Nations governing Antarctic fishing again fail to agree on plan to create giant marine reserve

WELLINGTON, New Zealand –  The nations that make decisions about Antarctic fishing have failed for a third time to agree on a pla...

Indonesian workers strike nationwide for 2nd day as governor approves pay increase in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia –  Laborers across Indonesia went on strike for a second day Friday, demanding benefits and higher pay while p...

Thai parliament moves closer to approving controversial amnesty bill for political offenders

BANGKOK –  Thailand's parliament on Friday moved another step closer to granting amnesty to people involved in the political ...

Brazil federal, state officials working on united effort to curb violence during protests

RIO DE JANEIRO –  Brazilian security officials from federal and state levels say they're going to work together better to com...

Mexican president pardons indigenous teacher jailed for 13 years

MEXICO CITY –  President Enrique Pena Nieto has pardoned an indigenous teacher who rights groups say has been unjustly imprisoned...

Israeli warplanes attack target inside Syria, official says

Israeli warplanes struck a target inside the Syrian port city of Latakia Thursday night, a senior administration official confirm...

A growing number of Saudi men are quietly helping the campaign to allow women to drive

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates –  A growing number of men are quietly helping steer a campaign to end Saudi Arabia's ban on allo...

Official: Rebels in Yemen clash with Islamists in restive north over 2 days, killing 30

SANAA, Yemen –  A spokesman of an Islamic Salafi movement says at least 30 people have been killed in clashes with northern rebel...

Czech Supreme Court says former prime minister can face prosecution on corruption claims

PRAGUE –  The Czech Supreme Court says that former Prime Minister Petr Necas could face corruption charges, but found that three ...

Remains from 360 bodies found so far at Bosnia mass grave found in September

TOMASICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina –  Bosnian authorities say remains from 360 people have been found so far at a mass grave discovered...

Limonov and other Russian demonstrators are detained

MOSCOW –  Moscow police have detained the leader of an opposition group and about a half-dozen other activists who were trying to...

Turkish lawmakers enter parliament with headscarves, breaking an old taboo

ISTANBUL –  Four lawmakers wearing headscarves walked into Turkey's parliament in Ankara Thursday, marking the end of a longs...

Kenyans march after police free alleged rapists of girl after they cut police station grass

NAIROBI, Kenya –  Hundreds of women in Kenya are protesting after a teenager was gang-raped and no one was jailed. ...

Cockpit voice recorder of crashed Lao plane retrieved from Mekong River

BANGKOK –  Investigators in Laos say they have retrieved a cockpit voice recorder from a Lao Airlines plane that crashed into the...

Thousands of Indonesian workers go on nationwide strike demanding pay hike, benefits

JAKARTA, Indonesia –  Thousands of laborers across Indonesia are on a two-day strike demanding benefits and higher pay while prot...

Thousands of Indonesian workers go on nationwide strike demanding pay hike, benefits

JAKARTA, Indonesia –  Thousands of laborers across Indonesia are on a two-day strike demanding benefits and higher pay while prot...

Belgium considers expanding euthanasia right to children

Should children have the right to ask for their own deaths? In Belgium, where euthanasia is now legal for people over the age...

Rising US supplies, Fed stimulus withdrawal jitters drag oil closer to $96 a barrel

BANGKOK –  Oil extended losses below $97 a barrel Thursday, dragged down by plentiful supplies and the prospect of less U.S. mone...

Japanese sea hunts threaten smaller species, dolphins, conservation group says

TOKYO –  Japan's hunts of smaller whales, dolphins and porpoises threaten some species with extinction, an environmental grou...

Japanese sea hunts threaten smaller species, dolphins, conservation group says

TOKYO –  Japan's hunts of smaller whales, dolphins and porpoises threaten some species with extinction, an environmental grou...

Contested election result in mixed Israeli city highlights religious divide in country

BEIT SHEMESH, Israel –  After a contentious mayoral election between secular and ultra-Orthodox rivals, this deeply divided city ...

Contested election result in mixed Israeli city highlights religious divide in country

BEIT SHEMESH, Israel –  After a contentious mayoral election between secular and ultra-Orthodox rivals, this deeply divided city ...

Japanese sea hunts threaten smaller species, dolphins, toxins risky to consumers, group says

TOKYO –  An environmental group says that Japan's hunts of smaller whales, dolphins and porpoises threaten some species with ...

Crash report questions New Zealand tourism safety after saying balloon pilot likely smoked pot

WELLINGTON, New Zealand –  Crash investigators said Thursday that New Zealand needs stricter laws to ensure tourists remain safe ...

Crash report questions New Zealand tourism safety after saying balloon pilot likely smoked pot

WELLINGTON, New Zealand –  Crash investigators said Thursday that New Zealand needs stricter laws to ensure tourists remain safe ...

