As China builds up Africa, some in Uganda warn of trouble
KAMPALA, Uganda — China's assertive, large-scale investments in Africa are starting to find pushback in Uganda, where some critics worry the East Afri...
Italy’s female soccer players aim to change law limiting pay
ROME — Italy's surprise run to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup this year went a long way toward changing misconceptions about the female ga...
AP Explains: A look at Franco and why he is being exhumed
MADRID — The body of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco is being exhumed Thursday from the grandiose mausoleum at the Valley of the Fallen before being tr...
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South Korean prosecutors arrest ex-minister’s wife
SEOUL, South Korea — Prosecutors on Thursday arrested the wife of South Korea's former justice minister who resigned last week over corruption allegat...
Syria’s Assad gets a prize with US withdrawal, Russia deal
BEIRUT — Once again, Syrian President Bashar Assad has snapped up a prize from world powers that have been maneuvering in his country's multi-front wa...
Protests rage in Chile despite president’s reform promise
SANTIAGO, Chile — Tens of thousands of protesters flooded Chile's capital, setting up flaming barricades and clashing with riot police Wednesday after...
Harvard paper blasted for seeking immigration agency comment
For student and professional journalists alike, it's a matter of ethical standards: The Harvard Crimson student newspaper, in its coverage of a campus...
Judge tells State Dept. to begin producing Ukraine records
WASHINGTON — A judge on Wednesday ordered the State Department to begin producing within 30 days documents related to the Trump administration's deali...
Lebanon protests receive backing from religious leaders
BEIRUT — Anti-government rallies received major support Wednesday from the country's Christian and Muslim leaders who described the weeklong protests ...
Democrat Buttigieg used marijuana ‘a handful of times’
LAS VEGAS — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that he's used marijuana "a handful of times a long time ago," and that it...
PM Conte defends Italy’s intelligence contacts with US
MILAN — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday U.S. Attorney General William Barr was seeking information about the activities of FBI agents as...
Leader of South Africa’s leading opposition party resigns
JOHANNESBURG — The first black leader of South Africa's largest opposition party resigned Wednesday in a blow to efforts to shed the liberal party's i...
2 Giuliani associates plead not guilty in campaign-cash case
NEW YORK — Two Rudy Giuliani associates, both wearing American flag lapel pins, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges they used foreign money to mak...
The Latest: EU lawmaker backs 3-month Brexit extension
LONDON — The Latest on Brexit (all times local):
Johnson’s future, and UK’s, rests on EU move on Brexit delay
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has long argued that Brexit will let Britain "take back control" from the European Union.
Sri Lanka spy chief blamed for failures before Easter attack
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan parliamentary committee that investigated last April's Easter suicide bombings has concluded that the country's spy ...
The Latest: Truck with 39 dead came to England from Belgium
LONDON — The Latest on the death of 39 people in a truck container in southeastern England (all times local):
Uncertainties escalate for Fed as it weighs another rate cut
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve finds itself in an unusually delicate spot as it considers how much more to try to stimulate an economy that's still ...
Jamaican citizens sue exclusive Yellowstone Club over wages
HELENA, Mont. — Five Jamaican citizens who were recruited to work at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich just north of Yellowstone National Park s...
What’s next after Johnson’s goal of Brexit on Oct. 31 fades?
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson's goal of taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 looks to have bitten the dust after lawmakers bloc...
Tunisia’s new president sworn in, vows to fight corruption
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's newly elected president has been sworn in during a ceremony at the country's parliament.
Russian forces deploy at Syrian border under new accord
AKCAKALE, Turkey — Russian military police began patrols on part of the Syrian border Wednesday, quickly moving to implement an accord with Turkey tha...
Spanish village gears up for dictator Franco’s remains
EL PARDO, Spain — For visitors wondering why a tranquil cemetery outside Madrid suddenly needs around-the-clock police security, the answer is simple:...
Iraq official: US troops from Syria to leave Iraq in 4 weeks
BAGHDAD — U.S troops withdrawing from northeastern Syria to Iraq are "transiting" and will leave the country within four weeks, Iraq's defense ministe...
Q&A: How a woman’s death got tangled in Hong Kong politics
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Around Valentine's Day last year, the decomposing body of a pregnant Hong Kong woman, 21-year-old Poon Hiu-wing, turned up in the tal...
Harris, colleagues seek Ukraine info via public records law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris and two of her Democratic Senate colleagues are trying to force the Trump administration to re...
Esper arrives in Baghdad to discuss US troop deployments
BAGHDAD — Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad Wednesday, as chaos swirled along the Turkey-Syria border and Iraqi leaders chafed over repo...
Hong Kong government withdraws bill that sparked protests
HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday withdrew an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that have since morphed ...
Canada’s Trudeau wins reelection but faces a divided nation
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau begins his second term facing an increasingly divided Parliament and country, with his rock-star appeal from f...