A former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned by a nerve agent in a "targeted" act, British authorities revealed Wednesday. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said a police officer who came into contact with the substance that sickened…
IRBIL, Iraq – Dozens of bodies of alleged Islamic State group fighters continue to litter a neighborhood in Mosul's Old City some eight months after Iraq declared victory over the extremists there. The Nineveh governor's office says they lack the…
CAIRO – Arab foreign ministers are insisting that Jerusalem must be the capital of a future Palestinian state, even as the U.S. prepares to move its embassy there in a step that has angered the Arab world. A ministerial meeting…
TEHRAN, Iran – A Tehran prosecutor says a woman who removed her obligatory Islamic headscarf in public in late December has been sentenced to 24 months in prison. Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency on Wednesday quoted prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi…
GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemala's president says he will withdraw army troops from day-to-day law enforcement duties following accusations that soldiers were involved in corruption and criminal activities. President Jimmy Morales said Wednesday that starting March 31, soldiers will be detailed…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – President Donald Trump hasn't spoken much about Africa, and what he's said has been far from flattering. It falls to his top diplomat, on his first official visit to the continent, to show the United States…
British authorities plan to reveal new information Wednesday about the mysterious substance that left a former Russian spy and his daughter in critical condition. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said officials would make a statement later in the day about what…
PARIS – The Eiffel Tower will light up to honor women's rights and promote the French equivalent of the Time's Up movement. The message "Maintenant On Agit" ("Now We Act") will be displayed all Wednesday evening on the Parisian monument…
MEXICO CITY – Officials in western Mexico say eight hacked-up bodies have been found in a pickup truck abandoned in the city of Guadalajara. A state official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said Wednesday that experts…
MOSCOW – The speaker of Russia's parliament, faced with rising complaints of sexual harassment by a prominent member of the chamber, has bluntly dismissed the issue, saying "Do you feel in danger working at the Duma? If so, then get…
CAIRO – The United Nations' human rights chief is criticizing a "pervasive climate of intimidation" in Egypt ahead of the presidential election in which President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi faces no serious challenge. El-Sissi is virtually certain to win re-election in the…
TIRANA, Albania – Albania's Democratic Party, the main opposition group, has rejected allegations by U.S. publication Mother Jones that the party received secret funds from Russian sources during last year's parliamentary election. Mother Jones alleged in an article published Tuesday…
Malfunctioning bugging devices planted by the Cuban government may be to blame for the illnesses that struck 24 U.S. Embassy employees last year in Havana, according to The Daily Beast. The theory about what could have caused the so-called “sonic…
LONDON – A teenager accused of planting a bomb that partially detonated on a crowded London subway train last year has gone on trial in London. Iraqi-born Ahmed Hassan is accused of making a homemade bomb and leaving it on…
A smoking orangutan? It may seem like fake news, but at an Indonesian zoo infamous for mistreating animals, zookeepers are being slammed by animal rights activists after a video emerged of one of its orangutans with a cigarette. Activist Marison…
BERLIN – German authorities are looking into the history of a Polish nurse suspected of killing and robbing a patient to see if he had any other victims. Munich police have arrested 36-year-old Grzegorz Stanislaw Wolsztajn on suspicion of killing…
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Israel may face early elections due to a coalition crisis. Speaking at the Economic Club in Washington, Netanyahu said Wednesday that he wants his government to complete its term in November…
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan says it's approved India's proposals for exchanges of civilian detainees, a statement believed to be mainly related to those held over the Kashmir conflict. Foreign Secretary Khawaja Asif says he hopes such initiatives would help Pakistan and…
PARIS – The EU's top court says Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right National Front, and a party official must repay nearly 600,000 euros ($744,550) to the European Parliament for wages wrongly paid to alleged parliamentary assistants. The European…
SKOPJE, Macedonia – Five members of Macedonia's state anti-corruption commission have stepped down because of an unfolding spending scandal. The latest three resignations came on Wednesday after two other members, including the head of the commission, stepped down earlier this…
ROME – Precious survived a trip across North Africa and two sinking boats before making it to Italy, only to be confronted with the reality facing young Nigerian migrants like her: A "madam" gave her condoms, pantyhose and a G-string,…
BERLIN – Germany's domestic intelligence agencies are discussing what steps might be required to put the nationalist AfD party under surveillance. The party, whose acronym stands for Alternative for Germany, came third in last year's elections. Several of its members…
NEW DELHI – India's national carrier has secured permission to begin direct flights between New Delhi and Tel Aviv that will pass through Saudi airspace. Air India spokesman Pravin Bhatnagar said Wednesday that the airline will start flying the route…
LONDON – British authorities have new information about the mysterious substance that left a former Russian spy and his daughter in critical condition, the minister responsible for public safety said Wednesday. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said officials would make a…