Police, anti-government protesters clash in Thailand

Riot police fired tear gas at protesters trying to force their way into the prime minister's office compound and Bangkok'...

Police fire tear gas at protesters trying to storm government HQ in Bangkok

BANGKOK –  Riot police in the Thai capital have fired tear gas at protesters trying to force their way into the prime minister...

Survey finds China manufacturing little changed from October as factory growth steadies

BEIJING –  Growth of Chinese manufacturing barely expanded in November and stayed at the same rate as in the previous month, indi...

No casualties reported after strong earthquake hits Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia –  A strong, shallow earthquake rocked parts of eastern Indonesia early Sunday, but there were no immediate re...

Honduras opposition candidate says lack of oversight at many polls allowed vote fraud

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras –  Honduran opposition candidate Xiomara Castro says a lack of oversight at many polls during last week...

Oil pipe blast in the wake of leak kills 6, severely injures 7 in eastern China port

BEIJING –  Local authorities say an oil pipe explosion in an eastern Chinese city has killed six and severely injured seven other...

Portuguese police angered by austerity protest outside Parliament, push through police line

LISBON, Portugal –  Several thousand off-duty Portuguese police offers protesting against austerity measures have broken through ...

Berlin to crack down on vacation apartment rentals, citing housing shortage in German capital

BERLIN –  Authorities in Berlin are planning to crack down on private vacation apartment rentals, citing a shortage of affordable...

2 dead after roof collapse at Latvian store

RIGA, Latvia –  Latvian rescue officials say a roof at a large grocery store in the country's capital collapsed, killing two ...

Defying expectations, rickety balance so far keeps Lebanon standing under strain of Syria war

BEIRUT –  By nearly all measures, Lebanon should have long ago buckled under the weight of Syria's civil war. T...

Foreign minister says Kenya will push ahead with international court reform effort

THE HAGUE, Netherlands –  Kenya's foreign minister says her country will push ahead with moves to amend the International Cri...

APNewsBreak: Watchdog inviting private companies to destroy some Syrian chemicals

THE HAGUE, Netherlands –  The global chemical weapons watchdog is inviting private companies to bid to get involved in destroying...

Milan court: No need to prove sex with Ruby at Bunga Bunga fests to convict Berlusconi

MILAN –  The Milan court that convicted Silvio Berlusconi of paying an underage prostitute for sex at his infamous Bunga Bunga pa...

Rockets fired at northern Malian town of Gao ahead of legislative poll

BAMAKO, Mali –  Residents and military officials say several rockets have landed on the northern Malian town of Gao, a sign of co...

Baby deemed dead found alive at funeral home in China

BEIJING –  A funeral home discovered a baby was alive two days after he was pronounced dead at a hospital in eastern China. A...

Chinese doctor loses license after baby declared dead is found to be alive at funeral home

BEIJING –  A funeral home discovered a baby was alive two days after he was pronounced dead at a hospital in eastern China. ...

Iranian envoy: Easing oil, banking sanctions part of nuclear talks

GENEVA –  A senior Iranian envoy says nuclear talks have included possible ways to reduce sanctions on oil sales and banking in e...

Suspected US drone strike kills 6 in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan –  A suspected U.S. drone carried out a rare missile strike in northwest Pakistan outside the country's re...

5 charged in North Korea methamphetamine trafficking ring

Five foreigners were charged in the United States on Wednesday with plotting to smuggle 100 kilograms of highly potent methamphet...

Nigeria extends state of emergency against Islamic uprising in northeast for another 6 months

ABUJA, Nigeria –  Nigerian legislators have approved a six-month extension for the state of emergency that is governing the count...

Venezuela signs joint venture with Samsung as state deepens its control of economy

CARACAS, Venezuela –  Venezuela signed a strategic alliance Wednesday with South Korean electronics giant Samsung, agreeing to jo...

