Talk about being at the right place at the right time. Three Egyptian police officers on duty guarding a bank in the southern city of Assiut earlier this week jumped into action after they spotted a 5-year-old child holding on…
MINSK, Belarus – A Ukrainian opposition lawmaker who helped uncover off-the-books payments to President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman says a one-time Austrian chancellor was among the European politicians secretly paid to lobby for Ukraine. The lawmaker's claim to The…
Mexican officials say they found 103 Central American migrants in a freight trailer abandoned near the U.S.-Mexico border. (Mexico's National Immigration Institute) More than 100 migrants from Central America were found in a freight trailer abandoned by a roadside near…
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Three female Nobel Peace laureates have begun a weeklong trip to Bangladesh to meet Rohingya women who were tortured and raped by Myanmar soldiers before fleeing the country. During the trip that began Saturday, Iran's Shirin Ebadi,…
BELGRADE, Serbia – For years, Russia has worked to gain influence in Southeast Europe, using Serbia as a foothold to establish a friendly pocket on a hostile continent. The European Union finally is pushing back. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker…
Indian jeweller Nirav Modi is wanted for his alleged role in a $1.8 billion bank scam. (REUTERS) Federal officials in India have launched a massive manhunt for a billionaire jeweler - who made pieces for A-list celebrities like Kate Winslet…
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Authorities say the death toll in a pair of explosions Friday evening in Somalia's capital has risen to 21. The director of Aamin Ambulance service, Dr. Abdirahman Abdulqadir, gave the new toll Saturday. It was confirmed by…
CAIRO – An Egyptian court has fined one of the leading activists behind the 2011 uprising 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($565) during his re-trial over insulting the judiciary. Saturday's ruling on Ahmed Douma, reported by the state-run Al Ahram newspaper, is…
An Afghan official on Saturday said a suicide bomber killed at least one person in an attack in the diplomatic area of Afghanistan's capital. Interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said six people were wounded in the attack in the Shash…
The conflict in Syria has dragged on a year longer than World War II now, and is only getting worse in places like rebel-held Eastern Ghouta - where bombs, rockets and shells continue to rain down on a terrified population. …
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is facing another financial headache after donors to a major U.S. Catholic foundation balked at a request from Pope Francis to foot a $25 million loan to a scandal-plagued Rome hospital. The Immaculate Institute for…
GENEVA – An upcoming visit to the United Nations' top human rights body by Iran's justice minister is attracting criticism since the European Union has issued sanctions against him for rights violations. Critics say Seyyed Alireza Avaei has no place…
PARIS – The watchdog that monitors global and illicit misuse of funds has cited North Korea as a top source of "ongoing and substantial" money laundering and terrorist financing and urged countries to close North Korean banks. The Financial Action…
Authorities in Toronto found remains of at least six people in planters on a property that "alleged serial killer" Bruce McArthur had ties to, police said. (Facebook) A former Canadian landscaper and shopping mall Santa Claus who police are calling…
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Two car bomb blasts rocked Somalia's capital on Friday evening, followed by gunfire, police said, and an ambulance service said at least 18 people had been killed. The explosions shattered a months-long period of calm in Mogadishu,…
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Latest on the attack in Somalia's capital (all times local): 8:35 p.m. The director of an ambulance service in Somalia's capital says its workers have ferried 18 bodies after a pair of explosions in Mogadishu. Abdirahman…
Mexican officials say they have found 103 Central American migrants in a freight trailer abandoned near the U.S. border. (Mexico's National Immigration Institute ) Mexican immigration agents say they have found 103 Central American migrants in a freight trailer left…
JOHANNESBURG – A U.S.-based wildlife conservation group says authorities in Tanzania have arrested and charged eight people for the murder of the group's co-founder Wayne Lotter, who was shot in Dar es Salaam last year. The PAMS Foundation on Friday…
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council scheduled a vote Friday on a resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded. The resolution would allow attacks directed at…
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors have demanded that the country's top judicial body defend their reputations, saying the independence of the justice system is at stake. The 135 prosecutors said Friday they had asked the Supreme Council of Magistrates…
TORONTO – Canadian police say they've charged an alleged serial killer with one additional charge of murder, bringing the total to six. Police believe there are more victims. Detective Sgt. Hank Idsinga said Friday they have now identified the remains…
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A Somali police official says two car bomb blasts have rocked the capital, Mogadishu, followed by sustained gunfire. Three people have been killed. Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the first blast, apparently caused by a suicide car bomber,…
PARIS – The French prosecutor's office says an unnamed person detained in France in connection with the August extremist attacks in Spain will be handed preliminary charges. The prosecutor's office said Friday that the suspect is being held as part…
BERLIN – Police say two people are dead after a shooting in Switzerland's biggest city, Zurich. They say the situation is under control. City police said they rushed to the scene near the central train station after passers-by reported hearing…