PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron is set to address France's leading Jewish group, amid concerns about a rise in anti-Jewish violence and the possible re-publication of anti-Semitic pamphlets by a renowned writer. Macron will be the guest of honor at…
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey is demanding that Greece arrest and start legal proceedings against right-wing demonstrators who burned a Turkish flag during a weekend protest in Athens. Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said Wednesday that Turkey "strongly…
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean President Moon Jae-in has downplayed concerns that the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue will be accompanied by an easing of international sanctions and pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program. Moon made the comments…
MADRID – An alleged racist attack on an actor of African descent has sparked outrage in Spain. Marius Makon, a 34-year-old theater and television actor born in Cameroon and raised in Spain, was treated for injuries near his right eye…
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni officials say the United Arab Emirates is barring ships carrying some 170 billion Yemeni rials ($680 million) from entering the southern port of Aden. They told The Associated Press Wednesday the money is meant for the…
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey is calling on the United States to prevent U.S.-backed Kurdish forces from sending fighters deployed against the Islamic State group to shore up Kurdish forces battling a Turkish offensive in an enclave in northwest Syria. President…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The Latest on religious violence in Sri Lanka (all times local): 2:30 p.m. An internet company official says the government has ordered popular social media networks blocked across a swathe of central Sri Lanka in an…
TOKYO – A government-commissioned group of experts has concluded that a costly underground ice wall is only partially effective in reducing the ever-growing amount of contaminated water at Japan's destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant, and other measures are needed as well.…
BERLIN – A German court is to rule on eight Germans who are accused of forming a far-right terrorist organization and carrying out bombing attacks on asylum-seeker facilities and left-wing political targets. A Dresden regional court will announce its verdict…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Residents say anti-Muslim rioting has flared anew in central Sri Lanka despite a state of emergency, with Buddhist mobs burning mosques and Muslim-owned shops in at least two towns. The police ordered a curfew across much…
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone's voters are choosing a new president from among 16 candidates in a race that has sparked debate over dual nationality and eligibility for the country's highest office. The front-runners in Wednesday's vote are Samura…
March 5: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, docks at a port in Danang, Vietnam (Reuters) Beijing is unhappy with the first visit by a U.S. aircraft carrier to a Vietnamese port since the Vietnam War and said, in…
CAIRO – Saudi Arabia's crown prince says Qatar will not be barred from an Arab summit in Riyadh later this month, but predicted the standoff with Doha could last a long time. Prince Mohammed bin Salman's comments were made to…
JERUSALEM – An Israeli official has hinted that a disruption to cellular coverage across southern Israel was caused by fighting in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Communications Minister Ayoob Kara told Army Radio on Wednesday that defense and military officials met with…
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish media reports say two women were injured after jumping from the sixth floor of a hotel that was on fire. The private Dogan news agency says the fire broke out at the small hotel in Izmir…
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines' embattled Supreme Court chief justice has called on Filipinos to stand up against authoritarianism and threats to human rights in an indirect criticism of the country's volatile leader, who has long wanted her removed. Chief…
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's state-run news agency says police in the southern city of Adana have detained 13 Islamic State suspects who were allegedly plotting attacks on a number of buildings in the city, including the U.S. Consulate. Anadolu Agency…
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's military says it shot down an Indian "spy drone" after it entered Pakistani airspace in the disputed region of Kashmir. The military said in a statement late Tuesday that the drone violated Pakistan's airspace and was spying…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The Latest on recent Papua New Guinea earthquakes (all times local): Noon An official in Papua New Guinea says at least 55 people are confirmed dead and the toll could exceed 100 from last week's powerful…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The Argentine Catholic Church announced Tuesday that it will hand over to a judge more than 100 certificates from baptisms performed in a chapel at a navy base that served as a clandestine torture center during…
MEXICO CITY – Mexican federal prosecutors have formally opened their own investigation into an explosion on a tourist ferry last month that injured 26 people. The Federal Prosecutor's Office says in a Tuesday statement that it is probing the Feb.…
BUDAPEST, Hungary – The chief of staff for Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban has posted a video on his Facebook page showing him in a district of Austria's capital that he says is dirtier, poorer and increasingly crime-ridden since immigrants…
BIRMINGHAM, England – Despite the claim of a false online story, Cadbury Easter creme eggs and other chocolate treats are still being made. The headline on the unilad website, "Cadbury Confirms It Has Stopped Making Chocolate," referred to a water…
SAO PAULO – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a step closer to prison. A panel of judges on Brazil's Superior Court of Justice on Tuesday rejected da Silva's request for an injunction that would prevent him…