IKEA spikes article on lesbian couple in Russian edition of magazine due to new Russian law

HELSINKI –  Swedish furniture retailer IKEA says it has spiked an article about a lesbian couple in the Russian edition of its cu...

UK teenager faces retrial over Columbine-inspired school attack after jury reaches no verdict

LONDON –  A 17-year-old boy accused of planning a school attack inspired by the one at Colorado's Columbine High School in 19...

12 gold miners killed, 8 feared dead in Guinea after being buried by landslide

CONAKRY, Guinea –  Residents in a mining town in northern Guinea say at least a dozen people are dead after a landslide in the ar...

EU Parliament votes to stop meeting in Strasbourg, but France likely to veto any change

BRUSSELS –  European Union lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to meet only in Brussels and avoid costly monthly treks to Strasbourg, ...

12 die during World Cup qualifying celebrations in Algeria, officials say

ALGIERS, Algeria –  Algerian authorities say 12 people have died and 240 were injured during celebrations for Algeria's 1-0 v...

US government sending advisory team to help Puerto Rico cope with 7-year-long recession

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –  The U.S. is sending a team of federal officials to help Puerto Rico manage an economic crisis as the isl...

BoE minutes show unanimity on holding firm on keeping interest rates low

LONDON –  Bank of England policymakers voted unanimously to keep monetary policy unchanged despite growing signs that Europe'...

Facing confidence vote, Italy justice minister denies favoritism in case of jailed friend

ROME –  Italy's justice minister has denied intervening to free a family friend from jail in an address to lawmakers as she f...

Syria, human rights, development on agenda for first EU summit with new Chinese leadership

BEIJING –  The conflict in Syria, human rights and a range of trade and development issues will be on the agenda for the European...

New Israeli mid-range missile defense system successfully tested; primed for 2014 deployment

JERUSALEM –  Israel's defense ministry says the country's newest missile defense system has been successfully tested. ...

Police official: Taliban ambush, kill district police chief in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan –  An Afghan police official says the Taliban have ambushed a police convoy in the south, killing a distric...

Election official begin counting votes in Nepal where voter turnout was more than 70 percent

KATMANDU, Nepal –  Officials began counting votes on Wednesday that were cast during election for a special assembly to draw up a...

China says disaster relief teams and navy medical ship will go to Philippines in coming days

BEIJING –  China says an emergency medical team from the government and a disaster relief team from the China Red Cross will leav...

UN General Assembly tells Syria to stop blocking international aid convoys to rebel areas

UNITED NATIONS –  The United Nations General Assembly's human rights committee is demanding that Syria's government immed...

Idaho pastor, imprisoned in Iran, can meet with family, officials say

BOISE, Idaho –  Human rights officials say an Idaho pastor who is being detained in a notorious prison in Iran has been allowed t...

1 killed, 26 injured in South Africa mall collapse

JOHANNESBURG –  South African police say one person has died and 26 were injured in a roof collapse at a shopping mall that was u...

Up to 50 people reportedly trapped after South African mall collapses

JOHANNESBURG –  Paramedics in South Africa say part of a shopping mall under construction has collapsed, trapping up to 50 worker...

Ban Ki-moon says current climate pledges are insufficient to fight global warming

WARSAW, Poland –  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged governments to put forth more ambitious plans to cut carbon emissi...

Russian crash investigators say plane crash that killed 50 resulted from faulty maneuvers

KAZAN, Russia –  Russia's aviation safety watchdog says the pilots of a Boeing 737 jet somehow lost their plane's speed a...

Libyan protesters march against militias, keeping up the pressure on them to leave the capital

TRIPOLI, Libya –  Hundreds of Libyan university students have marched to a central square in the capital Tripoli, chanting agains...

Chairman of Co-op Group resigns amid scandal of ex-chairman allegedly buying illegal drugs.

LONDON –  The Co-operative Group says its chairman has resigned over a scandal that's erupted following a video that allegedl...

