Rights group tallies scores of protest deaths in 6 months in Bangladesh, urges accountability

DHAKA, Bangladesh –  A rights group says at least 150 protesters and a dozen security forces have been killed during street demon...

Syrian President Assad turns to Instagram to improve image

BEIRUT –  Syria's embattled president already has a Facebook page, Twitter account and a YouTube channel. Now Bashar Assad is...

Park Inbee returns to St Andrews chasing history

ST ANDREWS, United Kingdom (AFP) –  In 2007, South Korea's Park Inbee finished 11th as a rookie at the Women's British Op...

Declassified British files show speech drafted for queen in case of nuclear war

LONDON –  British officials drafted an emotional rallying cry for Queen Elizabeth II as part of an exercise simulating the outbre...

8 people detained in killing of Costa Rican environmentalist who fought to protect turtles

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica –  Costa Rican authorities say they have detained eight suspects in the killing of an environmentalist who w...

Greek police to seek terror-related charges for 6 arrested over Turkish arms shipment

ATHENS, Greece –  Greek police on Wednesday said they will demand that terrorism-related charges be brought against three Greeks ...

In sign of hope, brutal African warlord who uses children loses grip as his fighters defect

KAMPALA, Uganda –  A U.S.-based watchdog group says a series of defections from the Lord's Resistance Army have left the Cent...

Cambodian opposition raises new claim of election victory to keep pressure on government

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia –  Cambodia's opposition party has escalated its challenge to the country's election results, claimi...

Australian Labor powerbrokers acted corruptly: inquiry

SYDNEY, New South Wales (AFP) –  Criminal charges were Wednesday recommended against two former high-profile Australian Labor min...

Money merry-go-round in North Korea

PYONGYANG (AFP) –  Chinese yuan, US dollars, euros and tea bags. Money can come in many forms in North Korea, but as a foreign vi...

China misses out on Premier League jamboree

HONG KONG (AFP) –  The Premier League's top sides went on money-spinning tours of Asia this month that saw them take in a tot...

Police clash with vandals in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) –  Brazilian riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse extremist protesters who ransacked ...

Clashes in NW Pakistan leave 10 dead: officials

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) –  Fierce clashes between Pakistani security forces and Islamic militants on Tuesday left 10 people dead...

Hunger costs Swaziland three percent of GDP

MBABANE, Swaziland (AFP) –  Around three in 10 young children in Swaziland are stunted by hunger, and 270,000 workers are also ph...

Nigeria to start withdrawing troops from Mali: official

ABUJA (AFP) –  Nigeria will Wednesday begin withdrawal of some of its troops from Mali because they are needed back home, where t...

Nigeria withdrawing battalion of troops from Mali to fight own Islamic insurgency

ABUJA, Nigeria –  A battalion of Nigerian troops fighting Islamic extremists in Mali will return home Wednesday, where their coun...

UN Congo mission to establish Goma security zone, says it will use force to recover firearms

KINSHASA, Congo –  The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo says it plans to disarm anyone outside the national security ...

Paraguay peasants seize land where 17 people were killed leading to ouster of Lugo

ASUNCION, Paraguay –  Some 200 Paraguayan poor farmers have reoccupied land where six police officers and 11 farmworkers were kil...

Nigerian army arrests 42 suspected Islamic extremists in southwest states of Lagos, Ogun

LAGOS, Nigeria –  Nigeria's army says soldiers have arrested 42 suspected Islamic extremists in the southwest states of Lagos...

No police, easy access: Diamond heist at French Riviera hotel raises questions on security

PARIS –  Police and staff at a French Riviera hotel are raising questions about security after $136 million in jewels was stolen ...

Taiwan Apple assembler probes labour abuse claim

TAIPEI (AFP) –  A Taiwanese company which assembles some Apple devices said Tuesday it is investigating claims of labour abuses b...

