Iraq’s PM-designate withdraws from post, prolonging deadlock
Baghdad (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister-designate announced his withdrawal from the post Sunday night after failing to secu...
Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and priest, dies at 95
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Ernesto Cardenal, the renowned poet and Roman Catholic cleric who became a symbol of revolutio...
Virus accelerates in Italy; US urges citizens to avoid north
MILAN (AP) — Coronavirus infections in Italy rose 50% Sunday and the U.S. government issued its strongest travel warning...
Virus fears close down France’s famed Louvre Museum
PARIS (AP) — The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France’s Louvre Museum on Sunday, with workers who guard its ...
Slovakia’s populists win vote with anti-corruption stance
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s center-right populist opposition claimed victory Sunday in the country’s parliame...
Mahathir seeks Parliament vote as new Malaysian PM sworn-in
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad called Sunday for an urgent Parliament sitting to contest the ...
Outspoken gang critic LeBarón flees threat in Mexico for US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A prominent member of a community of U.S.-Mexican dual citizens living in northern Mexico that was sh...
Socialist hardliner aims gun on Guaidó march in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Socialist hardliners in Venezuela opened fire during a march headed by Juan Guaidó, injuring a...
What’s happening: Virus fears hit Africa, markets, schools
PARIS (AP) — Amusement parks, sporting events, religious gatherings, reality TV shows, even schools. More and more of da...
Empty streets, economic turmoil as virus alters daily life
TOKYO (AP) — The coronavirus claimed its first victim in the U.S. Saturday as the number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy...
Turkey, Russia talk tensions in Syria as migrants push west
REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose si...
Italy reports virus cases top 1,100, deaths reach 29
MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities say the country now has more than 1,000 coronavirus cases and 29 people infected with t...
Virus outbreak in Iran sickens hundreds, including leaders
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After facing sanctions and the risk of war amid tensions with the United States, Iran...
Parents slam Serbia bill in chilling ‘missing babies’ cases
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Mirjana Novokmet does not believe that a special law that is set for approval in the Serbian par...
Parents of ‘terrified’ Africans stranded in China want help
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — She wakes every day long before dawn to chat with her three stranded daughters on the other side ...
Publisher, 2 politicians charged over Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG (AP) — Outspoken Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai and two prominent opposition politicians were charged Friday wi...
As India counts dead, brutality of Hindu-Muslim riot emerges
NEW DELHI (AP) — The wounded came in waves. First in ones and twos, limping up the steps and staggering through the alum...
Speaker rejects Mahathir’s call as Malaysia’s turmoil grows
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The speaker of Malaysia’s House rejected interim leader Mahathir Mohamad’s call for a vote...
29 Turkish soldiers killed in northeast Syria air strike
BEIRUT (AP) — An air strike by Syrian government forces killed 29 Turkish soldiers in northeast Syria, a Turkish officia...
Italy blasts virus panic as it eyes new testing criteria
ROME (AP) — With tourism tanking and panic rising, Italy tried to control the coronavirus in the realm of public percept...
Amid virus, Saudis close Islam’s holiest sites to foreigners
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday closed off the holiest sites in Islam to foreign pilgrims ov...
Virus response in Mideast tainted by political views of Iran
BEIRUT (AP) — In the Middle East, even virus outbreaks are political. The coronavirus has killed 26 people in Iran -- th...
Putin rejected offer to use body doubles during Chechen war
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had rejected an offer to use body doubles for personal protection...
Pope cancels visit with Rome priests for ‘slight’ illness
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is sick and he skipped a planned Mass with Rome clergy across town on Thursday, officia...
AP Interview: Al-Qaida, IS affiliates team up in West Africa
THIES, Senegal (AP) — The only place in the world where fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are coop...
UK court blocks Heathrow expansion over climate concerns
LONDON (AP) — Campaigners won a court ruling Thursday to block the plan for a third runway at Heathrow Airport on enviro...
Tunisia approves government after months of deadlock
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia has a new government at last, after four months of arguing among rival parties in the youn...
Scars of violence haunt India’s capital after deadly riots
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s hard-line Hindu nationalists watched anti-government protests centered in Muslim communities fo...
World battles virus epidemic as cases multiply outside China
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Crews scrubbed everything from money to buses, military bases were on high alert and quarantin...
Spain takes first European moves against Plácido Domingo
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government canceled upcoming performances by Plácido Domingo in Madrid on Wednesday following ...