MOSCOW – Ukraine's parliament is considering a bill that would require lawmakers to check their guns at the entrance. News agency Ukrinform reported that Volodymyr Areshonkov, a deputy head of parliament's rules committee, said Friday the measure would oblige lawmakers…
LONDON – British police say they are treating the death of London-based Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov as a homicide, after a post-mortem revealed he died from compression to the neck. Glushkov was an associate of Boris Berezovsky, a Russian oligarch…
JERUSALEM – Israeli media is reporting that a Palestinian has rammed his vehicle into a group of people in the West Bank, killing two Israelis and wounding two others. Channel 10 TV and other media said Friday's incident appeared to…
MY LAI, Vietnam – Talk of peace dominated the 50th anniversary commemoration of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, but among the hundreds in the audience were survivors and a former U.S. Army photographer whose gruesome images galvanized anti-war opinion.…
GENEVA – A court in Switzerland has sentenced a 34-year-old youth soccer coach to life in prison for the brutal slayings of four people that shocked the country. Lenzburg's regional court convicted Swiss citizen Thomas N., whose surname wasn't released,…
JOHANNESBURG – The director of South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority says that former president Jacob Zuma will be prosecuted on 16 charges of corruption. Shaun Abrahams announced Friday that Zuma will face charges including fraud, corruption, racketeering and money laundering.…
MOSCOW – There are eight candidates in Sunday's Russian presidential election, including President Vladimir Putin. With his approval rating topping 80 percent and rivals trailing far behind, Putin is set to easily win a fourth term. Putin's most vocal critic,…
PARIS – France's anti-fraud body says it has uncovered a huge scam in which a merchant tried to sell more than 48 million liters (some 12.7 million gallons) of wine falsely labeled as Cotes-du-Rhone. The DGCRF said in its annual…
MADRID – Spain's capital is grappling with the aftermath of violent unrest following the death of an African street vendor who had been running away from police officers. The death, and the clashes between riot police and protesters that followed…
World leaders condemn Russia for spy attack U.S., Germany and France issue statement of solidarity, saying they agree with U.K. assessment that Russia was responsible for nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter. It's “overwhelmingly…
CAIRO – The death of an Egyptian teenager in the UK has sparked outrage across Egypt, where officials have described the incident as "barbaric." Mariam Mustafa, an 18-year-old engineering student, was allegedly attacked on the street by a group in…
Street clashes erupted Thursday night in central Madrid after the death of a 35-year-old African vendor. (AP) A group of mostly migrant protesters clashed with police in Madrid Thursday and Friday, with demonstrators setting fire to trash bins and parked…
BERLIN – Germany's new interior minister said Friday he doesn't consider Islam to be a part of Germany, a position that puts him at odds with Chancellor Angela Merkel on the central question of migration. Horst Seehofer, the country's top…
WARSAW, Poland – Germany's new foreign minister arrived Friday in Poland for talks on the European Union's future and security and on the two neighbors' bilateral relations. Heiko Maas said before departing he wanted to make it clear that Germany…
LONDON – A British retailer has withdrawn a T-shirt from sale in its stores and online following complaints that its design could be associated with the Hillsborough soccer disaster. Topman had on sale a red shirt with a large "96"…
CAIRO – Thousands of Egyptian expatriates around the world are heading to polling stations to cast their ballots in the presidential election. Lasheen Ibrahim, head of the election commission, said the turnout Friday appears to be "good," without elaborating. Overseas…
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican said Friday it had convicted the suspended Guam archbishop, who was accused of sexually abusing minors, financial mismanagement and other charges, but didn't say exactly what crimes he had committed. A statement said only that…
All seven military personnel aboard a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter were killed Thursday in a crash in western Iraq. (Reuters) All seven military personnel aboard a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter were killed Thursday in…
LONDON – A jury has convicted an Iraqi teenager of attempted murder for planting a bomb on a London subway train. Ahmed Hassan, who is 18, showed no emotion as he was found guilty Friday at London's Central Criminal Court.…
IRBIL, Iraq – Iraq's Kurdish region has commemorated the 30th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's 1988 gas attack in the northeastern Kurdish town of Halabja that killed 5,000 people. Kurdish officials delivered speeches to a crowd of hundreds gathered for the…
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin is urging Russians to cast ballots in Sunday's election, which he's certain to win. Putin said in Friday's televised address that "the will of the people, the will of each Russian citizen will determine the…
MOSCOW – The mayor of Russia's fourth-largest city cuts an odd figure in the country since most governors and mayors are either Kremlin nominees or hail from Kremlin-friendly parties. Yekaterinburg mayor Yevgeny Roizman, on the other hand, openly criticizes President…
KATHMANDU, Nepal – A Nepali travel agent who survived a plane crash earlier this week says passengers should not drink during flights and refrain from sleeping during landing and takeoff. Dayaram Tamrakar said Friday from his hospital bed that he…
SRINAGAR, India – Indian government forces killed two militants who tried to snatch a guard's rifle in disputed Kashmir, police said, and protests against Indian rule and clashes erupted Friday as word of the killings spread. At least two insurgents…