Morocco withdraws ambassador from Algiers over Western Sahara dispute

RABAT, Morocco –  Morocco is recalling its ambassador to Algiers for consultations over remarks made by the Algerian president ov...

Morocco withdraws ambassador from Algiers over Western Sahara dispute

RABAT, Morocco –  Morocco is recalling its ambassador to Algiers for consultations over remarks made by the Algerian president ov...

UN seeks surge in anti- al-Shabab campaign in Somalia, says advance has "ground to a halt"

UNITED NATIONS –  A top U.N official says the war against al-Shabab militant forces in Somalia has "ground to a halt" a...

UN seeks surge in anti- al-Shabab campaign in Somalia, says advance has "ground to a halt"

UNITED NATIONS –  A top U.N official says the war against al-Shabab militant forces in Somalia has "ground to a halt" a...

Egyptian military tribunal sentences a journalist to year in prison for impersonating officer

CAIRO –  An Egyptian newspaper says one of its journalists has been sentenced to a year in prison by a military tribunal for alle...

China police call Tiananmen Square incident terrorist attack, detain 5

China police said five people have been arrested in connection with this week's suicide car crash in China's capital, cal...

Indigenous teacher to be pardoned by Mexican president after modification of penal code

MEXICO CITY –  Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says that an indigenous teacher who rights groups insist has been unjustly im...

Spanish spy chief to address Parliament on NSA spying allegations

MADRID –  The head of Spain's intelligence services will give a closed-door briefing to a parliamentary committee about alleg...

UNHCR appeals for open borders for Nigerians fleeing Islamic uprising, military crackdown

LAGOS, Nigeria –  The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is appealing to Nigeria's neighbors to keep their borders...

4,500 evacuated for gasoline pipeline leak in Mexico apparently caused by thieves

MEXICO CITY –  aOfficials in western Mexico have evacuated about 4,500 people after streams of gasoline leaked from a state-owned...

Company that built Coney Island proposes theme park for Venice

VENICE, Italy –  An Italian company that built Coney Island's latest attractions and an amusement park in a never-activated n...

A sticky situation: UK lawmaker in a jam over loosened standards for fruit spread

LONDON –  A British politician is in a jam over new rules on fruity spreads, saying her country's plan to lower the minimum s...

Let there be light! Thanks to large mirrors, winter sun finally shines on Norwegian town

STAVANGER, Norway –  Residents of the small Norwegian town of Rjukan have finally seen the light. Tucked in between...

China says it will take measures to uphold its information security in wake of NSA allegations

BEIJING –  China says it will take steps to protect its data better in the wake of allegations that the U.S. National Security Ag...

China says it will take measures to uphold its information security in wake of NSA allegations

BEIJING –  China says it will take steps to protect its data better in the wake of allegations that the U.S. National Security Ag...

Freed hostages head back to France for emotional homecoming

PARIS –  Four Frenchmen held hostage by al-Qaida militants for three years in the African Sahel are returning home to France. ...

Freed hostages head back to France for emotional homecoming

PARIS –  Four Frenchmen held hostage by al-Qaida militants for three years in the African Sahel are returning home to France. ...

Egypt arrests deputy head of Muslim Brotherhood party

CAIRO –  Egyptian security forces raided an apartment in eastern Cairo early Wednesday, arresting a key Muslim Brotherhood figure...

In Kenya, train crashes into passenger bus, killing at least 8

NAIROBI, Kenya –  Emergency officials in Kenya say a train crashed into a passenger bus as it passed through a rail crossing, kil...

Roadside bomb kills 2 Pakistani soldiers in northwest tribal area

ISLAMABAD –  Pakistani military officials say a roadside bomb has killed two soldiers in a northwest tribal area near the Afghan ...

Roadside bomb kills 2 Pakistani soldiers in northwest tribal area

ISLAMABAD –  Pakistani military officials say a roadside bomb has killed two soldiers in a northwest tribal area near the Afghan ...

As Sunni violence spirals, some Shiites issue call to arms and Iraqi government seeks US help

BAGHDAD –  The wave of attacks by al-Qaida-led Sunni extremists that has killed thousands of Iraqis this year, most of them Shiit...

Oil falls below $98 a barrel on expectations US supplies rose again last week

BANGKOK –  Oil extended losses Wednesday on expectations U.S. crude stockpiles rose again last week because of muted demand. Fina...

40 killed when Indian bus catches fire; many victims burned alive

MEHABUBNAGAR, India –  Police say 40 people have been killed — many of them burned alive — when a bus crashed into a barrier a...

40 killed when Indian bus catches fire; many victims burned alive

MEHABUBNAGAR, India –  Police say 40 people have been killed — many of them burned alive — when a bus crashed into a barrier a...

Israel releases 26 more Palestinian prisoners as part of talks deal

RAMALLAH, West Bank –  Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners early Wednesday, the second of four batches to be released as part o...