Londoners fought back to curtail carnage in bridge attack
LONDON — Even in times of shared, senseless tragedy, an uplifting moment sometimes emerges.
Namibia’s president wins another term but support drops
WINDHOEK, Namibia — Namibia’s president won another term Saturday but the longtime ruling party lost its powerful two-thirds majority in its most chal...
Malta prosecutors charge local businessman with being accomplice in 2017 car bomb killing of anti-corruption journalist
VALLETTA, Malta — Malta prosecutors charge local businessman with being accomplice in 2017 car bomb killing of anti-corruption journalist.
Relic thought to be from Jesus’ manger arrives in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus' manger arrived Saturday in its permanent home in the bibl...
Dutch police arrest suspect in stabbing of 3 teens
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police arrested a 35-year-old homeless man Saturday on suspicion of stabbing three teens on a street in The Hague that ...
The Latest: Merkel’s partners choose left-leaning leadership
BERLIN — The Latest on leadership of Germany’s Social Democrats (all times local):
Science warnings, US retreat add urgency to UN climate talks
MADRID — Mass protests, a last-minute venue change and talk of climate tipping points are adding some unplanned drama to this year’s international tal...
Focus on early release of terror convict in London stabbings
LONDON — UK counterterrorism police on Saturday searched for clues into how a man imprisoned for terrorism offenses before his release last year manag...
Albania’s search for quake victims ends; death toll up to 51
TIRANA, Albania — The search and rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Albania has ended, the prime minister said Saturday, with the death toll...
Hong Kong elders, youths vow to keep up pro-democracy fight
HONG KONG — Hundreds of silver-haired activists have joined young protesters for a unity rally at a Hong Kong park, vowing that their monthslong movem...
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori leaves prison after top court ruling
LIMA, Peru — Supporters cheered late Friday as once-powerful opposition leader and two-time Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori left the pr...
Brazil’s president criticizes DiCaprio over Amazon fires
RIO DE JANEIRO — Without offering proof, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said actor Leonardo DiCaprio had funded nonprofit groups that he...
UK police: Bridge attacker had been jailed for terror crimes
LONDON — A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people Friday in London, killing two in what police are treating as a terrorist attack be...
AP Explains: What awaits Suriname’s convicted president?
PARAMARIBO, Suriname — A court in the South American country of Suriname has convicted President Desi Bouterse in the 1982 killings of 15 prominent po...
The Latest: Police say 3 minors injured in Hague stabbing
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Latest on stabbings in The Hague (all times local):
France summons Turkish envoy over Erdogan jab at Macron
PARIS — The French government summoned the Turkish ambassador Friday to seek explanations after his president described French President Emmanuel Macr...
Disputing harassment claims, Domingo says he’s a gentleman
MADRID — Placido Domingo is disputing allegations of sexual harassment against him, saying he has always behaved like a gentleman but that “gallant ge...
Family of slain journalist presses Malta’s PM to resign
VALLETTA, Malta — The family of a journalist who was killed by a car bomb in Malta is urging Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to resign, after his...
Iraqi prime minister to resign in wake of deadly protests
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister announced Friday that he would submit his resignation to parliament, a day after more than 40 people were killed by se...
The Latest: London mayor: No one else wanted over stabbings
LONDON — The Latest on an incident in London Bridge (all times local):
Complacency a concern as AIDS treatment improves in Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — AIDS has no cure. HIV is still here. But some people are forgetting that.
Hong Kong protesters seek British support; campus siege ends
HONG KONG — Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists rallied Friday outside the British Consulate, urging the city’s former colonial ruler to emu...
NATO chief says defense budgets on the rise
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says European allies and Canada are spending even more than previously thought on defense, days bef...
Italy’s ‘Sardines’ movement threatens Salvini’s dominance
ROME — In Italy’s polarized political landscape, a grassroots group calling itself “Sardines” is putting the squeeze on right-wing populist Matteo Sal...
The Latest: Trump, in Afghanistan, says Taliban want a deal
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s first visit to Afghanistan (all times local):
Black Friday frenzy goes global - and not everyone’s happy
PARIS — People don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in France, or Russia, or South Africa - but they do shop on Black Friday.
Sabbath buses barrel through Israel’s religious-secular rift
TEL AVIV, Israel — Tel Aviv has taken a major step to cement its status as Israel’s secular mecca, launching public transportation services on the Jew...
Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dead at 101
TOKYO — Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a giant of his country’s post-World War II politics who pushed for a more assertive Japan wh...
LGBT activists in China seek to change marriage civil code
BEIJING — It was only after her partner’s death that He Meili realized the full meaning of marriage.
North Korea may deploy ‘super-large’ rocket launcher soon
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says the latest test-firing of its “super-large” multiple rocket launcher was a final review of the weapon’s combat a...