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Italy steps toward populist government as Conte gets mandate
May 23, 2018 ROME (AP) — Italy's president asked political neophyte Giuseppe Conte to try to form a government Wednesday, giving the euroskeptic 5-Star Movement and anti-immigrant League a shot at running... more »»
The Latest: White House team off to Singapore for prep work
May 23, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the United States and North Korea (all times local): 2:10 p.m. more »»
Spain PM gets budget backing in test of separatist strength
May 23, 2018 MADRID (AP) — Spain's parliament was set to pass a new national budget Wednesday, giving the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy some breathing space as it combats the continuing secession... more »»
Jewish group questions sainthood for WWII-era cardinal
May 23, 2018 VATICAN CITY (AP) — A leading Jewish organization has criticized the Vatican's decision to move World War II-era Cardinal August Hlond along the path to possible sainthood, saying the Polish... more »»
2 patients who fled Ebola ward among the dead in Congo
May 23, 2018 DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Two infected patients who fled from an Ebola treatment center in a Congo city of 1. more »»
Pakistani teen slain at Texas school is buried in hometown
May 23, 2018 KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of people in Karachi attended the funeral Wednesday for a 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student who was killed in a mass shooting at a Texas high school. more »»
Merkel heads to China to talk economy, trade, rule of law
May 23, 2018 BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel was heading to China on Wednesday with a business delegation, amid tension in both Beijing and the European Union over trade issues with the United... more »»
Germany: Local office improperly approved asylum requests
May 23, 2018 BERLIN (AP) — Germany's interior minister banned a local branch of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees from making asylum decisions Wednesday amid a widening scandal over the allegedly... more »»
AP Explains: American football's niche following in Japan
May 23, 2018 TOKYO (AP) — Japan has been absorbed for several weeks by a late hit during a college football game. more »»
Pakistan teen killed at Texas school is laid to rest
May 23, 2018 KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student killed in a mass shooting at a high school in Texas was laid to rest Wednesday in her hometown of Karach. more »»
The Latest: Migrants protest overcrowding at Greek camp
May 23, 2018 BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on migrants in Europe (all times local): 3:40 p.m. more »»
Critics see no end to foreign favors to Trump businesses
May 23, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — First came news that a Chinese government-owned company had signed on to help build an Indonesian project that will include a Donald Trump-branded hotel and golf course. more »»
Alleged IS supporter accused of urging Prince George attack
May 23, 2018 LONDON (AP) — An alleged supporter of the Islamic State group went on trial in London on Wednesday, accused of encouraging attacks on 4-year-old Prince George. more »»
Woman jailed in UK for forcing teenage daughter to marry
May 23, 2018 LONDON (AP) — A woman in Britain was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison Wednesday for forcing her teenage daughter to marry a relative in Pakistan almost twice her age. more »»
German city partially evacuated after WWII bomb found
May 23, 2018 BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have evacuated a downtown area of the eastern city of Dresden after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was found during construction work. more »»
Egypt detains activist blogger amid new wave of arrests
May 23, 2018 CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian activist and blogger known for documenting police abuse was detained on Wednesday, security officials said, the latest in a new wave of arrests following elections earlie... more »»
France's Macron takes on Facebook's Zuckerberg in tech push
May 23, 2018 PARIS (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may finally find a friendly face when he meets French President Emmanuel Macron. Or not. more »»
Ebola response on 'knife's edge' as timing key, WHO says
May 23, 2018 GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is accelerating its efforts with nine countries neighboring Congo to try to prevent the current Ebola outbreak from spreading beyond the border, WHO's... more »»
Philippines struggles with evacuees, bombed city after siege
May 23, 2018 MARAWI, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of displaced remain in emergency shelters and the threat of Islamic extremists and unexploded bombs lingers in the rubble of a southern Philippine city, where... more »» |
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