MILAN – While Italy's economic growth has picked up this year, it belies grim realities below the surface, few of which are being addressed directly as politicians stump for a national ballot on March 4. The economy is forecast to…
PARIS – France's armed forces spokesman says that French soldiers killed "around 10" jihadis last week in Mali during an operation near the Niger border. In comments to the AP Friday, Colonel Eric Steiger said the operation that took place…
BERLIN – A food bank in Germany is being criticized for its decision to stop serving more foreigners, who make up a growing percentage of its users. The food bank in the western city of Essen announced last month it…
BEIJING – Chinese police have ordered two men detained for 15 days after they posted pictures on the internet of themselves wearing Japanese World War II army uniforms at the site of one of the greatest atrocities of the war.…
MOSCOW – The chief of staff for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to 30 days in jail on charges of violating public order in connection with an unsanctioned protest rally. Leonid Volkov was sentenced late Thursday, several…
BRUSSELS – The European Union is pledging 50 million euros ($61 million) to a joint counterterror force in West Africa's Sahel region, as leaders gather Friday in a show of support for the impoverished nations. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker…
CURIEUSE ISLAND, Seychelles – With deep blue waters, white sand beaches and rich marine life, the tiny island nation of the Seychelles is announcing a pioneering marine conservation plan as part of a debt swap deal with creditors. In an…
BEIRUT – Human Rights Watch is criticizing the way Turkey is conducting its offensive in northern Syria, saying it has failed to take necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties. The New York-based group cites three attacks in the Afrin region…
JUBA, South Sudan – The witness accounts remain appalling. One South Sudanese man returned home after hiding from government soldiers to find they had blinded his mother, gouging out her eyes with spears. She had tried to defend her 17-year-old…
The man who attacked the US embassy in Montenegro was a strong opponent of NATO and had reportedly fought for the Yugoslav Army. (AP/Facebook (inset)) The man who blew himself up this week after tossing a grenade at the U.S. Embassy in…
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan's president and Pakistan's prime minister have launched a 1,814 kilometer (1,130 miles) gas pipeline that will feed Turkmenistan gas to Afghanistan, as well as Pakistan and eventually to India. The first part of the inauguration Friday…
NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau with a hug, a day after embarrassed Canadian diplomats had to rescind a party invitation for a man convicted of attempting to kill an Indian politician…
TOKYO – Police have arrested two Japanese men believed to be right-wing activists for shooting at North Korea's de facto embassy in Tokyo. Police said Friday that the men fired several shots at the General Association of Korean Residents in…
New satellite imagery of Myanmar's Rakhine state shows the country's government is using bulldozers to completely flatten dozens of Rohingya Muslim villages that were burned during violence last year.
Police guard the entrance to the United States embassy building in Podgorica, Montenegro, February 22, 2018. (REUTERS) The U.S. Embassy in the Balkan state of Montenegro was attacked Thursday by an individual armed with a hand grenade, who hurled the…
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Starting next month, Nissan Motor Co. will be testing on regular roads what it calls "a robo-vehicle mobility service." The service is Called Easy Ride. It uses a cell-phone app to book semi-autonomous driven rides. Nissan demonstrated…
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia's beleaguered deputy prime minister has resigned from the Cabinet over allegations that he sexually harassed a woman. Barnaby Joyce said Friday that while he will exit the Cabinet, he will not resign from Parliament. That ensures…
OTTAWA, Ontario – A stunning oversight that allowed a man convicted of attempted murder to be invited to a party in India with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is prompting many to say the Canadian government is too close to Sikh…
BOGOTA, Colombia – Venezuela's cash-strapped government faces eviction from a Miami building it once owned after its consulate failed to pay rent since August. The notice was filed Feb. 15 in a Miami-Dade county court. The landlord, a developer behind…
WINNIPEG, Manitoba – A man accused of killing a 15-year-old indigenous girl and dumping her body in Winnipeg's Red River has been found not guilty of second-degree murder. Tina Fontaine's remains were discovered eight days after she was reported missing…
BILBAO, Spain – Spanish police say an officer has died after clashes between police and soccer fans before a Europa League match on Thursday. Police said the officer died in hospital after clashes outside San Mames Stadium in the Basque…
PARIS – A court has rejected a release request by a prominent Islamic scholar incarcerated this month on preliminary rape charges. A judicial official said that Tariq Ramadan, who was briefly hospitalized recently, refused to leave his prison cell to…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A Haitian government minster says Oxfam will be suspended in the country for two months pending an investigation into sexual misconduct by employees of the aid group. Minister of Planning and External Cooperation Aviol Fleurant says Haiti…
LONDON – A senior official at UNICEF has resigned after allegations of inappropriate behavior during an earlier stint at Save The Children. Deputy executive director Justin Forsyth said Thursday he is stepping down from his UNICEF post "because of the…