KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official and an eyewitness say blasts have been heard and a gunbattle is occurring near a military academy in the capital Kabul. Afzal Aman, commander of the Army Garrison, says an army unit was attacked…
MEXICO CITY – Two police officers in Mexico City are under arrest in connection with the disappearance of a 17-year-old student who has not been seen since he was detained last week and whose case has prompted outcry on social…
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the proposed Polish law 'baseless' (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday night that Israel and Poland have agreed to hold talks seeking to resolve the uproar over…
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in the background, is detained by police officers in Moscow, Russia, Sunday. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman) Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released from police custody on Sunday after he was arrested during a day of…
Iran is spending billions of dollars on its weapons programs and supporting terrorism around the globe while it ignores the basic needs of its people, a new report asserts. The report, issued by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), states that…
A group of unidentified foreigners was accused of "dancing pornographically" at a party in Siem Reap town, near Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex. (Cambodian National Police via AP) A sex-charged crash of cultures has landed 10 Westerners in jail…
HELSINKI – The Latest on the presidential election in Finland (all times local): 8:45 p.m. Finland's incumbent president is barreling toward another six years in office with nearly 60 percent of ballots counted in the Nordic country's election. President Sauli…
An 81-year-old Iranian-American dual national was temporarily released from prison on Sunday over health concerns after the U.S. and Iran conducted backchannel discussions about releasing American prisoners, according to a State Department official. Baquer Namazi, who is being detained in…
HAVANA – President Raul Castro and his expected successor attended the formal unveiling of a U.S.-sponsored statue of independence hero Jose Marti on Sunday in a sign of Cuba's focus was of maintaining ties with the United States despite a…
PARIS – France's government is sticking by its budget minister as he fights a rape accusation. Budget Minister Gerald Darmanin is the highest-ranking French official accused of sexual misconduct since the scandals that broke in Hollywood. Darmanin has strongly denied…
ROME – Pope Francis has hailed immigrant women who care for Italians' elderly and children and paid tribute to Catholics who perished because of their faith while Ukraine was under Soviet rule. Francis reached out to the Ukrainian Catholic community…
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was detected in North Korea on Sunday, sparking concerns if it was caused by another nuclear test or from the regime’s collapsing test site. The small tremor was recorded just after 8 p.m. in the South…
NICOSIA, Cyprus – The Latest on the presidential election in Cyprus (all times local): 6:25 p.m. A presidential election exit poll by Cyprus' state broadcaster shows incumbent President Nicos Anastasiades facing a runoff with independent candidate Stavros Malas, who's backed…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The leaders of the United Nations and the African Union urged stronger international cooperation at the opening Sunday of the African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. "I strongly believe Africa is one of…
CAIRO – Five opposition figures, including a 2012 presidential candidate and two top campaign aides for now-arrested presidential hopeful Sami Annan, have called for a boycott of the March vote, saying it has lost all credibility. In a Sunday statement,…
JERUSALEM – A recording of Benjamin Netanyahu's wife raging at an aide has surfaced, creating a new headache for Israel's embattled premier. Sara Netanyahu is heard complaining that a gossip column about her did not mention her educational credentials. She…
STOCKHOLM – The Latest on the death of IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad (all times local): 3:55 p.m. Sweden's royal house, politicians and business leaders are praising the work and entrepreneurial spirit of IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad, who died at age…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's drought-stricken city of Cape Town says police and military would help secure some 200 water collection sites if authorities must turn off most taps on what they call "Day Zero," a date currently projected to fall…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodian prosecutors charged 10 foreigners Sunday with producing pornographic pictures after they were arrested at a party in Siem Reap town, near the country's famed Angkor Wat temple complex. Police said they raided a rented villa…
The Beipanjiang Bridge in southwest China is now open to traffic. It is the highest bridge in the world at 1,854 feet.
News 25 brought you a story about a state representative arrested on domestic violence charges. It turns out it was all a lie. The daughter of a Mississippi lawmaker says she lied to police last week by telling them her…
The Forrest County Sheriff's Office is asking if anyone has seen James Slay Vidrine. He has been reported missing. Mr. Vidrine is a 51 years old White male, Black Hair, Brown Eyes 5'7 160. Last seen on October 8 in…
News 25 has a quick rundown of today's Cruisin' the Coast events. We have the flame throwing hotrods in Gulfport and Moss Point's first time to celebrate this event.
Officials release the names of the Texas couple killed in an accident yesterday in Jackson County. 76-year old "Norris Wayne Burrow" and his wife 79-year old "Janie Kennedy Burrow" both from Burnett, Texas were killed when their 1978 Volkswagon Buggy…