MEXICO CITY – A group of influential Mexican intellectuals and writers penned an open letter to President Enrique Pena Nieto, asking him to either bring charges or drop what is widely seen as a politicized investigation of an opposition presidential…
PRAGUE – Thousands of Czechs are rallying in Prague and other major cities to protest the election of a former communist-era police officer as the head of a parliamentary committee on law enforcement. Zdenek Ondracek became chairman Friday of the…
A view of Jerusalem Old City seen from Mount of Olives, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Guatemala plans to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May, just two days after the U.S. embassy makes the same…
Sergei Skripal was believed to be in critical condition after being exposed to an "unknown substance" on Sunday, March 4, 2018. (AP) A former Russian spy is believed to be in critical condition after he was exposed to an “unknown…
BRUSSELS – Since the European Union's founding treaty was signed in Rome more than 60 years ago, Italy has been an unabashed booster of increased unity and common purpose. That may have come to an end. Euroskeptics and populists rode…
Top officials from South Korea met and had dinner with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang Monday. It is the first time officials from Seoul have met with the young leader. “It is significant these talks are happening,”…
LONDON – British media say a former Russian spy is in critical condition after coming into contact with an "unknown substance." Authorities did not identify the man, but the Press Association and other British media identified him Monday as Sergei…
Toronto Police are asking the public for help in identifying a deceased man, left, who is believed to be another victim of "alleged serial killer" Bruce McArthur. (Toronto Police Service/Facebook) Toronto police released a picture of an unidentified deceased man…
PANAMA CITY – Escorted by police officers and a Panamanian judicial official, the owners of the Trump Panama City hotel have taken control of the property. A team of Trump Organization security officials abandoned the area on Monday. The action…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Dutch government has named a political veteran as its new foreign affairs minister to replace the envoy who quit last month after admitting that he lied about a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The…
TIRANA, Albania – Parts of northwestern Albania have been flooded after authorities started to release excess waters from three hydropower stations. The country's defense ministry said on Monday that about 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of land in the north-west has…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – The Latest on the killing of a Slovak investigative journalist (all times local): 5.30 p.m. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused the country's president of destabilizing the situation in Slovakia in the wake of the slayings…
March 4, 2018: The carcass of an endangered Sumatran tiger is pictured hanging from the beams of a public gathering space in an Indonesian village. (AFP/Getty) Remote Indonesian villagers who were becoming increasingly fearful that a shapeshifter was hiding out…
JERUSALEM – A confidant of Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to turn state's witness in a burgeoning corruption case, becoming the third former aide to testify against the Israeli leader in a series of scandals and casting a shadow over…
DAKAR, Senegal – The al-Qaida-linked extremist group based in Mali that claimed responsibility for Friday's attacks that killed eight people in Burkina Faso's capital has released a photo that it says is of a suicide bomber before he detonated his…
MEXICO CITY – State police say four gunmen have burst into a hospital in the Mexican resort of Cancun and shot to death a drug gang suspect and his female companion. The suspect was identified by local media as Alfonso…
BERLIN – The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says a deal between Iran and six other nations aimed at ensuring Tehran doesn't develop atomic weapons mustn't fail. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to withdraw the United States from…
PARIS – French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb says the government is introducing a 90-euro fine ($110) for street harassment and sexist comments. Collomb said in a speech Monday the measure will be imposed in coming months, though he did not…
HARARE, Zimbabwe – A former army brigadier who quit Zimbabwe's ruling party to protest the removal of former leader Robert Mugabe has formed a new political party. Ambrose Mutinhiri, a veteran of the 1970s war against white minority rule, met…
ROME – Italian voters delivered a stinging blow to their country's pro-European political powers, with more than half of the electorate backing populist, euroskeptic parties in Sunday's election, according to near-final results. The result could leave Italy with a hung…
BEIRUT – Desperate for food and basic medicines, many of the besieged and bombarded Syrian civilians in Damascus' eastern suburbs of Ghouta waited on Monday as a 46-truck convoy organized by the United Nations and key aid agencies began entering…
Longtime Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not backing down – despite police recommending he be indicted on corruption charges. Police recommended charges against the prime minister in two separate cases, and he was questioned last week regarding a third…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Waves nearly 30 feet (9 meters) high from a U.S. winter storm are slamming into Puerto Rico, forcing authorities to evacuate dozens of families. The Department of Public Safety said Monday that coastal roads in…
TORONTO – Toronto police have found a seventh set of remains related to their serial killer case investigation. A police source confirmed the seventh victim to The Associated Press early Monday. The official says alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur has…