BERLIN – The nationalist Alternative for Germany party has rebuked one of its leading figures for describing Turks as "camel drivers" and making other anti-migrants slurs. In a statement, the party's leadership said it decided unanimously Friday to issue a…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal control board is seeking a $300 million loan for Puerto Rico's power company after a federal judge rejected a previous $1 billion loan request despite warnings the U.S. territory would have to start…
GENEVA – Two U.N. agencies are denouncing proposals by Hungary's government to tax and penalize groups that assist migrants inside the country. Spokesman Rupert Colville of the U.N.'s human rights office says Hungary's legislative proposals could cause an "unjustified restriction"…
LIPJAN, Kosovo – All the students in a tiny village in Kosovo have gathered to celebrate a very special day for Pavaresia Sopi — a 10th birthday with deep significance for her whole Balkan nation. Pavaresia, whose name means "independence"…
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is inviting 300 young people to the Vatican next month to personally present their hopes and concerns about the Catholic Church, after an online questionnaire failed to generate enough feedback. The March 19-24 meeting is…
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's military says it is sending troops to assist Saudi Arabia on a training mission but that they will not be deployed in conflict zones outside the kingdom. The announcement surprised lawmakers who on Friday sought clarification further…
ISTANBUL – Turkey's state-run news agency says a court in Istanbul has sentenced six journalists accused of involvement in a 2016 coup attempt to life prison terms. Anadolu Agency says those sentenced on Friday include Ahmet Altan, the former editor-in-chief…
BANGKOK – Thailand's military government has filed criminal charges against 50 activists over a recent protest in which they demanded the army give up power and restore civilian rule through elections. The Lawyers Association of Thailand said Friday that seven…
A North Korean official thought to have been executed by the regime's death squad shockingly reappeared in TV footage released Thursday after a mysterious monthslong absence. Hwang Pyong-so, the former director of the North Korean military’s General Political Bureau, appeared…
WARSAW, Poland – Poland's prime minister is meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin for talks on the European Union's future, energy projects and on intensifying bilateral ties. Mateusz Morawiecki was greeted Friday in Berlin by Merkel. They were…
MUNICH – The European Union's top Brexit negotiator says London must make clear how it wants to resolve outstanding issues arising from its departure from the bloc, and what relationship it wants going forward. Michel Barnier says he is "working…
MUNICH – The Latest on the Munich Security Conference (all times local): 12:50 p.m. The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross says the international community should consider "humanitarian exemptions" to economic sanctions against Libya. Peter Maurer spoke…
LAGOS, Nigeria – Police say gunmen have shot dead at least 18 people in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state. State police spokesman Muhammad Shehu says an armed gang ambushed a group of residents in Birani village. He says the bandits were…
LONDON – The head of Oxfam International says claims that staff members sexually exploited people in crisis zones are "a stain" that shames the charity. Executive director Winnie Byanyima says she is appointing an independent commission to investigate the allegations,…
HYDERABAD, India – Police say seven workers have died of suffocation while cleaning an underground drainage pit in a poultry farm in southern India. Deputy Superintendent of Police Chowdesari says the deaths occurred Friday in Morem village in Andhra Pradesh…
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary's prime minister is stepping up efforts to silence civic groups critical of his government ahead of April elections which will likely result in his third consecutive term. Critics fear that a new draft bill nominally meant…
BEIJING – Chinese authorities say four people have been killed and five injured in an explosion at a stall selling fireworks on the eve of the Lunar New Year holiday. The information office in Tonghai county in the southwestern province…
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, right, survived a Parliamentary vote that threatened his political career after the opposition Labor Party called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, center, to fire his deputy for breaching standards of behavior demanded of government…
HYDERABAD, India – Iran's president has strongly criticized the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and urged Muslims to support the Palestinian cause. Hassan Rouhani also lashed out at the United States for imposing a ban on travelers…
BERLIN – German daily Die Welt says one of its reporters who was detained in Turkey for more than a year has been released from jail. The newspaper cited Deniz Yucel's lawyer in its report Friday. Yucel, who has both…
PRISTINA, Kosovo – Kosovo's president and his Montenegrin counterpart have called on Kosovo's parliament to ratify the border demarcation deal between the two countries. Hashim Thaci on Friday announced the joint statement with Filip Vujanovic, adding that upon ratification the…
BERLIN – A 17-year-old Iraqi has been arrested in Germany after allegedly contacting senior members of the Islamic State group. Prosecutors in Frankfurt say the teen was detained Tuesday in the central German town of Eschwege. German daily Bild reported…
NAIROBI, Kenya – A Kenyan official says suspected al-Shabab extremists have killed three teachers in an overnight attack in the northeastern county of Wajir. North Eastern regional coordinator Mohamud Saleh says an unknown number of gunmen attacked Qarsa primary school…
KIGALI, Rwanda – Rwanda's military says it has killed three Congolese soldiers while repulsing an alleged attack by Congo's forces. Eugene Nkubito, a commander of Rwandan forces in the north, told reporters late Thursday that the attack happened Tuesday in…