Chile cancels climate, trade summits amid protest chaos
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean President Sebastián Piñera canceled two major international summits and said he would focus on restoring security and moving...
Thai entrepreneur pushing insects as the snack of the future
BANGKOK — They are sold in bags like salted peanuts, or tubes like stacked potato chips, but these crunchy morsels on the shelves of Thai convenience ...
Bolivia says OAS team to audit disputed election
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia's government said Wednesday the Organization of American States is sending a 30-person team to launch a "binding" audit of a...
UN climate leaders scramble after Chile unrest cancels talks
WASHINGTON — Chile's abrupt decision Wednesday to withdraw as host of the United Nations' top climate conference leaves organizers scrambling for a se...
UK parties spar in election that may settle Brexit _ or not
LONDON — Finally, Britain's political ice floes are moving. After three years of Brexit impasse, an election in six weeks may break the logjam. Or it ...
South African police arrest foreigners protesting at UN site
JOHANNESBURG — Police in the South African city of Cape Town used water cannons Wednesday while dispersing and arresting hundreds of foreigners, inclu...
Threat to US elections in 2020 is not limited to Russia
WASHINGTON — Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year's vote as well. But it's not the only nation with an eye on U.S. pol...
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
BAGHDAD — The day after anti-government protests erupted in Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani flew into Baghdad late at night and took a helicopter ...
Trump skips ASEAN meet, sends security adviser O’Brien, Ross
BANGKOK — U.S. national security adviser Robert C. O'Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will represent President Donald Trump at two regional su...
Muslim headscarf debate divides France, in climate of hate
PARIS — When a French official disrupted a regional council meeting to demand that a Muslim woman accompanying a group of schoolchildren be ordered to...
Lutheran sisters recall nursing those wounded at Berlin Wall
BERLIN — Sister Brigitte Queisser walks slowly along the decaying remains of the Berlin Wall, its rusty rebar reinforcement exposed where the concrete...
A look at what protesters in Chile have to say
SANTIAGO, Chile — Once the fuse was lit, the anger couldn't be contained. The spark that ignited protests in Chile was a rise in subway fares, but 12 ...
Return of Peronism - and Cristina - raise hopes in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Homemaker and activist Susana Ordoñez cries as she recounts all that she suffered during Argentina's worst economic crisis i...
Bipartisan House OKs bill hitting Turkey for Syria incursion
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill punishing Turkey for its invasion of northern Syria and illustrating both parties' dismay with President Donald Trump's...
Brexit ballot: UK lawmakers back December 12 election
LONDON — Britons will be heading out to vote in the dark days of December after the House of Commons on Tuesday backed an early national vote that cou...
The Latest: UK lawmakers approve early election on Dec 12
LONDON — The Latest on British politics and Brexit (all times local):
French panel: Seize guns to reduce domestic violence
PARIS — A French government panel on domestic violence is urging authorities to begin confiscating guns from people following the first complaint of f...
AP Explains: What’s next after Lebanon PM resigns
BEIRUT — The resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday meets a key demand of Lebanon's anti-government protesters but will also plunge the ...
Chileans reject president’s concessions, plan new protests
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chileans gathered Tuesday for a 12th day of demonstrations that began with youth protests over a subway fare hike and have become a ...
Masked gunmen attack protesters in Iraq holy city; 18 killed
BAGHDAD — Masked gunmen opened fire at Iraqi protesters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding hundreds, securi...
Venezuela migrant help promised as region struggles to cope
BRUSSELS — Governments, aid agencies and charity groups vowed Tuesday to boost their efforts to help Venezuelans fleeing their crisis-wracked country,...
Putin hosts Cuban leader for talks on expanding ties
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Cuba's resilience in the face of U.S. pressure as he hosted his Cuban counterparts for talks Tuesday ...
Swiss lament glacier melting as UN focuses on mountains
GENEVA — A Swiss minister says over 10% of the Alpine country's glaciers have been lost over the last five years — a depletion not seen in over a cent...
Early elections in UK have mixed fortunes for key parties
LONDON — After more than three years of Brexit stasis, stalemate, gridlock and increasingly toxic divide since the United Kingdom narrowly voted to le...
One-time rival of Germany’s Merkel assails her leadership
BERLIN — A one-time rival of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has assailed her leadership style, adding to tensions in her center-right party after its...
Shark bites 2 British men on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
CANBERRA, Australia — A shark bit off a British tourist's foot and mauled another British tourist's leg on Tuesday as the men snorkeled on Australia's...
AP PHOTOS: Canadian Arak resurrects bygone Persian drink era
PETERBOROUGH, Ontario — Long before its teetotaler Islamic clerical rulers banned the consumption of alcohol, Iran had a vibrant drinking heritage.
Seychelles leader: No time for ‘blame game’ in climate fight
LONDON — The Seychelles president is warning there's no time for a "blame game" in the fight against climate change and he urges major nations to do m...
Fresh protests, looting erupt in Chile despite new Cabinet
SANTIAGO, Chile — Fresh protests and attacks on businesses erupted in Chile Monday despite President Sebastián Piñera's replacement of eight key Cabin...