MUNICH – Dozens of world leaders, top defense officials and diplomats are gathering in southern Germany for an influential security conference amid growing strains between the U.S. and other NATO nations and Russia over the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine.…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's new President Cyril Ramaphosa is preparing to give his first state of the nation address to a country with high expectations as he vows to curb corruption that flourished under his predecessor. Ramaphosa, elected by ruling…
BERLIN – Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni says Europe needs "a strong German government" as he heads to Berlin for talks Friday with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Gentiloni told Munich-based daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung that Europe's economic upswing mustn't be endangered by hesitancy…
HARARE, Zimbabwe – As the body of Zimbabwe's main opposition leader awaits repatriation home for burial, his party already faces nasty power struggles to replace a man praised by both allies and rivals for his tenacious fight for democracy. That…
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's military says a plane used to train pilots has crashed in western Turkey, killing its two pilots. A military statement said the SF-260D light trainer plane went down on Friday after taking off from Cigli air…
VILNIUS, Lithuania – European leaders and royals are in Lithuania, which is celebrating the centenary of its independence declaration with festivities and churches across the small Baltic nation. President Dalia Grybauskaite says "we got our statehood back," adding Lithuanians will…
SRINAGAR, India – Police say a Russian skier was killed by an avalanche that hit the Gulmarg tourist resort in the Indian portion of Kashmir. Police spokesman Manoj Kumar Pandit says four other Russian skiers from the group were rescued…
PARIS – Facing a court-imposed deadline, French lawmakers have approved a measure that allows detention for asylum-seekers and their families, and limitless house arrest for foreign convicts who cannot be expelled. In a contentious late-night vote Thursday, President Emmanuel Macron's…
ANKARA, Turkey – Dozens of demonstrators have marched to a building where the top U.S. and Turkish diplomats are seeking to ease some of the worst tensions in years between the two NATO allies. The group, waving Turkish flags, protested…
DHAKA, Bangladesh – An official says a visiting Myanmar minister has told Bangladesh's president that Myanmar is ready to take back Rohingya Muslims who fled violence there. Presidential spokesman Joynal Abedin said Friday that Myanmar's Home Minister Kyaw Swe told…
MANILA, Philippines – The body of a Filipino housemaid found stuffed in a freezer in an abandoned apartment in Kuwait has been returned to the Philippines to her grieving family. A sister of Joanna Daniela Demafelis broke into tears and…
JERUSALEM – Facial hair is trendy worldwide these days, but in Jerusalem beards have never gone out of style, projecting religious mysticism, nationalism and ideals of masculinity. For men of all faiths in the holy city, a beard can be…
BEIRUT – One-month-old Heyim Hassan was receiving treatment for a chest infection in the Afrin general hospital in northern Syria when a shell landed a few meters (feet) away. His panicked father whisked him out of the building and spent…
KABUL, Afghanistan – Since the International Criminal Court began collecting material three months ago for a possible war crimes case involving Afghanistan, it has gotten a staggering 1.17 million statements from Afghans who say they were victims. The statements include…
MEXICO CITY – The bronco, the jaguar, and the former first lady: These three outsiders appear destined for Mexico's July 1 ballot as the first independent candidates to seek the presidency in generations, the result of a reform seen as…
LONDON – Russian oligarch-turned-dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky says he's not interested in replacing Vladimir Putin as president. Khodorkovsky told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that he might vote for TV star Ksenia Sobchak in next month's presidential election —…
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's army says it has killed five Indian soldiers by destroying their post in the Himalayan region of Kashmir after Indian sniper fire struck a school van, killing the driver. Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor says in…
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – The head of the Organization of American States' anti-corruption mission in Honduras has resigned citing a lack of support from the regional body and the Honduran government. Juan Jimenez Mayor said Thursday that the OAS didn't provide…
TOKYO – The government has nominated Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda to serve a second five-year term as the head of the central bank. The proposal Friday to a parliamentary committee was expected to gain approval before Kuroda's term…
The following screen grab is from a video released by the Shanghai Police Department that shows two unidentified men attempting to break into a storefront window. (The Shanghai Police Department ) Arguably the worst attempt at a robbery was caught…
OTTAWA, Ontario – Canadians will have to wait until at least early August or later to legally purchase recreational marijuana. As recently as last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government was insisting it was on track for legalization in July.…
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Leaders of Honduras' political opposition have denied accusations from the president that street gangs tried to swing the November election in their favor through intimidation. Earlier this week President Juan Orlando Hernandez called for an investigation by…
RIO DE JANEIRO – A man convicted in the killing of yachtsman Sir Peter Blake has been caught in Brazil after being on the run for more than 15 years. Civil police spokesman Walrimar Santos told The Associated Press Thursday…
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. envoy for South Sudan says he hopes "some form of agreement" will be signed Friday in Ethiopia's capital where talks are taking place aimed at ending the country's five-year civil war. David Shearer told reporters…