JOHANNESBURG – The Nelson Mandela Foundation is preparing events and other initiatives this year to mark the centenary of the birth of the anti-apartheid leader who became South African's first black president. Sello Hatang, chief executive of the non-profit foundation,…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has declared that the drought afflicting Cape Town and other parts of the country is a national disaster. The government announcement on Tuesday allows officials to more easily direct resources to drought relief and long-term recovery…
MUMBAI, India – Hillary Clinton told an audience in India that the United States did not "deserve" Donald Trump's presidency and these are "perilous times." The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate spoke over the weekend at a conference in Mumbai. Clinton…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopia's state-affiliated broadcaster says that a bus plunged into a ditch, killing 38 people in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region. Fana Broadcasting Corporation reported on Tuesday that the bus veered off the road and went into the…
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's top court has indicted a minister in a contempt case for critical speeches he made after the court disqualified former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for concealing assets. Danyal Aziz, a ruling Pakistan Muslim League party leader and…
SALISBURY, England – For Amber McAuley, life in Salisbury — known as the gateway to Stonehenge — has become surreal ever since the town became the scene of a spy drama worthy of John le Carre. The 20-year-old student became…
ATHENS, Greece – Some say the legendary exploits of Alexander the Great are needed to cure Greek soccer of its violence and disorder. Others are hoping for a Herculean effort to fix the problem. Short of that, however, Greek soccer…
MANILA, Philippines – An official says two militants, one Filipino and the other Malaysian, who survived the crushing of a siege of a southern Philippine city last year are among the leading candidates to succeed a slain Islamic State group…
BANGKOK – Myanmar's government has rejected two reports presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council that concluded it committed extreme human rights violations, probably amounting to crimes under international law, in its repression of several minority groups. Government spokesman Zaw…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Slovakia's three-party coalition government will face a parliamentary no-confidence vote next week amid the political turmoil set off by the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee. The vote requested by the opposition has been set…
FRANKFURT, Germany – Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller says the automaker had "an excellent year" in 2017 and is committed to addressing concerns about diesel pollution. Mueller cited the company's efforts to reduce diesel emissions and recover from its 2015 diesel…
BAGHDAD – Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says he is reopening airports in Iraq's Kurdish region to international flights after federal authority was restored at the hubs. Al-Abadi's announcement on Tuesday comes some six months after the airports were initially…
PATNA, India – Police in eastern India say at least nine paramilitary soldiers have been killed by a land mine placed by Maoist rebels who are active in the area. Police officer D.M. Awasthi says the soldiers were traveling between…
CAIRO – Egyptian authorities have published a list of telephone numbers for citizens to use to bring attention to any media reports they perceive as undermining the country's security or hurting public interest. The publication of the numbers — listed…
JABALIYA, Gaza Strip – The Latest on explosion striking Palestinian PM convoy in Gaza (all times local): 11:50 a.m. The Hamas militant group has condemned the Gaza explosion that targeted the convoy of visiting Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. In a…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have each extended a concession to an offshore oil field they share to a Japanese consortium despite a diplomatic crisis between the two of them tearing at the region.…
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's parliament has approved changes to Turkey's electoral laws that critics say are aimed at helping President Recep Tayyip Erdogan consolidate power and could lead to election fraud. The changes were approved Tuesday after an all-night session…
BERLIN – A German federal court has rejected a customer's demand for her bank to include the feminine form of words such as "account holder" on official forms. The Federal Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that plaintiff Marlies Kraemer hadn't…
VIENNA – Vienna police say a man tried to drag a police guard out of his car outside the Austrian parliament building and was arrested. Police said the incident took place shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday. The 26-year-old suspect, who…
JABALIYA, Gaza Strip – An explosion has struck the convoy of the Palestinian prime minister during a rare visit to Gaza, sparking fears of an assassination attempt. Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah was unharmed Tuesday but his Palestinian Authority quickly…
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni security officials say at least three people have been killed when a car bomb went off outside a supply post belonging to a security force backed by the United Arab Emirates in the southern port city…
BERLIN – A record 171 days after Germany's election, Angela Merkel is set to pledge for the fourth time to dedicate her efforts to Germans' well-being and "protect them from harm." Merkel has 12 often-turbulent years as chancellor behind her.…
BEIRUT – The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Turkey's military says its troops and Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters have begun a siege of the Syrian Kurdish-held northern town of Afrin. The military said in a…
BALI, Indonesia – Bali's annual Day of Silence is so sacred that even reaching for a smartphone to send a tweet or upload a selfie to social media could cause offense. This year it will be nearly impossible to do…