
Protesters out again in Brazil's biggest city
Street demonstrations popped up again around Brazil early Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public ...

Turkish official approves 'standing man' protest
Turkey's deputy prime minister gave a nod of approval to a new form of peaceful resistance that is spreading through Turkey on Wednesday as police ...
High court to hear NJ housing discrimination case
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take on another dispute involving race, deciding whether people must prove they were victims of intentional housing ...

Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too
From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key ...

For Belfast, keeping peace means a city of walls
When President Obama comes to Belfast, he's expected to praise a country at peace and call for walls that separate Irish Catholics and British ...

Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city
This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes. Morris, a black-and-white ...
Navalny aims to run for Moscow mayor
Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption crusader who has spearheaded opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, plans to run for mayor of Moscow.

AP IMPACT: Commander of Nazi-led unit lives in US
A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into ...

A look at Iran's voters and election process
A look at Iran's voters, presidents and election procedures: SIZE: There are more than 50 million eligible voters in a population of about 76 million.

Istanbul: Protests have 'no bearing' on 2020 plans
The anti-government protests in Turkey "will have no bearing" on Istanbul's ability to host the 2020 Olympics, the bid committee said Wednesday.

Report: Rampant child abuse at ex-home in Vienna
Children at a former city-run home in Vienna were rampantly abused, with some of them raped and subjected to other forms of sexual exploitation both ...

Dutch cafe owners on trial for selling weed
Owners and staff of three cannabis-selling cafes went on trial Wednesday in the southern Netherlands charged with selling weed to foreigners, in a ...

Istanbul soccer fans united by anti-govt protests
The protests in Turkey have accomplished the seemingly impossible: uniting fans of Istanbul's three bitterly rival soccer teams. Normally, there is ...

2 out of 3 people face hunger as Haiti woes mount
The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti's southern coast. The hair on broomstick-thin ...

Turkey's leader lambasts protesters
In a series of increasingly belligerent speeches to cheering supporters Sunday, Turkey's prime minister demanded an end to the 10-day anti-government ...

Car bomb kills 7 people in central Syrian city
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Saturday in Syria's central city of Homs, tearing through an area largely populated by the ...

China IDs suspect, says he set bus fire in anger
The suspect in a commuter bus fire that rattled a prosperous Chinese port city burned to death in the blaze he set to vent his anger, local ...

4 die in shooting in Mexico City neighborhood
Two masked gunmen stormed into a gym yelling "everyone hit the floor" and opened fire, killing four people in a tough Mexico City neighborhood that ...

NKorea proposes working level talks with SKorea
North Korea on Friday proposed holding low-level government talks with South Korea this weekend as the rivals look to mend ties that have plunged ...

Cause of deadly Philly collapse sought; suit filed
The search for victims of a building collapse that killed six people wound down Thursday, and the first civil lawsuit was filed amid mounting ...
Malian army takes Anefis, 1st territorial gain
The Malian military attacked Tuareg rebels early Wednesday and succeeded in taking the village of Anefis, marking the army's first victory and ...