SOFIA, Bulgaria – Bulgaria is creating a natural gas hub at its Black Sea coast. The Bulgarian energy ministry says the state-owned company Bulgartransgaz signed a 1.2 million-euro ($1.5 million) contract Thursday with a Bulgarian-Swiss consortium for a feasibility study.…
Sana'a. A child stands in the middle of destroyed buildings in his neighborhood. (EPA/ICRC/YEYHA ARHAB ) Yemen has displaced civil war-shattered Syria as the world's worst humanitarian crisis - where the situation could get even worse if a bill proposed…
RIO DE JANEIRO – A popular Rio de Janeiro councilwoman was shot in the head four times by assassins, police said Thursday, a brazen murder that shocked Brazil and raised questions about the effectiveness of a military intervention in the…
STOCKHOLM – The Latest on North Korean foreign minister's trip to Sweden (all times local): 7:00 p.m. North Korea's foreign minister has landed in Sweden for talks with his Swedish counterpart. The rare visit could be a first step toward…
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin met Thursday with young scientists and entrepreneurs, promising to encourage new talent three days before the presidential vote he is certain to win. Putin told the youth forum that "the country wants each of…
KABUL, Afghanistan – When Asadullah Poya's wife gave birth to their third child in a tiny village in rural Afghanistan, he immediately thought of Donald Trump. Not Donald Trump the upstart politician, who at that time was in the thick…
FILE - This Undated file photo of Michael Karkoc was part of his application for German citizenship filed with the Nazi SS-run immigration office on Feb. 14, 1940. Polish prosecutors say American authorities are moving ahead with their request to…
NICOSIA, Cyprus – The Cyprus government says Italian company Eni is committed to carrying on its search for gas off the east Mediterranean island despite Turkey's strong opposition. A statement said Eni is "determined to fulfill its obligations" under its…
LIMA, Peru – Peru's congress has voted by a wide margin to allow impeachment proceedings to begin against President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski over his ties to the Brazilian construction giant implicated in Latin America's biggest corruption scandal. It's the second…
ZAGREB, Croatia – Two Afghan sisters and their three young children have been deported by Austria to Croatia after a landmark European Court of Justice ruling. Khadija Jafari told The Associated Press in Croatia's capital of Zagreb that the family…
FOZ DO IGUAZU, Brazil – Coca-Cola and Nestlé say they aren't negotiating for rights to the Guarani aquifer in South America, one of the world's largest reservoirs of fresh water, as online stories claim. The stories say the food and…
WARSAW, Poland – Catholic and Jewish leaders in Poland have taken steps to try to rebuild dialogue and fight prejudice in their communities after a Polish-Israeli dispute sparked expressions of mutual hostility. The Polish Bishops' Conference reacted to an eruption…
BERLIN – Police say a man from Afghanistan who tried to reach German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she exited Parliament has been committed to a psychiatric clinic. German TV stations showed the man shouting unintelligibly while being tackled by plainclothes…
VILNIUS, Lithuania – At least 5,000 people have rallied in Lithuania's capital to demand an early parliamentary election after lawmakers failed to impeach one of their own for his reported ties to Russia. A protester at Thursday's demonstration, Andrius Kazlauskas,…
JERUSALEM – An activist group says the reunification of hundreds of families split between Israel and Ethiopia is on hold after Israel failed to set aside funding for the Ethiopians' immigration in next year's budget. Alisa Bodner, a spokeswoman for…
BEIRUT – For Syrians marking seven years of war, their country has never looked as helpless or fragmented. President Bashar Assad has decimated the rebellion, thanks to massive military aid from Russia and Iran, but foreign powers have carved out…
BRUSSELS – NATO's chief says European members and Canada spent a total of almost 5 percent more on defense last year compared to 2016, amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to boost military budgets. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday…
BEIRUT – A senior Kurdish official who played a key role with the United States in implementing its post-Islamic State group policy in northern Syria has been found dead in his apartment, Kurdish officials said Thursday. Omar Alloush's death is…
BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia's transitional justice system is beginning its work investigating and preparing cases on crimes committed during the nation's five-decade conflict. Officials said Thursday that victims will now be able to file complaints with the newly created jurisdiction…
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho is making a rare and surprise visit to Sweden amid speculation that Stockholm might be the location of the planned summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Sweden is…
ANKARA, Turkey – Funerals have been held for nine of the 11 women killed when a private Turkish jet crashed in Iran while flying a bride-to-be and her friends back to Istanbul from a bachelorette party in the United Arab…
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council is demanding an immediate end to fighting in South Sudan and threatening to consider an arms embargo and sanctions to prevent parties from violating a December cease-fire agreement. A U.S.-drafted resolution, adopted unanimously…
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania's prime minister has sent greetings to his country's ethnic Hungarians as they commemorated the 1848 revolution against Habsburg rule and demand more autonomy. Premier Viorica Dancila said Thursday that: "Romania promotes the European notion 'unity in…
Members of Roman historical society "Gruppo Storico Romano" talk before taking part in a re-enactment of the "Ides of March", known also as the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, in downtown Rome. (REUTERS/Tony Gentile) It's…