Stolen Stradivarius recovered after three years

LONDON (AFP) –  Police said Tuesday they have recovered a rare Stradivarius violin worth ??1.2 million that was stolen from its o...

Romanian officials say communist prison commander caused deaths of 6 political prisoners

BUCHAREST, Romania –  A Romanian committee investigating crimes committed in the name of communism has asked the general prosecut...

Italian carmaker Fiat sees 2Q profits quadruple thanks to US subsidiary Chrysler

MILAN –  Italian carmaker Fiat says second-quarter net income more than quadrupled thanks to strong sales by U.S. subsidiary Chry...

South African president says Nelson Mandela still in critical condition, but improving

JOHANNESBURG –  The office of South Africa's president says former leader Nelson Mandela remains in critical but stable condi...

BP returns to $2.042bn net profit in Q2

LONDON (AFP) –  BP said Tuesday that it returned to profit in the second quarter of 2013, after the previous year's loss over...

Suspected US drone kills 3 alleged al-Qaida militants in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen –  A Yemeni military official says a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed three alleged al-Qaida militants in one ...

Bahrain-born banker shot to death in Malaysia, sparks concerns of worsening crime

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia –  Police say a Bahrain-born banker who founded Malaysia's fifth largest bank has been shot to death i...

Toronto police shooting of teen sparks protests

TORONTO –  A Toronto police officer was suspended with pay after he fatally shot a young man wielding a knife in an empty streetc...

Japan industrial output falls 3.3% on-month in June

TOKYO (AFP) –  Japan's industrial output fell by a sharper-than-expected 3.3 percent on-month in June, government data showed...

Haiti police: 183 injured in street fights at Carnival-like fete; man dies falling off float

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti –  A summer Carnival-like celebration in Haiti has turned violent. Haitian police spokesman G...

Mexico detains 3 alleged cartel members in killing of navy vice admiral on back road

MEXICO CITY –  Authorities detained three alleged members of the Knights Templar drug cartel in the killing of one of Mexico'...

Militants attack NW Pakistan prison: officials

PESHAWAR (AFP) –  Militants attacked a prison in northwest Pakistan late Monday armed with mortars and are locked in a gunfight w...

Analysis: Despite new talks, Israeli-Palestinian peace deal would require big gambles

JERUSALEM –  The contours of Israeli-Palestinian peace are clear, experts say: If only the sides summon up the will, the inevitab...

Israeli negotiator says negotiations with Palestinians should start Monday in Washington

UNITED NATIONS –  Israel's chief negotiator Tzipi Livni says negotiations with the Palestinians in Washington could start rig...

Thumbnails of Israeli and Palestinian negotiators for renewed peace talks

JERUSALEM –  The Israeli and Palestinian delegates sitting down for preliminary peace talks in Washington are veterans of on-and-...

France, secular and increasingly diverse, struggles with separation of Islam and the state

TRAPPES, France –  Riots broke out over a full-face Islamic veil. A woman may have lost her unborn baby in another confrontation ...

Ecuador striker dies suddenly in Qatar - agent

QUITO, Pichincha (AFP) –  Ecuador striker Christian Benitez has died suddenly in Qatar at the age of 27, his agent Jose Chamorro ...

Top Belfast court: Protestant militant Stone must serve full sentence for IRA funeral attack

BELFAST, Northern Ireland –  The topThat appeals court has ruled that the most notorious Protestant militant of Northern Ireland...

Princesses in north India become owners of palaces, vast fortune after court verdict

NEW DELHI –  A court has awarded the daughters of an Indian maharaja his $4 billion estate after ruling that a will putting the f...

New Zealand father and son feared dead in avalanche on K2 mountain

WELLINGTON, New Zealand –  A New Zealand man and his son are feared dead following an avalanche on the world's second-highest...

Driver in Spain train crash provisionally charged with negligent homicide

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA –  The driver of a Spanish train that derailed at high speed killing 79 people was provisionally charged S...