LONDON – Russian oligarch-turned-dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky says he's not interested in replacing Vladimir Putin as president. Khodorkovsky told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that he might vote for TV star Ksenia Sobchak in next month's presidential election —…
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's army says it has killed five Indian soldiers by destroying their post in the Himalayan region of Kashmir after Indian sniper fire struck a school van, killing the driver. Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor says in…
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – The head of the Organization of American States' anti-corruption mission in Honduras has resigned citing a lack of support from the regional body and the Honduran government. Juan Jimenez Mayor said Thursday that the OAS didn't provide…
TOKYO – The government has nominated Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda to serve a second five-year term as the head of the central bank. The proposal Friday to a parliamentary committee was expected to gain approval before Kuroda's term…
The following screen grab is from a video released by the Shanghai Police Department that shows two unidentified men attempting to break into a storefront window. (The Shanghai Police Department ) Arguably the worst attempt at a robbery was caught…
OTTAWA, Ontario – Canadians will have to wait until at least early August or later to legally purchase recreational marijuana. As recently as last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government was insisting it was on track for legalization in July.…
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Leaders of Honduras' political opposition have denied accusations from the president that street gangs tried to swing the November election in their favor through intimidation. Earlier this week President Juan Orlando Hernandez called for an investigation by…
RIO DE JANEIRO – A man convicted in the killing of yachtsman Sir Peter Blake has been caught in Brazil after being on the run for more than 15 years. Civil police spokesman Walrimar Santos told The Associated Press Thursday…
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. envoy for South Sudan says he hopes "some form of agreement" will be signed Friday in Ethiopia's capital where talks are taking place aimed at ending the country's five-year civil war. David Shearer told reporters…
ORURO, Bolivia – Children returned to school Thursday and nervous adults tried to get back to normal after being stunned by two deadly explosions during this mining city's exuberant Carnival celebrations. People remained on edge as authorities sought explanations for…
KABUL, Afghanistan – Since the International Criminal Court began collecting material three months ago for a possible war crimes case involving Afghanistan, it has gotten a staggering 1.17 million statements from Afghans who say they were victims. The statements include…
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says he isn't above crashing a party after his invitation was yanked. He told international journalists Thursday that he's determined to show up for the Summit of the Americas, a meeting of regional…
ROME – Prosecutors have opened an investigation into a 10-meter (30-foot) -wide sinkhole that swallowed up a half-dozen cars on a residential street in Rome. No one was injured in Wednesday evening's collapse in the Balduina neighborhood, but families in…
JERUSALEM – Israel's attorney general has praised a police investigation into the prime minister, saying it was done "by the book." In a speech at Tel Aviv University on Thursday, Avihai Mandelblit says the investigation was carried out "professionally and…
KEDROVOYE, Russia – For Russian mother Farkhanur Gavrilova, the blow came a week ago when an acquaintance called her to say that her son was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria that pitted Russian and U.S. combatants against each…
MEXICO CITY – The Roman Catholic diocese where two priests were killed earlier this month has withdrawn all nuns from the hyper-violent city of Chilapa in southern Mexico. The diocese said in a statement that the parents of one of…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The most comprehensive study of Borneo's orangutans estimates their numbers have plummeted by more than 100,000 since 1999, as the palm oil and paper industries shrink their jungle habitat and fatal conflicts with people increase. The finding,…
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – El Salvador's Supreme Court has commuted the sentence of a woman serving 30 years in prison for what she says was a stillbirth. The court ruled Thursday that evidence in the case did not prove…
JOHANNESBURG – Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu says he will no longer be a global ambassador for the British-based aid organization Oxfam after allegations that senior staff members in crisis zones paid for sex among the desperate people the…
BANGALORE, India – A five-story building under construction collapsed Thursday in southern India, killing at least three workers and trapping several others, a fire official said. The official, M.N. Reddi, said at least seven people have been rescued from the…
Peru authorities said Alexander Delgado drugged his brother and swapped places with him to escape from prison. (Peru Ministry of Interior) A prisoner in a Peru jail allegedly drugged his twin brother, changed into his clothes and walked out a…
PARIS – Authorities say three skiers have died after being swept away by an avalanche in the French Pyrenees. The prefecture in the southern Hautes-Pyrenees region said the bodies of the three men were found Thursday, a day after an…
LIVERPOOL, England – A former English youth soccer coach was convicted of 43 charges of sex abuse against 11 young players in a trial that detailed how he shattered the trust of boys who dreamed of becoming professionals. Barry Bennell…
MOSCOW – Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee says a special forces officer has been killed in a shootout with a militant that also left the fighter dead. The clash occurred Thursday in a rural area of Dagestan, a republic in the…