MELBOURNE, Australia – The father of a man who alleges he was sexually abused by a senior Vatican cleric during a waterskiing outing has told an Australian court that he is insulted to be accused by a defense lawyer of…
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – Away from the stadiums, it's the most hectic place at the Paralympic Games — a white warehouse on a corner of Pyeongchang's athletes' village, where a team of technicians hustle around the clock to carve, weld…
Just days after the poisoning of a Russian double agent and his daughter in Salisbury with a military-grade nerve agent, the United Kingdom on Thursday will reportedly announce plans to construct a nearly $70 million chemical weapons defense center. In…
MY LAI, Vietnam – The shudder of artillery fire woke the boy at 5:30 a.m. Three American soldiers appeared at his family's home a couple of hours later and forced the mother and five children into their bomb shelter, a…
HONG KONG – Hong Kong's notoriously expensive housing makes owning an affordable home a pipe dream for many residents. A local architect has proposed a novel idea to help alleviate that problem: building stylish micro-apartments inside giant concrete drainage pipes.…
RIO DE JANEIRO – A police official in Rio de Janeiro says a city council member and her driver have been shot to death by two unidentified attackers in the Brazilian city's downtown. The official tells The Associated Press that…
UNITED NATIONS – The sons of an Iranian-Canadian university professor who died in a Tehran prison last month are urging Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to speak out publicly and pressure Iran to release their mother and seriously investigate their…
PYONGYANG, North Korea – Is North Korea's air force selling canned soup and taxi rides to upgrade runways and airstrips? Amid the tough sanctions against the North because of its nuclear weapons, the answer may well be yes. The explanation…
UNITED NATIONS – France's gender equality minister says fighting violence against women isn't just a top priority for French President Emmanuel Macron — it's the top priority. And one of the first targets is street harassment. In an interview at…
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Slovenia's prime minister says he is resigning after the country's top court annulled last year's referendum on a key railway project and ordered a new vote. Miro Cerar says that he has sent his resignation to parliament.…
BUDAPEST, Hungary – A Hungarian court has sentenced a Syrian man to seven years in prison after convicting him in a retrial of entering Hungary's illegally and committing an act of terror by throwing rocks at police during a 2015…
MEXICO CITY – Gangs have blocked roads with burning vehicles in the western Mexico state of Michoacan. The scenes are reminiscent of a 2013-2014 fight between vigilantes and drug cartels in Michoacan. The state police department said Wednesday that at…
NAIROBI, Kenya – The Kenya Red Cross says more than 8,500 Ethiopians have crossed the border into Kenyan territory seeking asylum from conflict after government troops mistakenly killed civilians. The Red Cross said in a statement Wednesday that the number…
Australia’s Immigration and Border Protection Minister Peter Dutton speaks to reporters at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia (AP) CANBERRA, Australia -Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has announced he plans to examine ways to fast-track a visa program for white…
PRISTINA, Kosovo – A court established to prosecute crimes committed during and immediately after Kosovo's war for independence has issued the list of lawyers who will represent suspects, victims and others appearing before the tribunal. The Kosovo Specialist Chambers on…
BERLIN – German police say they've arrested a man in the kidnapping of a billionaire businessman's son three years ago that ended with the victim released unharmed. Police in Offenbach, next to Frankfurt, told the dpa news agency on Wednesday…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Slovakia's prime minister says he's ready to resign as a way out of the political crisis triggered by the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee. Robert Fico's surprise move was meant to keep the current…
BAGHDAD – Iraq's civil aviation authority says airports in the country's Kurdish region have been officially reopened for international flights. Abbas Omran, the authority's director, says he received a cable Wednesday night that international carriers are now allowed to take…
LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistani police say a bomb has exploded near a police checkpoint killing three police and a bystander and wounding 20 others near the eastern city of Lahore. Haider Ashraf, Lahore police chief, says Wednesday that an initial…
ROME – Italian Euro-skeptic leader Matteo Salvini says he's open to ruling in coalition with the 5-Star Movement if the populists, who also scored big in this month's elections, adopt his proposals, including a flat-tax system and lowering the retirement…
American Pastor Andrew Pastor being held in a Turkish jail A 50-year-old American pastor who had already spent more than 500 days in a Turkish jail without a charge now faces a veritable life sentence - 35 years - in…
SKOPJE, Macedonia – Macedonia has taken a conclusive step to declaring Albanian the country's second official language, with lawmakers approving the measure after a stormy session. A total of 64 of parliament's 120 lawmakers backed the motion. Parliament had approved…
WARSAW, Poland – Polish lawmakers have approved a new national holiday honoring the Poles who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. The Senate voted Wednesday on the bill, initiated by President Andrzej, to make March 24 a…
GENEVA – The Swiss Foreign Ministry says Carles Puigdemont, the fugitive ex-president of the restive Spanish region of Catalonia, is heading to Switzerland for a private visit. The ministry said Wednesday that Puigdemont is due in Geneva after accepting an…