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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...
23:56 17 November 2021

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.
22:19 17 November 2021

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...
20:12 17 November 2021

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...
19:45 17 November 2021

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...
18:53 17 November 2021

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...
14:05 17 November 2021

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...
6:01 17 November 2021

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...
5:03 17 November 2021

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...
23:43 16 November 2021

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...
18:58 16 November 2021

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...
15:53 16 November 2021

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...
15:06 16 November 2021

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...
13:38 16 November 2021

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...
12:34 16 November 2021

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...
11:35 16 November 2021

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...
8:38 16 November 2021

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...
7:20 16 November 2021

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...
4:37 16 November 2021

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...
21:16 15 November 2021

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...
18:42 15 November 2021

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.
18:30 15 November 2021

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...
17:09 15 November 2021

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...
15:01 15 November 2021

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...
14:42 15 November 2021

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...
13:26 15 November 2021

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...
11:57 15 November 2021

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...
11:11 15 November 2021

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...
10:07 15 November 2021

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...
5:52 15 November 2021

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...
5:46 15 November 2021