Iran student leader says he regrets 1979 US Embassy attack
TEHRAN, Iran — His revolutionary fervor diminished by the years that have also turned his dark brown hair white, one of the Iranian student leaders of...
ASEAN meeting grapples with trade war, territorial disputes
NONTHABURI, Thailand — Malaysia's prime minister has urged leaders in Southeast Asia to use the sway of their shared market of 650 million people and ...
Nicaragua court convicts ex-student in New York killing
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — A Nicaraguan court on Friday convicted a dual U.S.-Nicaraguan citizen of killing a nursing student in New York state after an unu...
1 dead as Israel hits Gaza after rockets fired across border
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed a Palestinian man Saturday as aircraft pounded militant sites in response to barrages of roc...
Brexit Party wants to team up with Tories; Johnson says no
LONDON — Nigel Farage, the minor-party leader who played a major role in Britain's decision to leave the European Union, is trying to throw his weight...
Iraqis defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yet
BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands of Iraqis massed in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstrations since anti-government protests erupted...
Flooding in East Africa affects more than 1 million people
NAIROBI, Kenya — More than 1 million people in East Africa are affected by flooding after higher than normal rainfall, an aid group said Friday. Parts...
France cuts jobless benefits as part of Macron reforms plan
PARIS — Changes to France's jobs market are entering into force on Friday as part of President Emmanuel Macron's plan to make the labor market more fl...
40 years on, Iranians recall 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis
TEHRAN, Iran — For those who were there, the memories are still fresh, 40 years after one of the defining events of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, wh...
ASEAN meet spotlights advances in trade, sea pact, and rifts
NONTHABURI, Thailand — Southeast Asian leaders are making last-minute efforts with wealthier neighbors led by China to conclude negotiations on one of...
China’s economy struggles as consumers tighten belts
BEIJING — With home sales crashing, real estate agent Zhang Yonggang is tightening his belt, part of a plunge in Chinese consumer demand that is a big...
Failed mission raises doubts about Mexican security strategy
MEXICO CITY — A sloppy operation that failed to nab Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's son followed by days of changing explanations has revealed not so much...
Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis
TEHRAN, Iran — The U.S. Embassy in Tehran remains frozen in 1979 as the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis approaches, a time capsule of revo...
Fiat Chrysler-PSA deal likely to bring fewer brands, models
MILAN — Automobile shoppers across the globe are likely to see fewer vehicles and brands if the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA goes through,...
Turkey says its forces capture 18 Syrian soldiers in Syria
ISTANBUL — Turkish military forces captured 18 Syrian government soldiers in northeastern Syria, Turkey's defense minister said Thursday, in one of th...
Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school
CHICAGO — Chicago teachers and the nation's third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike that canceled 11 ...
UK parties unveil election themes, Trump crashes the party
LONDON — The opposition Labour Party kicked off its campaign for Britain's December general election with one overriding message Thursday: It's not ju...
Spain offers Madrid as host of December UN climate summit
MADRID — Spain's interim leader has offered to have Madrid host an international U.N. climate conference next month that was originally scheduled to b...
Survivors say burning train took 20 minutes to stop, 74 dead
MULTAN, Pakistan — A raging fire swept through a train in Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province on Thursday killing 74 people and survivors said afterwar...
Syria talks: Possible path toward peace, or another dead end
GENEVA — Syria's government and opposition have delicately sat down for their first face-to-face talks, amid the hopes of millions of Syrians and gove...
Legal opinion: Poland, Hungary, Czechs broke EU migrant law
BRUSSELS — With overcrowded Greek migrant camps facing explosive new problems, a top EU legal adviser said Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic brok...
Hong Kong protesters, police in Halloween standoff
HONG KONG — Police and protesters engaged in a standoff in Hong Kong's nightlife district on Thursday after pro-democracy demonstrators urged people t...
The Latest: Cyprus rescues 28 Syrians, Lebanese aboard boat
BRUSSELS — The Latest on immigration into Europe (all times local):
Final ‘Or-derrrs’: UK Commons speaker John Bercow bows out
LONDON — It's last or-derrrs for John Bercow.
N. Korea fires 2 missiles in the sea amid stalled talks
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday fired two projectiles toward its eastern sea, an apparent resumption of weapons tests aimed at ramping up...
Ukraine’s plan to sell farmland raises fears of foreigners
NEBELYTSIA, Ukraine — Most of Ukraine's rich farmland is carved up into small plots owned by about 7 million people, like Tetiana Petrovych, the postm...
Fire nearly destroys historic Japanese castle
TOKYO — A fire broke out early Thursday and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the ...
Berlin Wall’s fall stokes memories of lost hopes in Russia
MOSCOW — When the Berlin Wall fell, the Soviet Union stepped back, letting East Germany's communist government collapse and then quickly accepting Ger...
3rd strong quake this month kills 5 in southern Philippines
KIDAPAWAN, Philippines — The third strong earthquake this month killed five people Thursday, injured several others and destroyed buildings that were ...
No Kashmiri flag, constitution under Indian-imposed changes
SRINAGAR, India — India on Thursday formally implemented legislation approved by Parliament in early August that removes Indian-controlled Kashmir's s...