N. Korea calls Biden a ‘rabid dog’ for insulting its dignity
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea called former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden a “rabid dog” that “must be beaten to death with a stick” in its latest s...
AP Interview: Evo Morales wants UN mediation in Bolivia
MEXICO CITY — Bolivia’s Evo Morales on Friday called for the United Nations, and possibly Pope Francis, to mediate in the Andean nation’s political cr...
Sri Lankans seek security in post-Easter attack election
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Worries about Islamic extremism will be paramount for many Sri Lankan voters while others hope to block former leaders accused of...
Chileans blinded by police firing pellet guns in protests
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chileans are accustomed to seeing violent clashes between police and demonstrators but a new trend is leaving them shaken: the blind...
North Korea say US offered to resume nuke talks in December
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday said the United States has proposed a resumption of stalled nuclear negotiations in December as they appr...
The Latest: Israel resumes strikes on Gaza after rocket fire
JERUSALEM — The Latest on the escalation between Gaza’s militant Islamic Jihad group and Israel (all times local):
EU bank to stop funding fossil fuel projects in 2 years
BERLIN — The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it will stop financing fossil fuel energy projects from the end of 2021 as part of an effort ...
Italy declares state of emergency in Venice after high tides
ROME — Italy's government declared a state of emergency Thursday in flood-ravaged Venice, seeking to release funds to repair the historic lagoon city ...
Bolivian interim leader says Morales can’t run in new vote
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales cannot run as a candidate in any new elections, but his political party can, the country’s in...
EU takes legal action against UK over commissioner dispute
BRUSSELS — The European Union is piling pressure on Britain and has launched legal action against the departing member of the 28-country bloc over its...
Turkey deports American IS suspect stuck at Greek border
ANKARA, Turkey — An American man suspected of being a member of the Islamic State group is being repatriated to the United States after spending three...
Brexit Party fails to clinch voting pact with Conservatives
LONDON — Britain’s Brexit Party has failed to reach a tactical voting pact with the ruling Conservatives, saying Thursday that it will field 300 candi...
Pope taps fellow Jesuit as Vatican’s finance minister
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a fellow Jesuit to be the Vatican’s finance minister, filling a crucial position left vacant for mor...
MH17 probe reveals close ties between Russia, Ukraine rebels
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international team of investigators piecing together a criminal case in the July 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines F...
French probe into Epstein sex network stalled, women say
PARIS — Women who say they were raped and sexually assaulted in France by an associate of Jeffrey Epstein are voicing frustration at the apparent glac...
Hong Kong police say protesters out of control, deny curfew
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police warned protesters on Thursday that they were moving “one step closer to terrorism” by sinking the city into chaos, as rio...
Schools closed in New Delhi as air quality dips for 3rd day
NEW DELHI — Schools in India’s capital are shut Thursday and Friday after a thick gray haze of noxious air enveloped the city for the third consecutiv...
Somalia struggles after worst flooding in recent history
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Ahmed Sabrie woke up to find his house half-submerged in fast-rising flood waters.
Cirque du Soleil founder tangled in Tahiti marijuana probe
PARIS — Authorities in French Polynesia have handed preliminary drug charges to the founder of world-renowned circus Cirque du Soleil.
Israel, Islamic Jihad cease fire after heavy Gaza fighting
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel and the militant Islamic Jihad group in Gaza reached a cease-fire on Thursday to end the heaviest Gaza fighting in mont...
The Latest: New evidence emerges in impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump (all times local):
US and Turkey have friendly talks but differences persist
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are “very good friends,” but their meeting Wednesday at the Whi...
The Latest: Islamic Jihad leader signals truce terms
JERUSALEM — The Latest on the new escalation between Israel and Gaza (all times local):
Clashes rock Bolivia as new interim leader challenged
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Renewed clashes rocked Bolivia’s capital on Wednesday as the country’s newly declared interim president, a second-tier lawmaker thru...
As rockets rain down, Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday while the militant group rained scores of...
Islamic State returnees cloud anniversary of Paris attacks
PARIS — France commemorated the fourth anniversary of the Islamic State attacks that struck the heart of Paris with a solemn reading Wednesday of the ...
Chinese, other students flee Hong Kong as violence worsens
HONG KONG — University students from mainland China and Taiwan are fleeing Hong Kong, while those from three Scandinavian countries have been moved or...
Study: Half Europe’s unauthorized migrants in Germany, UK
BERLIN — At least 3.9 million unauthorized migrants — and possibly as many as 4.8 million — lived in Europe in 2017 with half of them in Germany and t...
Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
MILAN — The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as offi...
Afghan officials: Kabul car bomb killed 12, including kids
KABUL, Afghanistan — A car bombing in Kabul during morning rush hour Wednesday targeted a private security company's convoy, with officials later sayi...