald Trump has vowed to walk away from the 2015 agreement in mid-May unless…
JAYAPURA, Indonesia – An Indonesian court has found a Papuan activist guilty of treason and sentenced him to 10 months in prison for promoting a petition calling for a referendum on independence for the region. Yanto Awerkion was arrested last…
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says the body of a U.N. driver, who was abducted two months ago along with a female U.N. employee and her child, was found in Kabul, in the same location where the abduction took…
MOSCOW – Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the Russian military and the Syrian government are extending a cease-fire in Damascus' rebel-held suburbs as long as it takes to allow all the civilians to leave the area. Lavrov spoke in…
HONG KONG – Hong Kong authorities are planning new legislation requiring students to be taught China's national anthem and punishing anyone who insults it with up to three years in prison. The proposals released Friday also call for anyone who…
SYDNEY – A historian has lost her court bid to force Australian authorities to release secret letters that would reveal what Queen Elizabeth II knew of her representative's scheme to dismiss Australia's government more than 40 years ago. The National…
STOCKHOLM – North Korea's foreign minister was expected to meet with his Swedish counterpart Friday for a second day after making a surprise trip to Stockholm that has fueled speculation about a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and North…
NEW DELHI – Indian officials have arrested a doctor and two of his associates as they were about to carry out a banned sex determination test for a pregnant woman in a car in a secluded forest. State health officials…
TAUNGOO, Myanmar – From the age of 5, when she entered a government school in Myanmar, Stella Naw learned about the triumphs of Burman kings and heroes, recited Burman poems and performed Burman dances at school ceremonies. Without realizing it,…
QUETTA, Pakistan – A Pakistani government official says a powerful blast at a home in the southwestern town of Qillah Saifullah bordering Afghanistan has killed at least two people and wounded 10 others. Deputy commissioner Shafqat Shahwali said Friday that…
MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities arrested 18 people Thursday in the abduction of two prosecution agents forced to appear on a video by a drug gang before they were slain, the Attorney General's Office said. Those arrested included members of…
MY LAI, Vietnam – More than a thousand people are marking 50th anniversary of the My Lai massacre, using the event to talk of peace and cooperation instead of hatred. In 1968, American soldiers killed 504 unarmed civilians in My…