Oil little changed near $93 a barrel as US economic indicators, Iran talks resumption awaited

BANGKOK –  Oil was little changed below $93 a barrel Tuesday, awaiting new cues from U.S. economic indicators and the resumption ...

Lawmaker: Afghans wary of pact with US that gives up jurisdiction over American soldiers

KABUL, Afghanistan –  An Afghan lawmaker says President Hamid Karzai's promise that American soldiers who stay in Afghanistan...

Japanese get rare look at tradition as new US envoy Caroline Kennedy visits Imperial Palace

TOKYO –  Newly arrived U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy has presented her credentials to Japan's emperor, traveling by horse-...

Survivors march through typhoon-wrecked city to raise spirits as UN chief hails progress

TACLOBAN, Philippines –  A Roman Catholic priest has led dozens of displaced typhoon survivors on a march through this shattered ...

8 stabbed to death in Mexico border city Juarez may have known their killer, officials say

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico –  A state prosecutor in Mexico says the fatal stabbing of eight family members in the border city of Ciuda...

Mayor in the spotlight: Toronto City Council strips Mayor Rob Ford of powers

TORONTO –  Toronto's City Council has stripped most of the powers of Mayor Rob Ford, who has refused to resign despite admitt...

Cuba summons Mexican businessman to appear in corruption probe, warns of further measures

HAVANA –  Cuba has summoned a Mexican businessman in connection with a corruption investigation, echoing previous cases where for...

Shots fired at French newspaper office, bank in Paris

PARIS –  French police are hunting for a gunman suspected in a shooting Monday at a Paris newspaper office that gravely wounded a...

Investigators examine video of deadly Russian plane crash for clues on cause

MOSCOW –  The grainy airport video is dark, short and chilling. Within five seconds, a dot of light that Russian authorities say ...

A glance at coal and its role in climate change

WARSAW, Poland –  Coal took center stage in the global warming debate on Monday as a high-profile coal industry event kicked off ...

Nigerian villagers say vigilantes killed herdsmen while hunting Boko Haram

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria –  Nigerian police say they are investigating the deaths of eight herdsmen allegedly killed early this month b...

Dissident Kazakh banker held in France files complaint in extradition case

PARIS –  A Kazakh dissident ex-banker being held in France has filed a legal complaint claiming the case to extradite him is fata...

This way to your room, Mr. Smith: companies test hotel signs glowing up through the carpet

AMSTERDAM –  Ever wish your hotel room could be marked "Do Not Disturb" in glowing lights, to drive the message home? T...

Teenager killed and 5 others injured in clash with Guinea security forces, government says

CONAKRY, Guinea –  Guinea's government spokesman says a 15-year-old was killed and five other civilians were injured in an al...

Putin says there is a "real chance" to negotiate an end to Iranian nuclear standoff

MOSCOW –  Russia's President Vladimir Putin says that there is a "real chance" to end a standoff over the Iranian n...

Israel confirms it has been holding suspected al-Qaida weapons specialist for 3 years

JERUSALEM –  Israeli has confirmed that it has been detaining without trial a suspected al-Qaida operative for the past three yea...

Bahrain court keeps travel ban on senior opposition figure during trial

MANAMA, Bahrain –  A Bahrain court has rejected an appeal to lift a travel ban on a senior opposition figure facing charges of en...

Prominent Syrian rebel group says its leader has died of wounds sustained last week

BEIRUT –  A prominent Syrian rebel group says its leader has died of shrapnel wounds sustained during government shelling last we...

Hong Kong resists destruction of illicit ivory as seizures swell its well-guarded cache

HONG KONG –  When Hong Kong intercepted yet another huge shipment of illegal African ivory in early October, it added to a growin...

Toronto city council poised to strip mayor of more powers

TORONTO –  Beset by scandal, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford faces another likely setback Monday as the City Council takes up a motion to ...

New York man drowns in Bahamas free diving contest

NASSAU, Bahamas –  Detectives in the Bahamas are investigating the drowning of a 32-year-old man from New York who was participat...