BERLIN – A larger-than-life statue of Karl Marx has arrived in his birthplace of Trier, in western Germany. The bronze sculpture, donated by China, is to be unveiled in May to mark the 200th anniversary of Marx's birthday. The philosopher…
President Trump said on Tuesday said "the world is watching" North Korea after the regime promised not to use nuclear or conventional weapons against Seoul and expressed a willingness to hold talks with the United States on denuclearization. President Trump…
WARSAW, Poland – Poland's lawmakers have taken their first vote in a much-criticized new procedure to approve new members of a top judicial body. The law changing the procedure for choosing members of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary, pushed…
The Danish inventor accused of murdering journalist Kim Wall during a trip on his private submarine in August goes on trial Thursday in a gruesome case that's attracted global attention. Peter Madsen, 47, has denied killing 30-year-old Wall on board…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Another strong earthquake has shaken a remote Papua New Guinea region that was badly damaged by a powerful quake last week. The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday's earthquake measured magnitude 6.7 and was centered 112 kilometers…
CAIRO – Saudi Arabia's crown prince has wound up his three-day visit to Egypt with a visit to Al-Azhar, the world's foremost seat of learning for Sunni Muslims. Accompanied by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was…
Former Russian spy possibly poisoned The former Russian military intelligence officer and his daughter fell critically ill after being exposed to an unidentified substance in the U.K. A Russian colonel turned British double agent found poisoned on a UK park…
UNITED NATIONS – A coalition advocating for children caught in conflict is urging Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to put government security forces in Israel, Myanmar and Afghanistan on a U.N. blacklist for killings and other violations of children's rights. Watchlist on…
ATHENS, Greece – Greek authorities say anti-terrorism police have cracked down on an allegedly violent neo-Nazi group, arresting five people allegedly linked to a string of arson attacks on far-left and migrant-related targets. A police statement said eight houses have…
Former Russian spy possibly poisoned The former Russian military intelligence officer and his daughter fell critically ill after being exposed to an unidentified substance in the U.K. An ex-Russian spy and his daughter remained in critical condition two days after…
BERLIN – Lawmakers from the nationalist Alternative for Germany party have come under fire for visiting Syria and meeting with officials close to President Bashar Assad. The lawmakers posted pictures of their trip on social media Tuesday, including from a…
WARSAW, Poland – Poland's lawmakers have approved a resolution marking mass anti-communist protests that occurred 50 years ago and condemning an anti-Semitic purge that ensued. Both the ruling party and the opposition backed the resolution on the 1968 events in…
PRAGUE – A former communist-era police officer in the Czech Republic has resigned as chairman of a parliamentary committee on law enforcement following massive protests across the country. Zdenek Ondracek was elected on Friday to head the committee with responsibility…
BERLIN – Turkey's foreign minister is urging Germany to reconsider its travel advice for his country, which has seen a slump in German tourists in recent years. Mevlut Cavusoglu says the guidance, which warns against travel to southern provinces and…
WARSAW, Poland – Polish prosecutors have filed fraud charges against the former leader of an anti-government organization who led a string of street protests starting in 2015. Prosecutors on Tuesday accused Mateusz Kijowski, the former head of the Committee for…
ATHENS, Greece – A Turkish extradition request for the second of nine Turkish citizens who were arrested on terror charges in Athens days before a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was rejected by a Greek court Tuesday. Turkey…
President Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. is "ready to go hard in either direction" after North Korea promised to not use nuclear or conventional weapons against Seoul and expressed a willingness to hold talks with the United States on…
MOSCOW – A military cargo plane crashed as it was descending to land at a Russian air base in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 32 people onboard, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian military said an An-26, with 26…
LONDON – Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent who came to Britain in a spy swap in 2010, lies in critical condition in hospital after being exposed to an unknown substance. His daughter is also critically ill after the…
England, the only U.K. team to qualify for the World Cup, may not participate "in the normal way" after the former Russian spy fell ill in England. (REUTERS) The British men’s soccer team will not participate in the World Cup…
A Russian cargo plane crashed in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 32 people onboard, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. The An-26 plane crashed while attempting to land at Khmeimim Air Base, located near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia. The plane,…
RAMALLAH, West Bank – A senior Palestinian official has objected to President Donald Trump's assertion that the Palestinians have walked away from peace negotiations. Mohammed Ishtayeh, a top adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas, says the Trump administration has pushed the…
BERLIN – German police have arrested a 65-year-old man on suspicion of sexually abusing and killing a young girl in the eastern state of Thuringia almost three decades ago. The case of 10-year-old Stephanie Drews was one of several unsolved…
CAIRO – Three British Members of Parliament have requested that Egyptian authorities allow them to visit the country's imprisoned former president Mohammed Morsi over concerns about his health. The group, headed by the Conservative Party's Crispin Blunt, says in a…