BEIRUT – A senior Kurdish official who played a key role with the United States in implementing its post-Islamic State group policy in northern Syria has been found dead in his apartment, Kurdish officials said Thursday. Omar Alloush's death is…
BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia's transitional justice system is beginning its work investigating and preparing cases on crimes committed during the nation's five-decade conflict. Officials said Thursday that victims will now be able to file complaints with the newly created jurisdiction…
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho is making a rare and surprise visit to Sweden amid speculation that Stockholm might be the location of the planned summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Sweden is…
ANKARA, Turkey – Funerals have been held for nine of the 11 women killed when a private Turkish jet crashed in Iran while flying a bride-to-be and her friends back to Istanbul from a bachelorette party in the United Arab…
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council is demanding an immediate end to fighting in South Sudan and threatening to consider an arms embargo and sanctions to prevent parties from violating a December cease-fire agreement. A U.S.-drafted resolution, adopted unanimously…
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania's prime minister has sent greetings to his country's ethnic Hungarians as they commemorated the 1848 revolution against Habsburg rule and demand more autonomy. Premier Viorica Dancila said Thursday that: "Romania promotes the European notion 'unity in…
Members of Roman historical society "Gruppo Storico Romano" talk before taking part in a re-enactment of the "Ides of March", known also as the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, in downtown Rome. (REUTERS/Tony Gentile) It's…
BOGOTA, Colombia – Police in Colombia have arrested a Cuban man suspected of plotting to kill American diplomats in the name of the Islamic State. Police in Spain said Thursday they had been monitoring the online activities of the suspect,…
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek police say they have arrested 11 people on suspicion of running a smuggling ring transporting hundreds of refugees and migrants from the Greek-Turkish land border to the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki over the past year.…
MOSCOW – The Latest on the Russian presidential election taking place on Sunday, March 18 (all times local): 5:15 p.m. A Russian election monitoring group says government authorities forced the closure of a center created to collect complaints of violations…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and his government have resigned as a way out of the political crisis triggered by the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee. President Andrej Kiska has accepted the resignation and…
Saudi Arabia arrests: Anti-corruption or power grab? Dozens of princes, senior military officers, businessmen and top officials have been detained in Saudi Arabia in an anti-corruption probe. Some analysts say it's a consolidation of power by Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
BEIJING – An independent think tank says China's military is ramping up its security presence in Tajikistan with troop deployments amid fears that militants based in nearby Afghanistan could strike at western China. The International Crisis Group said in a…
WARSAW, Poland – Polish prosecutors say American authorities are moving ahead with their request to extradite a 99-year-old Minnesota man to be tried on allegations he was involved in a World War II massacre of civilians. Polish authorities issued an…
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Slovenia's president has proposed a snap parliamentary election in May after the prime minister unexpectedly resigned. The election would normally be due in June, but President Borut Pahor said after meeting outgoing Prime Minister Miro Cerar on…
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin's legacy depends not only on being re-elected Sunday — but also on ensuring that today's first-time voters stay loyal to his vision. Polls show that nationwide, young people are among Putin's most ardent supporters.…
BERLIN – German prosecutors have indicted a 20-year-old Syrian migrant for plotting a bombing in which they say he hoped to kill at least 200 people. Federal prosecutors said Thursday the suspect, identified only as Yamen A. in line with…
MADRID – The Latest on issues surrounding Catalan leaders' bid for independence (all times local): 2:35 p.m. Spanish prosecutors say they have asked the government and Interpol to assess whether Carles Puigdemont, the fugitive ex-president of Spain's restive Catalonia region,…
TEHRAN, Iran – The mayor of Iran's capital Tehran has resigned after hardliners criticized him for attending a ceremony in which primary school girls danced. The Thursday report by Iranian media said Mohammad Ali Najafi submitted his resignation to Tehran's…
The leaders of the United States, Germany and France have joined together with the United Kingdom in accusing Russia of being behind the nerve agent attack on an ex-Russian spy. In a joint statement Thursday, President Donald Trump, President Emmanual…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Critics say a new Indonesian law can protect legislators from investigations by the powerful anti-graft commission, triggering anger at what many regard as a grave setback for the world's third largest democracy. The Law on Representative Assemblies,…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warns that his country will arm themselves with nuclear weapons if Iran develop a bomb. (AP) Saudi Arabia will build a nuclear bomb "as soon as possible" if regional rival Iran succeeds in developing…
BEIJING – Members of the Uighur Muslim ethnic group are protesting a sweeping Chinese surveillance and security campaign that has sent thousands of people into detention and political indoctrination centers. Overseas Uighur activists said Thursday they plan demonstrations in 14…
LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistani lawmakers in a provincial assembly have voted in favor of a ban on dance parties at schools and other educational institutions, saying they promote Western culture. Shaikh Ijaz, a lawmaker from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League…