MOSCOW – The Latest on the Russian presidential election taking place on Sunday, March 18 (all times local): 5:15 p.m. A Russian election monitoring group says government authorities forced the closure of a center created to collect complaints of violations…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and his government have resigned as a way out of the political crisis triggered by the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee. President Andrej Kiska has accepted the resignation and…
Saudi Arabia arrests: Anti-corruption or power grab? Dozens of princes, senior military officers, businessmen and top officials have been detained in Saudi Arabia in an anti-corruption probe. Some analysts say it's a consolidation of power by Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
BEIJING – An independent think tank says China's military is ramping up its security presence in Tajikistan with troop deployments amid fears that militants based in nearby Afghanistan could strike at western China. The International Crisis Group said in a…
WARSAW, Poland – Polish prosecutors say American authorities are moving ahead with their request to extradite a 99-year-old Minnesota man to be tried on allegations he was involved in a World War II massacre of civilians. Polish authorities issued an…
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Slovenia's president has proposed a snap parliamentary election in May after the prime minister unexpectedly resigned. The election would normally be due in June, but President Borut Pahor said after meeting outgoing Prime Minister Miro Cerar on…
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin's legacy depends not only on being re-elected Sunday — but also on ensuring that today's first-time voters stay loyal to his vision. Polls show that nationwide, young people are among Putin's most ardent supporters.…
BERLIN – German prosecutors have indicted a 20-year-old Syrian migrant for plotting a bombing in which they say he hoped to kill at least 200 people. Federal prosecutors said Thursday the suspect, identified only as Yamen A. in line with…
MADRID – The Latest on issues surrounding Catalan leaders' bid for independence (all times local): 2:35 p.m. Spanish prosecutors say they have asked the government and Interpol to assess whether Carles Puigdemont, the fugitive ex-president of Spain's restive Catalonia region,…
TEHRAN, Iran – The mayor of Iran's capital Tehran has resigned after hardliners criticized him for attending a ceremony in which primary school girls danced. The Thursday report by Iranian media said Mohammad Ali Najafi submitted his resignation to Tehran's…
The leaders of the United States, Germany and France have joined together with the United Kingdom in accusing Russia of being behind the nerve agent attack on an ex-Russian spy. In a joint statement Thursday, President Donald Trump, President Emmanual…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Critics say a new Indonesian law can protect legislators from investigations by the powerful anti-graft commission, triggering anger at what many regard as a grave setback for the world's third largest democracy. The Law on Representative Assemblies,…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warns that his country will arm themselves with nuclear weapons if Iran develop a bomb. (AP) Saudi Arabia will build a nuclear bomb "as soon as possible" if regional rival Iran succeeds in developing…
BEIJING – Members of the Uighur Muslim ethnic group are protesting a sweeping Chinese surveillance and security campaign that has sent thousands of people into detention and political indoctrination centers. Overseas Uighur activists said Thursday they plan demonstrations in 14…
LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistani lawmakers in a provincial assembly have voted in favor of a ban on dance parties at schools and other educational institutions, saying they promote Western culture. Shaikh Ijaz, a lawmaker from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League…
ROME – The Latest on the U.N. donor conference for Palestinian refugees (all times local): 1:45 p.m. The United Nations says a donor conference has produced nearly $100 million in new pledges to fund the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian…
SIEM REAP, Cambodia – A land mine exploded accidently during clearance training at a military base in western Cambodia on Thursday, killing two people, including an Australian trainer, and injuring three others, police said. National police said the explosion occurred…
BUDAPEST, Hungary – A massive march is underway in Budapest in support of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his government, three weeks ahead of parliamentary elections. Tens of thousands of people are marching across Margit Bridge on the Danube…
CAIRO – Egypt has ordered the release of two freelance journalists who were arrested while preparing a report on a historic tramway in Alexandria. The defense lawyer for May al-Sabbagh and Ahmed Moustafa, arrested on Feb. 28, says prosecutors ordered…
Smoke rises from a building in the city of Homs, Syria, in this file photo from March 2013. (Reuters) Hundreds of civilians streamed out of a town in Syria's besieged, opposition-held enclave of eastern Ghouta on Thursday, crossing on foot…
MOSCOW – A former military pilot who became a national icon in Ukraine after spending two years in a Russian prison has accused Ukraine's parliament speaker of being associated with snipers who fired on the crowds during the country's 2014…
LISBON, Portugal – Spanish and Portuguese police have intercepted about 2.5 metric tons (2.76 tons) of cocaine in a cross-border operation. A Portuguese police statement says the operation also led to the arrest of nine men and one woman of…
BERLIN – Muslim groups in Germany are asking for greater solidarity from officials and the general public over a series of attacks against mosques. Several recent attacks on Turkish-backed mosques in Germany have been blamed on Kurdish groups angered by…
MILAN – Italian police have arrested a 24-year man found in possession of explosive materials after the FBI flagged him as a possible extremist. Police in the central Italian city of Viterbo said Thursday that they searched the man's house…