VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has made the devotion to the Virgin Mary a new fixed celebration in the Roman Catholic calendar. The Vatican published a decree Saturday in which Francis declared that the Mary "Mother of the Church" feast…
LONDON – A 17-year-old Welsh teen has been sentenced to at least 11 years in prison after being convicted of plotting an Islamic State-inspired attack on various targets including a Justin Bieber concert. Judge Mark Wall on Friday sentenced Lloyd…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A Malaysian official said Saturday that the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 by a U.S. company will likely end in June, as families of passengers marked the fourth anniversary of the plane's disappearance with renewed…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – The Latest on the Slovak investigative reporter Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend Martina Kusnirova, who were found shot in the head on Feb. 25 (all times local): 4:05 p.m. The tensions in Slovakia's coalition government are increasing…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Bahrain says it has arrested 116 people in a sweep targeting alleged Shiite militants in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. The arrests announced Saturday come amid a yearslong crackdown on all dissent on the island off the…
BEIRUT – The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Turkey's prime minister says Turkish troops have captured a strategic village in the Kurdish-held enclave in northwestern Syria, tightening the grip on the area in the…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Slovakia's prime minister has denied being asked by the head of Reporters Without Borders to apologize for his insults of journalists. Prime Minister Robert Fico is known for numerous attacks on the media. Reporters Without Borders chief…
LONDON – Snow and ice warnings for travelers are still in place even as temperatures crept higher in Britain after days of cold. Authorities warned rail travelers and drivers to expect ongoing disruptions Saturday even as temperatures rose above freezing…
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's state-run IRNA news agency is reporting that a top military commander says Iran will negotiate over its missile program if the U.S. and Europe dismantle their nuclear programs. The Saturday report quotes armed forces spokesman Gen.Masoud…
IVRY-SUR-SEINE, France – With revolutionary slogans and a message of support for the unemployed, this was no ordinary wrestling event. Muscles bulging, hair flying, the wrestlers put on quite a show — with losers tossed out of the ring in…
BEIRUT – Syrian activists and rescuers say at least six civilians have been killed in the ongoing bombing of eastern Ghouta near the capital Damascus, despite a Russia-ordered brief daily humanitarian pause. Syrian State TV meanwhile said Saturday that two…
MOSCOW – Tens of thousands of Russian President Vladimir Putin's supporters have gathered for a campaign rally at Moscow's sprawling main sports complex. The crowd at the rally held two weeks before Russia's presidential election filled the Luzhniki stadium, which…
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is awaiting results from a vote by grassroots members of a potential coalition partner to learn if she will be able to form a new government. Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party prepared Saturday to…
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that research teams have found the black box belonging to the airplane that crashed in southern Iran in February, killing 65 people. The Saturday report quotes Deputy Provincial Gov. Aziz…
BARCELONA, Spain – Spanish authorities say two migrants have died while trying to swim to the shore of Ceuta, a small Spanish enclave in North Africa. The spokesman for the Spanish government's representative in Ceuta tells The Associated Press that…
CAIRO – Egyptian prosecutors have ordered the detention of two journalists for 15 days pending an investigation after their arrest while preparing a report on the historic Alexandria tramway. Defense attorney Mohammed Hafez said Friday's decision regarding free-lance journalists May…
BEIRUT – Lebanon's prime minister has met with Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince during his first trip to the kingdom since relations strained following Saad Hariri's brief resignation late last year. Hariri posted a selfie with Mohammed bin Salman and…
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Police in Slovakia have released seven Italians who were detained as suspects in the slayings of an investigative journalist and his girlfriend. The seven men were taken into custody Thursday when police raided houses allegedly linked to…
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's student news agency says the former head of Iran's wrestling federation is asking the country's diplomats to take responsibility and support athletes who refuse to compete against Israelis. The government usually rewards athletes for such behavior…
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Market trading and street life is slowly returning to normal in Burkina Faso's capital city a day after Islamic extremists attacked the French Embassy and army headquarters in assaults, killing eight people and wounding more than…
Umar Haque was convicted Friday of trying to recruit children to carry out Islamic State-type attacks across the British capital. (Reuters) A British teacher was convicted Friday of trying to recruit students to carry out Islamic State-inspired attacks across London.…
WASHINGTON – The United States said Friday it was making permanent its decision last year to withdraw 60 percent of its diplomats from Cuba, citing a need to protect American personnel from what the State Department calls “health attacks” that…
Two Christian Indonesians were caned for gambling, which is against sharia law. (REUTERS/Beawiharta) Indonesia publicly caned two Christians in a rare case of non-Muslims punished under sharia law. The two Indonesian Christians – Dahlan Silitonga, 61, and Tjia Nyuk Hwa,…
Two undetonated explosive devices were found Thursday attached to a ferry at a popular Mexican tourist destination where several Americans were injured in a separate explosion last month. Mexican officials said they are investigating the explosive founds in the ferry…