British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Wednesday she is expelling 23 Russian diplomats from the United Kingdom following the suspicious poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter. It will be the largest expulsion since the Cold War. May’s…
CAIRO – Well-traveled and much experienced as a soccer coach, Hector Cuper is facing a new obstacle when it comes to preparing Egypt for this year's World Cup. The tournament in Russia starts on the final day of Ramadan, the…
Who is Rodrigo Duterte? Fox News takes a look back at some moments in the career of President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines Outspoken Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte made the controversial decision to withdraw his country from the International Criminal…
WARSAW, Poland – Poland's justice minister says three men have been charged with murder in connection with the 1992 deaths of communist-era top official Piotr Jaroszewicz and his wife. The brutal killing of Jaroszewicz, 82, and of Alicja Jaroszewicz, 66,…
BRUSSELS – The European Union moved Wednesday to speed up the return of unauthorized migrants, announcing plans to punish countries that refuse to take back their nationals by restricting visas for their diplomats. While the number of people entering Europe…
BEIRUT – The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Syrian state-run TV is broadcasting footage of patients being evacuated from a besieged region outside the Syrian capital, part of a negotiated deal to allow critical cases…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The U.N.'s specially appointed researcher on human rights in Cambodia has said it is a mistake for the government of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen to prioritize stability and development over human rights. Professor Rhona Smith,…
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia – The conservative Indonesian province of Aceh known for publicly caning gays, adulterers and gamblers is considering the introduction of beheading as a punishment for murder. The head of Aceh's Shariah Law and Human Rights Office, Syukri…
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia – The lawyer for a Vietnamese woman accused of murdering the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader says she was recruited by a North Korean suspect at a Hanoi bar two months before the killing. Doan…
BEIRUT – Local authorities outside the Syrian capital say government forces have cut off their town from a surrounding rebel-held enclave, isolating 20,000 residents with no access to aid. A member of the local council of Harasta said Wednesday that…
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says at least seven people were killed when a bus collided with a car on the main highway in southern Kandahar province. Qudratullah Khushbakht, spokesman for the provincial governor in Kandahar, says 24 people,…
IFEROUANE, Niger – Tuaregs in northern Niger are hoping to draw tourists back to the region by putting their traditional dances, music poetry and camel races on display. Despite concerns about Islamic extremism throughout the Sahel region in West Africa,…
PARIS – Two Frenchmen are going on trial for allegedly stealing Emmanuel Macron's online identity last year when he was running for president. The unusual case to be heard Wednesday in a Paris court followed a complaint filed by Macron…
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered an "immediate" investigation into the killing of a senior military officer by "undisciplined individuals" at a checkpoint north of Baghdad. Brig. Gen. Shareef Ismaeel al-Murshidi, a brigade commander whose forces are…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves when Germany's parliament Bundestag meets to elect Angela Merkel for a fourth term as chancellor in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (Gregor Fischer/dpa via AP) Germany's parliament elected Angela Merkel for her fourth term as chancellor on…
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is starting her fourth term with a much-changed top team in which only three members of the new 16-member Cabinet keep their old jobs. There are new faces in some key positions: the finance,…
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Survivors of a plane crash at Nepal's main airport this week say it's a miracle they survived an accident that killed 49 of the 71 people on board. Shorna Huggain of Bangladesh, who was a passenger on…
BERLIN – The Latest on the formation of a new coalition government in Germany (all times local): 10 a.m. Germany's parliament has elected Angela Merkel for her fourth term as chancellor, putting an end to nearly six months of political…
LONDON – Britain's prime minister is set to chair a meeting of the national security council Wednesday to consider sanctions against Russia after Moscow ignored a deadline to explain how a nerve agent developed by the Soviet Union was used…
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says his country is withdrawing its ratification of a world treaty that created the International Criminal Court, where he's facing a possible complaint for crimes against humanity. An ICC prosecutor announced last month…
PARIS – Pro-Kurdish demonstrators protesting against Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria have clashed with police outside the U.S. embassy in Paris. French police tried to keep the protesters back from the embassy building on Tuesday night and used tear…
BERLIN – Germany's parliament is meeting to elect Angela Merkel for a fourth term as chancellor, ending nearly six months of political drift in Europe's biggest economy. Merkel needs the support of a majority of all lawmakers to be re-elected…
BEIRUT – For the first time since its meteoric rise in 2012 amid the chaos of war, al-Qaida's branch in Syria is in retreat, battling rival militant groups in the north and fighting for survival in a key foothold near…
MELBOURNE, Australia – The alleged victims of the most senior Vatican official ever charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis have finished giving testimony to an Australian court. Australian Cardinal George Pell began a hearing in the Melbourne Magistrate…