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…
ORURO, Bolivia – Children returned to school Thursday and nervous adults tried to get back to normal after being stunned by two deadly explosions during this mining city's exuberant Carnival celebrations. People remained on edge as authorities sought explanations for…
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…
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says he isn't above crashing a party after his invitation was yanked. He told international journalists Thursday that he's determined to show up for the Summit of the Americas, a meeting of regional…
ROME – Prosecutors have opened an investigation into a 10-meter (30-foot) -wide sinkhole that swallowed up a half-dozen cars on a residential street in Rome. No one was injured in Wednesday evening's collapse in the Balduina neighborhood, but families in…
JERUSALEM – Israel's attorney general has praised a police investigation into the prime minister, saying it was done "by the book." In a speech at Tel Aviv University on Thursday, Avihai Mandelblit says the investigation was carried out "professionally and…
KEDROVOYE, Russia – For Russian mother Farkhanur Gavrilova, the blow came a week ago when an acquaintance called her to say that her son was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria that pitted Russian and U.S. combatants against each…
MEXICO CITY – The Roman Catholic diocese where two priests were killed earlier this month has withdrawn all nuns from the hyper-violent city of Chilapa in southern Mexico. The diocese said in a statement that the parents of one of…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The most comprehensive study of Borneo's orangutans estimates their numbers have plummeted by more than 100,000 since 1999, as the palm oil and paper industries shrink their jungle habitat and fatal conflicts with people increase. The finding,…
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – El Salvador's Supreme Court has commuted the sentence of a woman serving 30 years in prison for what she says was a stillbirth. The court ruled Thursday that evidence in the case did not prove…
JOHANNESBURG – Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu says he will no longer be a global ambassador for the British-based aid organization Oxfam after allegations that senior staff members in crisis zones paid for sex among the desperate people the…
BANGALORE, India – A five-story building under construction collapsed Thursday in southern India, killing at least three workers and trapping several others, a fire official said. The official, M.N. Reddi, said at least seven people have been rescued from the…
Peru authorities said Alexander Delgado drugged his brother and swapped places with him to escape from prison. (Peru Ministry of Interior) A prisoner in a Peru jail allegedly drugged his twin brother, changed into his clothes and walked out a…
PARIS – Authorities say three skiers have died after being swept away by an avalanche in the French Pyrenees. The prefecture in the southern Hautes-Pyrenees region said the bodies of the three men were found Thursday, a day after an…
LIVERPOOL, England – A former English youth soccer coach was convicted of 43 charges of sex abuse against 11 young players in a trial that detailed how he shattered the trust of boys who dreamed of becoming professionals. Barry Bennell…
MOSCOW – Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee says a special forces officer has been killed in a shootout with a militant that also left the fighter dead. The clash occurred Thursday in a rural area of Dagestan, a republic in the…
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's army says Indian fire has struck a school van from across the frontier in Kashmir, killing the driver and forcing residents to flee to safety. Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor says Indian forces in an "unethical…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The American prosecutor working to bring to justice former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army accused of crimes against ethnic Serbs in Kosovo's war for independence is stepping down at the end of next month. Specialist…
Report: More than 100 Russians killed US airstrikes in Syria The U.S. struck back with a massive round of airstrikes last week after coming under attack by a battalion-sized pro-Assad unit that many believed contained Russian mercenary contractors; national security…
ANKARA, Turkey – The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 4:15 p.m. The Russian Foreign Ministry says five Russians have been killed in a U.S. strike in Syria, the first official recognition of Russian deaths in the incident…
CAIRO – The United States Embassy in Sudan says it is "deeply concerned by the continued arrests and detentions of hundreds of political leaders, activists and ordinary citizens" in the country. In a Thursday statement it says that many of…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Two more Westerners arrested in Cambodia for allegedly posting photos on social media of sexually suggestive dancing have been released, leaving only a British man incarcerated. A spokesman for the Siem Reap provincial court, Yim Srang,…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has submitted a resignation letter after the worst anti-government protests in a quarter-century, the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported Thursday. "The prime minister said he tried his utmost effort to solve…