BERLIN – Germany has suffered one of its coldest nights, with the mercury dropping below minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 Fahrenheit) in large parts of the country. The German meteorological office said Tuesday it recorded a temperature of minus 30.4…
JUBA, South Sudan – Arual Longar was 9 years old when she decided to become a beauty queen. Growing up in refugee camps, the South Sudanese native watched her aunt compete on the world stage and dreamed of doing the…
ATHENS, Greece – Greece's economy and development minister has resigned, shortly after his wife, a junior cabinet minister, also stepped down over a rent allowance scandal. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accepted the resignation of Dimitri Papadimitriou, the prime minister's office…
BEIRUT – A Russia-ordered "humanitarian pause" has gone into effect to allow civilians to leave a rebel-held enclave near Damascus but there were no immediate signs of any corridors set up for people to use. Rami Aburrahman of the Syrian…
Napolitano: Is Turkey a friend or enemy to US? Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano: Judge Napolitano and former ambassador to the U.N., John Bolton, discuss President Erdogan of Turkey warning that Turkey would extend its military operation in Syria, which…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Nineteen people, mostly foreigners, have been injured and the driver of the bus they were on killed in a collision with another vehicle in eastern Cambodia. Police Col. Sam Nal said those injured in the pre-dawn…
ISLAMABAD – As Pakistan navigates its troubled relationship with the United States and scrambles to avoid being blacklisted for doing too little, too late to stop terror funding, regional alliances are shifting and analysts ponder whether a cozier relationship with…
SEOUL, South Korea – Prosecutors have demanded a 30-year prison term for former South Korean President Park Geun-hye for alleged bribery, abuse of power and other crimes in a landmark corruption case that marked a stunning fall from grace for…
BEIJING – A well-known political commentator and a prominent businesswoman in China have penned public letters urging lawmakers to reject a plan that would allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. The rare and public expressions of dissent have come…
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – More than 25 years after the end of its civil war, families in El Salvador are still searching for an estimated 3,000 children who disappeared in the fighting. The country's military has so far refused…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Lawmakers from New Zealand's main conservative party have chosen their first indigenous Maori leader as they regroup after an election loss. National Party members selected 41-year-old Simon Bridges from among five candidates Tuesday. He is a…
Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom Monday that would have included a promise of action against violations of a U.N. arms embargo on Yemen that showed Iran in violation in a recent…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia has replaced its military chief of staff and other defense officials amid its stalemated war in Yemen. The kingdom gave no reason behind the shake-up that was announced early Tuesday morning. Those fired…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Severe damage to phone networks and roads from a powerful earthquake in a remote Papua New Guinea region is hindering government efforts to assess the destruction, although local officials fear dozens of people may have been…
CANBERRA, Australia – A senior Australian state police officer has resigned over racist and obscene comments he posted online under a fake name. Victoria State Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said on Tuesday he accepted Assistant Commissioner Brett Guerin's resignation…
The South Pacific is reeling from another series of powerful earthquakes that rocked the region early Tuesday. Known as the Ring of Fire, the area is home to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck 56 miles…
Hyogo Prefectural authorities enter a lodging facility where the severed head of a woman was found, after an American man was arrested on suspicion of confining the missing 27-year-old woman. (Kyodo via REUTERS) The American tourist who police have linked…
TORONTO – The ousted leader of Ontario's conservative opposition party has ended his bid to reclaim his former job. Patrick Brown said Monday he is quitting the race because it has been difficult on his family and because his candidacy…
RABAT, Morocco – King Mohammed VI of Morocco has undergone a medical operation in France for an irregular heartbeat. A statement Monday from his personal doctor and a French-Moroccan medical team said the 54-year-old king underwent examinations at the Ambroise…
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – A man who had moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands from Texas has admitted setting fires that destroyed a military recruiting office and damaged two other federal properties in the territory. The U.S. Attorney's…
UNITED NATIONS – Russia has vetoed a British-drafted U.N. resolution that promised action against violations of a U.N. arms embargo on Yemen and pointed to a report by experts that cited Iran as a violator. Monday's vote was 11-2 with…
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a Cabinet shuffle that replaces the finance minister and puts a former finance minister in charge of the country's troubled state-owned companies. Ramaphosa was sworn in this month after President Jacob…
QUITO, Ecuador – Two presumed stowaways died Monday in Ecuador after they fell from the landing gear of a New York-bound plane. The airport in the coastal city of Guayaquil had to close for 90 minutes while the two bodies…
Worshippers stand in front of the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City February 26, 2018. (Reuters) A fight over money has erupted at one of Christianity’s most holy sites. The doors of Jerusalem’s…