Terry O’Neill, whose images captured ’60s London, dies at 81
LONDON — British photographer Terry O’Neill, whose images captured London’s Swinging ‘60s and who created iconic portraits of Elton John, Brigitte Bar...
Migrants stuck in lawless limbo within sight of America
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — The gangsters trawling Nuevo Laredo know just what they’re looking for: men and women missing their shoelaces.
UK media: Prince Andrew’s sex claims rebuttal a PR disaster
LONDON — British media on Sunday slammed Prince Andrew’s effort to rebut claims that he had sex with a teenager who says she was trafficked by Jeffrey...
Leaked Russian interference report raises UK vote questions
LONDON — Questions about the British government’s failure to release a report on Russia’s interference in the country’s politics continued to dog Prim...
Italy’s white truffle hunters worry about climate change
ALBA, Italy — Rising global temperatures are worrying truffle hunters around the Italian town of Alba, where the most prized specimens can fetch twice...
Pope’s Asian agenda: Disarmament, martyrs, family reunion
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has agendas both pastoral and personal for his trip to Asia, where he’ll appeal for global nuclear disarmament at the site...
Former Sri Lankan defense chief wins presidential vote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s ruling party presidential candidate has conceded defeat to rival Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the Indian Ocean island nation...
Bolivia’s crisis exposes old racial, geographic divides
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s increasingly violent political crisis is exposing historical racial, ethnic and geographic divides that many thought had b...
Bolivian interim leader meets UN envoy amid violence fears
SACABA, Bolivia — Bolivia’s interim president met with a U.N. envoy to discuss the country’s crisis Saturday, a day after security forces fired on sup...
Protests grip major Iran cities over gas prices; 1 killed
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protesters angered by Iran raising government-set gasoline prices by 50% blocked traffic in major cities and occasionall...
Scuffles mar anniversary of birth of yellow vest movement
PARIS — Scuffles between Paris police and activists on Saturday marred the anniversary of the birth of the yellow vest movement against government pol...
Car bomb kills at least 18 in Syrian town held by Turkey
BEIRUT — A car bomb exploded Saturday in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed opposition fighters, killing at least 18 people and woundi...
Muslim voters attacked in Sri Lanka presidential election
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Polls closed Saturday evening after a day of voting for Sri Lanka’s next president, an election marred by shots fired at a convoy...
Dutch version of St. Nicholas has controversial sidekick
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch version of St. Nicholas arrived Saturday in the Netherlands in an annual children’s party that has become the backd...
Chinese troops join Hong Kong cleanup as protesters retreat
HONG KONG — Most anti-government protesters abandoned their occupation of Hong Kong’s universities Saturday, while the small contingents that remained...
Prague museum displays totalitarian-era surveillance tech
PRAGUE — The Iron Curtain was more than just a figure of speech: Communist regimes set up thousands of miles of heavily-guarded, electrified barbed wi...
Israel strikes Hamas targets after 2 rockets fired from Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel said its aircraft hit military sites for Gaza’s Hamas rulers early Saturday after two rockets were fired from the Pales...
Bolivia: 5 dead in clashes challenging interim government
SACABA, Bolivia — Bolivian security forces clashed with supporters of former President Evo Morales in a central town Friday, leaving at least five peo...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists ex-ambassador’s record
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested Friday that a U.S. diplomat was responsible for Somalia’s descent into chaos decades ago, distorting her...
Israel says it has completed Gaza strikes after rocket fire
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel said early Friday it has completed a series of airstrikes on targets linked to the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza...
Historic flooding highlights Venice’s vulnerability
VENICE, Italy — The historic lagoon city of Venice exists on the edge of a double threat: As it sinks, the seas rise.
Chinese swimming star defends failure to take doping test
MONTREUX, Switzerland — Chinese Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang defended his failure to take a doping test by testifying at a rare public hearing Fr...
High tides surge through Venice, locals rush to protect art
VENICE, Italy — Exceptionally high tidal waters surged through Venice again on Friday, prompting the mayor to close St. Mark’s Square and call for mor...
American IS suspect repatriated from Turkish-Greek border
ANKARA, Turkey — An American citizen suspected of being an Islamic State group member was deported to the U.S. on Friday after spending five days in n...
Be careful out there: UK police warn candidates about safety
LONDON — British police are unveiling new tactics to protect politicians amid the country’s fraught, even hostile political atmosphere, issuing safety...
Belarus holds vote, ignores blatant ballot box stuffing
MINSK, Belarus — Belarus is holding a parliamentary election but with top opposition candidates kept off the ballot, only loyalists to the nation’s au...
Rights group: Bosnian migrant camp “dangerous and inhumane”
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A prominent human rights group is warning that migrants trying to reach Western Europe are living in “dangerously cold and...
Hong Kong protesters issue demands, begin leaving university
HONG KONG — Protesters who had barricaded themselves in a Hong Kong university this week began to leave Friday after partially clearing a road they ha...
Esper says S Korea wealthy enough to pay more for US troops
SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says South Korea is wealthy enough to pay a bigger share of the cost of having U.S. troops on i...
Venezuela’s Guaidó urges nation back into the streets
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has seen an ally forced from office and protests rattle leaders across Latin America in recen...