Milan designers consider menswear for the next decade
MILAN — Milan fashion designers were taking a step back as they consider the import of presenting their first collections of the 2020s.
Ethiopia PM asks South Africa leader to help in dam dispute
JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia's prime minister has asked South Africa's president to intervene in his country's dispute with Egypt over a massive dam projec...
Not on form, but brawl over citizenship question continues
The U.S. Supreme Court decided a citizenship question won't be on this spring's census form, but that doesn't mean the fight over it has ended in cou...
Italian fashion world adopts manifesto promoting diversity
MILAN — The Italian National Fashion Chamber is promoting a diversity agenda among Milan’s major fashion houses, a year after several top Italian bran...
Libya truce ongoing amid reports of violations by both sides
BENGHAZI, Libya — Libya's rival governments committed to an internationally brokered truce that took effect Sunday, though immediate reports of violat...
Taiwan’s leader meets with US official after election win
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Fresh from a landslide reelection victory, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met Sunday with the de facto U.S. ambassador to Taipei, a...
AP Analysis: Taiwan vote signals growing divide with China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The landslide reelection of Taiwan’s leader underscores the population’s embrace of an identity distinct from China — a shift that th...
Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis out vs Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — LeBron James and Anthony Davis missed the Lakers' game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
NBC: Change will come to ‘America’s Got Talent’ if needed
PASADENA, Calif. — An investigation of Gabrielle Union’s complaints of racism and other troubling behavior on the set of “America’s Got Talent” is bei...
In Mexican capital, red shoes to protest killings of women
MEXICO CITY — Stiletto heels. Clogs. Trainers. Tiny, child-size Crocs.
New year, new headache for queen with Harry and Meghan rift
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II ended 2019 with a public plea for global harmony after a rocky year. She’s starting 2020 trying to heal disharmony within ...
No. 4 Baylor tops No. 3 KU 67-55 for first win in the Phog
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jared Butler scored 22 points, MaCio Teague added 16 and fourth-ranked Baylor beat No. 3 Kansas 67-55 on Saturday for the Bears' firs...
Iran standoff shines spotlight on new Trump security adviser
WASHINGTON — In a defining week for President Donald Trump on the world stage, national security adviser Robert O'Brien was a constant presence at the...
Judges from across Europe march to defend Polish peers
WARSAW, Poland — Judges from across Europe, many of them dressed in their judicial robes, marched silently in Warsaw on Saturday in a show of solidari...
German and Russian leaders discuss Mideast tensions
MOSCOW — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow on Saturday to discuss growing tensions in the Midd...
After 3 years of acrimony, N Ireland has a government again
LONDON — Legislators returned to Northern Ireland’s assembly Saturday for the first time in three years after a deal was struck to restore the divided...
New Oman ruler vows to uphold late sultan’s peaceful policy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Oman's new ruler, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, vowed Saturday to uphold his predecessor Sultan Qaboos bin Said's fo...
Taiwan’s leader reelected as voters back tough China stance
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Tsai Ing-wen was reelected as Taiwan's president by a landslide Saturday in a victory that signaled strong support for her tough stan...
Redistricting power at stake in 2020 legislative elections
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The reins of political power in the U.S. for the next decade could be determined in this year's elections — not necessarily by w...
‘Fail Not:’ What to watch ahead of Trump’s Senate trial
WASHINGTON — Hear ye, hear ye: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hitting the send button on President Donald Trump's impeachment.
Andrew Yang won the internet, but can he win a 2020 caucus?
DAVENPORT, Iowa — On a recent swing through Iowa, Andrew Yang was moving through his stump speech, a string of stories and statistics that can sound l...
2 Aussie wildfires merge into inferno; man seriously burned
BURRAGATE, Australia — Two wildfires merged to form a massive inferno in southeastern Australia and a man suffered serious burns protecting a home, in...
Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Saturday acknowledged that it accidentally shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this wee...
Malta’s Labor Party picks new chief after reporter’s slaying
VALLETTA, Malta — Malta’s Labor Party was choosing a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who announced his resignation amid i...
Oman state TV says Haitham bin Tariq Al Said is Oman’s new sultan after the death of longtime ruler Qaboos bin Said
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Oman state TV says Haitham bin Tariq Al Said is Oman's new sultan after the death of longtime ruler Qaboos bin Said.
Oman state TV says authorities open letter by deceased Sultan Qaboos bin Said naming his successor, without elaborating
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Oman state TV says authorities open letter by deceased Sultan Qaboos bin Said naming his successor, without elaborating.
AP Explains: Taiwan’s election and its standoff with China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese are casting their votes Saturday for the president and legislature of a self-governing island that acts like a sovereign na...
Russia scores victory for ally Syria in UN vote cutting aid
UNITED NATIONS — Russia scored a victory for its close ally Syria on Friday, using its veto threat to force the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resol...
Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who modernized Oman, dies at 79
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Mideast's longest-ruling monarch who seized power in a 1970 palace coup and pulled hi...