Seven Americans were among more than two dozen people injured when an explosion ripped through a ferry as it unloaded passengers in a Mexican tourist destination Wednesday. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico confirmed the number of American citizens injured in…
BRUSSELS – The Latest on the police operation in Brussels (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Belgian police say an incident involving a suspected armed man in Brussels is not terror-related. Brussels police spokeswoman Kathleen Calie said Thursday that officers from…
WARSAW, Poland – A local official in Poland says a runaway cow that avoided captivity for weeks has died after it was caught and put on a truck to be taken to a farm. The red Limousin beef cow fled…
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya's High Court has begun hearing arguments in a case that challenges parts of the penal code seen as targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission argues that…
Belgian police have sealed off part of a Brussels suburb amid reports that an armed man could be at large. (AP) BRUSSELS – Belgian police sealed off part of a Brussels suburb Thursday, warning residents to stay inside amid media…
FRANKFURT, Germany – The minutes to the last policy meeting of the European Central Bank suggest that policymakers could indicate as soon as March that they are mulling an earlier end to their stimulus program. According to the minutes to…
KIGALI, Rwanda – The United Nations refugee agency says protests by Congolese refugees in Rwanda have turned violent with several people injured and that police have fired into the air to disperse them. Tensions are high over cuts in food…
BERLIN – A court in southeastern Germany has sentenced a former Catholic priest to 8 ½ years in prison for child sex abuse. The regional court in Deggendorf, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of Munich, found the defendant guilty…
BELGRADE, Serbia – A Serbian court has ruled that two Australians arrested over a $390 million cocaine haul can be extradited to Australia. The Higher Court in Belgrade said Thursday that Tristan Waters and Rohan Arnold "met legal conditions" for…
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan's foreign ministry says Indian troops opened fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing a laborer on the Pakistani side of the boundary. The statement says the ministry summoned an Indian diplomat to lodge protest…
MADRID – Retirees are demonstrating across Spain, calling for higher pensions and urging authorities to ensure funding for social security. The biggest protests are in cities including Bilbao, Barcelona and the capital, Madrid, where thousands screamed "Thieves, thieves!" at the…
CAIRO – An Egyptian court has sentenced 21 people to death and seven others to up to life in prison on terrorism-related charges. Thursday's verdict, reported by the state-run MENA news agency, can be appealed. Out of the 28 on…
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine president has banned a reporter from entering the presidential palace compound to attend news briefings because her online news organization's license to operate was revoked by the government's corporate watchdog. President Rodrigo Duterte invoked Thursday…
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh's High Court has accepted an appeal by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia of her five-year prison sentence in a corruption case. A panel of two judges heard arguments from both sides in a packed courtroom Thursday…
JERUSALEM – A 33-year-old Palestinian man has been killed in disputed circumstances during an arrest raid by Israeli troops in the West Bank. The Israeli military says Palestinians attacked troops during Thursday's raid in the town of Jericho. A statement…
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May is gathering her divided ministers for a marathon meeting aimed at hammering out a common position on Brexit. May's "inner Cabinet" is due to meet Thursday afternoon and evening at the prime minister's…
MOSCOW – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has been detained by police and that his chief of staff is also being held. Navalny, who is President Vladimir Putin's most visible and vehement foe, said on his Twitter account…
CAIRO – Three Egyptian policemen were able to catch a 5-year-old child as he fell from a third-floor apartment balcony in the southern city of Assiut, saving the boy's life. Egypt's Interior Ministry released a video of the incident this…
BEIRUT – The Latest on Syria related developments (all times local): 12:35 p.m. Syrian opposition activists and paramedics are reporting a fresh wave of bombardment of the rebel-held eastern suburbs of the capital Damascus, saying 13 people have been killed.…
BRUSSELS – European Union leaders meet without Britain Friday looking to plug a major budget hole after Brexit and endorse a plan to streamline the European Parliament by sharing out the country's seats. In an implicit warning to Britain, EU…
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine president says a ban on the deployment of workers to Kuwait, where a Filipina was found dead in a freezer, will continue and could be expanded to other countries where Filipino workers "suffer brutal treatment…
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for the European Union to step up pressure on Russia and Iran to end the violence in Syria. Hundreds have been killed amid increased bombardments in recent days and Merkel told Parliament…
BRUSSELS – European Union leaders meet Friday with counterparts from West Africa in a show of support for the impoverished Sahel region that has fallen prey to extremists and is a key transit point for migrants heading to Europe. The…
