MANILA, Philippines – Norwegian and U.S. law enforcers have helped the Philippines capture a man they say exploited children by having them join sex videos which he then showed to paying foreign clients online, officials said Friday. National Bureau of…
TOKYO – So President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are planning a summit. What could possibly go wrong? The two countries haven't had significant, high-level talks in years and, as White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee…
PRAGUE – Slovakia has quickly turned from what seemed to be a stable European Union country into chaos, in the wake of the unprecedented slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancée. In a speech last month, President Andrej Kiska…
BEIJING – China's central bank governor says the country can be bolder in opening its financial markets following steps to strengthen its regulatory system and encourage use of its currency abroad. Zhou Xiaochuan's comments Friday during the meeting of China's…
SEOUL, South Korea – The Latest on a planned summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local): 3:30 p.m. South Korea's foreign minister says her government is consulting with the United States on…
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says the Taliban launched a deadly assault on an army outpost in a remote region of northern Takhar province, killing 10 local policemen and wounding nine. Provincial police spokesman Khali Aseir said on Friday…
NEW DELHI – A massive fire that started in a chemical factory in western India and spread to six other factories killed at least three workers and injured 13, police said Friday. Police officer Manjunath Shinge said the bodies were…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesian authorities foiled the shipment of 21 containers of prized ironwood from Papua, highlighting what environmentalists say is a rampant illegal trade in the country's easternmost region. The Forestry and Environment Ministry's law enforcement agency said the…
BEIRUT – Turkey's war on a Syrian Kurdish militia that is closely aligned with the United States is forcing the group to give up positions against Islamic State militants in the Syrian desert to defend against the advancing Turkish troops.…
LAHORE, Pakistan – One of the most frightening things about Pakistan's blasphemy law is that the simplest act can spiral into charges that can bring the death penalty. In the case of Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman, it started when…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The United States is sounding the alarm that the Chinese money flooding Africa comes with major strings attached. The warnings carry distinct neocolonial undertones. The U.S. says with Beijing's astonishing investments in ports, roads and railways…
BANGKOK – A community leader in Myanmar's Kachin State says the bodies of two civilians last seen in the custody of soldiers have been found in a shallow grave. Community leader Naw Mai says the ethnic Kachin men lived in…
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean President Moon Jae-in says a planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be a "historical milestone" that will put the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula "really…
CARACAS, Venezuela – A trust linked to Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA has filed a lawsuit against major international energy trading firms for their alleged role funneling bribes to corrupt company officials in exchange for rigged oil purchase contracts. The…
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico – As crews re-string electric lines and clear debris from Hurricane Maria, a small group of Puerto Rican and international conservationists is working on rebuilding natural wonders destroyed by the strongest storm to hit the island in…
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia – Malaysia's opposition coalition has pledged to axe an unpopular good and services tax and reopen investigations into a multibillion-dollar financial scandal linked to Prime Minister Najib Razak if it wins the next elections. The Hope Alliance,…
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan is urging the Taliban to respond to the government's offer of negotiations and start direct talks "to put an end to the suffering of the Afghan people." Tadamichi Yamamoto told the Security…
CARACAS, Venezuela – A lawsuit has been filed in Florida against Glencore, Lukoil and other international energy companies for their alleged role funneling bribes to corrupt Venezuelan officials in exchange for rigged oil purchase contracts involving state-run PDVSA. The lawsuit…
An officer blocks a street when police is on the hunt for an attacker after several people have been injured in a knife attack on the streets of Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) Authorities in Austria…
As U.S. and South Korean intelligence teams investigate the sincerity of Kim Jong Un's newfound willingness to engage in a denuclearization dialogue, they are also tracking reports the North Korean dictator is dealing with a variety of health issues. While…
MEXICO CITY – Toy-maker Mattel is in a dispute with some distant relatives of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo over the rights to a Frida Barbie doll released as part of its Inspiring Women series. Kahlo's great-niece Mara de Anda Romeo…
LIMA, Peru – Opposition lawmakers in Peru are renewing their effort to oust embattled President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski over his ties to the Brazilian construction giant implicated in Latin America's biggest corruption scandal. Legislators introduced a measure Thursday calling for…
DUBLIN – An Irish government plan to address population growth isn't an outline for "nation-destruction" that will bring in 1 million immigrants from Muslim countries, as claimed by several false stories circulating online. The plan to address growth doesn't specify…
PARIS – A third woman has filed a rape complaint against prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, jailed since last month on preliminary rape charges in France following two other women's allegations. The Paris prosecutor's office said Thursday it was studying…