WASHINGTON (AP):As Hillary Clinton secured the delegates needed to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Obama was on the verge of formally endorsing his former secretary of state. And then he...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A week after Britain's shocking vote to leave the European Union, markets seem to have pushed the pause button. After a two-day spree of near panic selling that wiped out an unprecedented $3 trillion from global markets,...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- Security officials searched on Sunday for evidence and the possible masterminds of the weekend hostage-taking in an upscale restaurant in Bangladesh's capital. The government has denied the Islamic State group's...
LONDON (AP):The race to become Britain's next prime minister took a dramatic, unexpected turn Thursday as former London Mayor Boris Johnson - popular with the public and widely considered to be a front-runner - ruled himself out of contention after...
Nominations opened on Wednesday to replace Prime Minister David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party. The battle to succeed Cameron has drawn strong contenders, with the winner set to become prime minister, getting the challenge of...
WASHINGTON (AP):A new multi-nation survey finds that confidence in Donald Trump's ability to manage foreign policy should he become United Sates (US) president is rock-bottom in a host of countries in Europe and Asia.In...
ISTANBUL (AP):As the death toll from the Istanbul airport attack rose yesterday to 44, a senior Turkish official said the three suicide bombers who carried it out were from Russia, Uzbekistan, and...
Gov't blames IS for attackISTANBUL (AP):Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 41 people and wounded hundreds at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport, apparently targeting Turkey's crucial tourism industry. The government blamed the attack on...
LONDON (AP):Britain has not yet quit the European Union, but it has already left politics-as-usual far behind.Conservative Party contenders began to emerge yesterday to replace Prime Minister David Cameron in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the...
Division, confusion as EU rethinks futureBRUSSELS (AP):EU leaders met yesterday without Britain for the first time to rethink their shaken union, make it more relevant to citizens and keep it from disintegrating after Britain's unprecedented vote to...
Gunbattles rage in RioRIO DE JANEIRO (AP):Police attempts to recapture a drug trafficker who escaped from a Brazilian hospital have led to deadly Gun battles in the slums of Rio de Janeiro.The O Globo newspaper says 10 people have been killed and...
WASHINGTON (AP):Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee harshly faulted the Obama administration yesterday for lax security and a slow response to the deadly 2012 attacks at the United States diplomatic outpost in...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP):Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday that Canada will lift visa requirements for Mexican visitors as of December 2016, while Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has agreed to open...
BRUSSELS (AP):British Prime Minister David Cameron fended off anger from other European Union leaders at an unprecedented summit charged with uncertainty about the union's future without Britain. Leader after leader rejected Cameron's pleas for...
WASHINGTON (AP):The Supreme Court struck down Texas' widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics yesterday in the court's biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century.The justices voted...
LONDON (AP):Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan warned yesterday that abuse directed at immigrants wouldn't be tolerated, after a series of incidents were reported following...
LONDON (AP):The leaders of Germany, France, and Italy say there can be no negotiations with Britain on the country's departure from the European Union until London has formally declared its intention to quit.German Chancellor Angela Merkel says "we...
JERUSALEM (AP):Israel and Turkey struck a broad reconciliation pact on Monday that will restore full diplomatic relations after six years of animosity between the once-close Mideast powers.The deal gave a welcome boost to...
Manslaughter inquiry opened into EgyptAir crashPARIS (AP):French authorities opened a manslaughter inquiry yesterday into the May crash of an EgyptAir plane that killed 66 people, saying there is no evidence so far to link it to terrorism.Prosecutor...
Pope Francis has said that the Roman Catholic Church should apologise to gay people for the way it has treated them. He told reporters that the Church had no right to judge the gay community, and should show them respect. The pontiff also said the...
LONDON (AP):Britain faced unending political chaos on Sunday as Scotland's leader declared that the Scottish Parliament might try to block Britain's exit from the European Union, and lawmakers in the opposition Labour Party revolted against their...
WASHINGTON (AP):Republicans are sprinting to shape up Donald Trump's presidential campaign before the party's national convention in three weeks, even as leading members of the party carry a deep...
Panama Canal opens $5B locksPANAMA CITY (AP):Amid exploding fireworks and waving flags, a Chinese ship carrying more than 9,000 containers yesterday entered the newly expanded locks that will double the Panama Canal's capacity in a multibillion-...
AMMAN, Jordan (AP):No food and little water have reached 64,000 Syrian refugees stuck in the desert since Jordan sealed its border last week in response to a suicide attack, aid officials...
LONDON (AP) -- Scotland's Parliament could attempt to block Britain from leaving the European Union, the Scottish leader said Sunday as the turmoil following the historic referendum spread and the leader of the opposition Labour Party faced an...
