JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's government says acting President Cyril Ramaphosa is in charge until parliament elects a new leader Thursday afternoon following the resignation of Jacob Zuma. The 400-member parliament, dominated by the ruling African National Congress party, is expected…
PARIS – European planemaker Airbus says its earnings improved last year but it was hindered by further problems, both to its long-troubled military aircraft program as well as more recent engine problems on its single-aisle models. The company said Thursday…
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nepal's prime minister has resigned after his party lost parliamentary elections, paving the way for a new government to take power. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba made the announcement Thursday, a day after the results of the…
BANGKOK – When five Myanmar journalists were sentenced to decade-long prison terms for reporting on an alleged military-run chemical weapons factory a few years ago, Aung San Suu Kyi — then an opposition lawmaker — condemned the harsh punishments as…
KABUL, Afghanistan – The number of civilians killed and wounded in the war in Afghanistan declined last year, but the number of deaths from airstrikes was on the rise, according to a new United Nations report released on Thursday. The…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A key ideologue for Islamic State militants in Indonesia has gone on trial for ordering a 2016 suicide bombing and gun attack in Jakarta that killed eight people including the four attackers. The radical cleric, Oman Rohman,…
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia's beleaguered deputy prime minister has withstood a parliamentary vote that would have called for his firing after revelations of a relationship with a former staffer. The opposition Labor Party had hoped disaffected lawmakers in Barnaby Joyce's…
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine president has offered a nearly $500 bounty for each communist rebel killed by government forces to save on anti-insurgency costs and says insurgents are easier to hit than birds because they have bigger heads. President…
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro says he's reopening the country's consulate in Miami, citing requests from fellow citizens who want to vote in the upcoming presidential election. Maduro announced the decision Wednesday at the opening session of Venezuela's…
A solar storm is forecast to hit Earth on Feb. 15, 2018. (Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams) A solar storm is forecast to hit Earth early Thursday after the sun unleashed a powerful solar…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency…
MEXICO CITY – Mexican independent presidential candidate Maria de Jesus Patricio was injured in a crash that also killed a person riding in her caravan and injured two others Wednesday. The National Indigenous Council said in a brief statement that…
JOHANNESBURG – As scandal after scandal unfolded, South African President Jacob Zuma maintained an affable demeanor in public, rallying his support base, dispatching lawyers to fend off court challenges and, it is alleged, enabling his corrupt associates. Finally, the astute…
CAIRO – Egyptian security officials say police have arrested a senior Islamist politician over allegations that he had contacts with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. They say Abdel-Monaim Abu El-Fetouh was arrested at his home in a Cairo suburb Wednesday soon…
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Mideast envoy has briefed the Security Council behind closed doors at the request of Kuwait and Bolivia on what Palestinian U.N. Ambassador Riyad Mansour calls the "catastrophic" humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Bolivian Ambassador…
The Taliban in Afghanistan, under pressure from a stepped-up Trump administration military campaign, released a rambling letter to the American people on Wednesday, calling for dialogue to end the prolonged Afghan war. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid released copies of the…
South African President Jacob Zuma, in a televised address to nation, said he will resign as from his position 'with immediate effect.' The scandal-tainted leader said he has resigned despite his disagreement with the instruction of the ruling African National…
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fighting for his political life after being accused of taking bribes from billionaire supporters, is no stranger to scandal. Over a three-decade political career, Netanyahu has been accused of everything from accepting improper gifts…
HARARE, Zimbabwe – An official with Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change opposition party says its leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died at age 65. Elias Mudzuri, a vice president of the MDC, says Tsvangirai died Wednesday evening in a Johannesburg hospital.…
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania's chief anti-corruption prosecutor has rejected allegations that prosecutors falsify evidence in cases against high-ranking officials. National Anti-Corruption Directorate Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi responded on Wednesday to a former Romanian lawmaker's claims that four anti-corruption prosecutors…
SKOPJE, Macedonia – Macedonia's prime minister says his country and Greece have made significant progress toward resolving their long-standing name dispute. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Wednesday that Macedonia's government is willing to add a "geographical qualifier" to the country's…
PRISTINA, Kosovo – Montenegro's prime minister is offering his country's goodwill to help resolve a dispute that has held up a proposed border deal with neighboring Kosovo. Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic visited Kosovo on Wednesday. He said Montenegro considers…
EDINBURGH, Scotland – Scottish soccer team Hearts has apologized to former player Isma Goncalves after he said racial abuse forced him to leave. The Portuguese forward, who is black, joined Uzbekistan club Pakhtakor Tashkent last month after a year in…
PARIS – Kamel Daoudi's days are parceled out in intervals as unvarying as the alarm reminders on his tablet: 7 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 3:15 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 9:00 p.m. The times represent his nightly curfew and the exact…