BEIRUT – There have been many goodbyes in eastern Ghouta — more than 600 in the past two weeks. That is the estimated number of civilians killed in the Syrian military's offensive to recapture the region adjacent to the capital,…
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that France's foreign minister has arrived in Tehran amid French criticism of Tehran's ballistic missile program. The Monday report said Jean-Yves Le Drian will hold meetings with Iran's President Hassan…
PANAMA CITY – If you can overlook the intermittently running water, Friday's four-hour power outage and occasional police presence in the lobby, the Trump hotel in Panama City retains its status as one of the city's finest. The hotel remains…
SEOUL, South Korea – The Latest on a South Korean delegation visiting North Korea for talks (all times local): 2:10 p.m. A group of high-level South Korean officials has left for North Korea for talks on North Korea's nuclear program…
MILAN – A corporate bribery trial billed as the biggest in history is opening in Milan against oil companies Shell and Eni as well as former and current executives, all charged in a $1.1 billion scandal to win control of…
CARACAS, Venezuela – In another year, Henri Falcon might be just another middle-of-the-pack presidential candidate in Venezuela. He's far from the most popular opposition leader. He's a dull speechmaker. The parties that back him are small. He's managed to irritate…
BEIJING – China's finance ministry says that the country's defense budget this year will rise 6 percent to 1.1 trillion yuan ($173 billion). The figure released Monday's report to the ceremonial National People's Congress is an increase of about $10…
Italy’s national elections Sunday looked set to result in strong support for right-wing and populist parties, according to initial exit polls, but not enough to crown a clear winner -- suggesting that a hung parliament and lengthy negotiations are the…
LONDON – A British parliamentary committee alleges in a doping investigation report that Bradley Wiggins used a banned powerful corticosteroid to enhance his performance while preparing to win the Tour de France in 2012. The report accuses Team Sky of…
ATHENS – About 2,000 people have marched to the Greek parliament to protest new school books they claim endanger faith in Orthodox Christianity, Greece's official religion. The protesters on Sunday included many Greek Orthodox priests and bishops. Some participants at…
MELBOURNE, Australia – The Latest on the court appearance of Cardinal George Pell over sex abuse charges (all times local): 9:45 a.m. Cardinal George Pell arrived at the Melbourne Magistrates Court in Australia wearing a clerical collar. There had been…
MELBOURNE, Australia – The most senior Vatican official ever charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis will appear in an Australian court in a hearing to determine whether prosecutors have sufficient evidence to try him. Australian Cardinal George Pell's…
In this handout photo released by Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak's press service, Ksenia Sobchak, center, walks with a police officer after she was doused with water and knocked to the ground in an assault in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March…
Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar (New York Post) A New York tourist who was arrested in Japan while carrying the severed head of a woman in his suitcase was a so-called “mama’s boy” and former member of the U.S. Air Force, the…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – The Latest on the slaying of journalist Jan Kuciak in Slovakia (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has dismissed the president's proposals to resolve the crisis the political crisis resulting from the slayings…
SKOPJE, Macedonia – Several thousand protesters in Macedonia have demanded that the government call off ongoing talks with neighboring Greece over a decades-long name dispute. Civic organizations joined under the motto "We are Macedonia" to organize a rally in the…
CAIRO – Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince has arrived in Egypt for a visit meant to deepen the alliance between two of the region's powerhouses. Soon after Prince Mohammed bin Salman touched down in Cairo Sunday, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's…
Polling station workers prepare ballots in Rozzano, near Milan, Italy, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Italians were voting Sunday in one of the most uncertain elections in years and one that could determine if Italy succumbs to the populist, euroskeptic…
Members of the Syrian Civil Defense group and civilians gathered to help survivors from a street attacked by airstrikes and shelling by Syrian government forces in Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP) Syrian…
WARSAW, Poland – Officials in Poland say four people have died and 24 have been injured in the collapse of an apartment block in the western city of Poznan. A spokesman for the local firefighters, Slawomir Brandt, said 24 teams…
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's president will send a delegation led by his national security director to North Korea this week for talks on how to ease nuclear tensions and help arrange the restart of dialogue between Pyongyang and…
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrive for the state dinner with China's President Xi Jinping and China's first lady Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Nov. 9, 2017. (REUTERS) When China's legislators…
BERLIN – Germany's Social Democratic Party said Sunday its members have voted in favor of joining a coalition with Angela Merkel's conservative bloc, clearing the last major hurdle to the formation of a new government and a fourth term for…
Silvio Berlusconi, left, and his Forza Italia party could enter into coalition with the League and Matteo Salvini, right. (AP) Italians go to the polls Sunday in an election where mass migration is a top issue, and where populists and…