WHO chief ‘very encouraged’ by dip in Congo Ebola cases
DAKAR, Senegal — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that experts are "very encouraged” after only three new cases of Ebola have be...
Official: Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial
CAIRO — Sudan's transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court to face trial on ...
UK’s Johnson backs high speed railway despite opposition
LONDON — Britain’s Conservative government on Tuesday approved an overdue, over-budget plan for a high-speed rail line linking London with central and...
Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 15 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh — An overcrowded boat carrying about 138 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at leas...
Ferocious storm in Europe kills 8, causes travel disruptions
BERLIN — Ferocious winds, with gusts over 200 kph (125 mph), lashed Corsica and whipped up a forest fire that flared overnight on the French Mediterra...
China still mostly closed down as virus deaths pass 1,000
BEIJING — China remains mostly closed for business, as the daily death toll from a new virus topped 100 for the first time, pushing the total above 1,...
UN meeting ponders fast-track drugs, vaccines for new virus
GENEVA — The World Health Organization convened outside experts Tuesday to fast-track promising tests, drugs and vaccines to help slow the outbreak of...
EU official rejects Johnson’s idea of loose UK trade deal
BRUSSELS — The European Union will only offer Britain unique access to its vast single market if the U.K. agrees to stick to the bloc's standards, Eur...
Ireland faces wrangling as Sinn Fein aims to form government
LONDON — Final results in Ireland’s general election show three parties in a virtual tie for seats, signalling weeks of tense negotiations ahead to fo...
Spain searches for 67 missing at sea, rescues 119 others
MADRID — Spain on Tuesday resumed the search for 67 migrants missing from a boat trying to reach European shores a day after maritime authorities resc...
Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension
TEHRAN, Iran — Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Tuesday amid some of the highest tensions ev...
Mandela’s release 30 years ago birthed a new South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Thirty years ago, Nelson Mandela was released from 27 years of imprisonment by South Africa's apartheid regime and instantly...
Health officials trace British patient travels in outbreak
LONDON — A middle-aged businessman from England who vacationed in the Alps has illustrated how the ease of international travel is complicating global...
Thai army chief: Gunman wasn’t treated fairly in land deal
BANGKOK — Thailand's army commander said Tuesday the soldier who killed 29 people in a shooting rampage had not been treated fairly in a land deal inv...
Elbow bumps and bows: Singapore air show opens despite virus
SINGAPORE — Singapore's air show began Tuesday with the usual ribbon cutting and displays of aerial prowess, but also with less typical warnings to in...
Rebuilding Afghanistan has a high human cost, US agency says
KABUL, Afghanistan — Rebuilding Afghanistan has cost hundreds of lives, according to a new report released Tuesday by a U.S. government watchdog that ...
Virus stretches limits of strained public health systems
BANGKOK — The virus outbreak that began in China and has spread to more than 20 countries is stretching already-strained public health systems in Asia...
German politics upended as Merkel’s heir apparent quits
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel's heir apparent shook up German politics Monday by declaring she would step down as the governing party's leader and...
Turkey says it has retaliated after deadly Syrian shelling
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey said it retaliated Monday after "intense" shelling by Syrian forces killed five of its soldiers and wounded five others in Syr...
UN warns of ‘major shock’ as Africa locust outbreak spreads
JOHANNESBURG — Uganda scrambled to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades, while the Uni...
More businesses reopen in China, but many people stay home
BEIJING — More offices and stores in Beijing and other parts of China finally reopened Monday after the Lunar New Year break was extended to discourag...
Thai soldier’s deadly rampage reveals security lapses
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand — It's still unclear how a Thai soldier managed to steal heavy weapons from an army base which he then used to kill 29 peo...
Irish election produces an earthquake as Sinn Fein tops poll
DUBLIN — Ireland’s political parties were scrambling to adjust to a new reality Monday after an earth-shaking election that saw the left-wing national...
AP Was There: Nelson Mandela released from jail 30 years ago
JOHANNESBURG — EDITOR'S NOTE: To mark the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison, a key event in ending South Africa's brutal aparth...
UK calls virus “serious” health threat; will detain people
LONDON — Britain has declared the new coronavirus that emerged from China a "serious and imminent threat to public health'' and announced new measures...
Thai city copes with sorrowful fallout from mass shooting
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand — Authorities in northeastern Thailand began releasing bodies to relatives Monday after security forces cornered and kille...
Fire sale: An Iran plant makes the US flags protesters burn
KHOMEIN, Iran — Near the hometown of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, workers at a small Iranian factory diligently add all 50 stars and 13 red-a...
Israel accused of torturing Palestinians after fatal bombing
RAMALLAH, West Bank — One of the men was hospitalized with kidney failure and 11 broken ribs. Another was nearly unrecognizable to his wife when he wa...
Iraqi officials: US will grant vital Iran sanctions waiver
BAGHDAD — The United States has signaled to Iraq its willingness to extend sanctions waivers enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian ...
Deluge in Australia drenches fires and eases 3-year drought
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Drought, wildfires and now flooding have given Australia's weather an almost Biblical feel this year. The good news is that ...