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Eastern Congo city suffers upsurge in violence
Six people were killed this week in shootouts linked to the Congolese army in Goma, eastern Congo, say local authorities. "There are a lot soldiers ...
Thousands of Poles protest pro-market reforms
Thousands of Poles blew horns, prayed and waved flags in downtown Warsaw on Saturday to show their anger over a new law that raises the retirement age ...
Eastern Congo city sees rise in violence
Authorities in Goma say five people were killed this week in shootouts linked to the increase in Congolese army troops here. Since the beginning of ...
Turkey's ruling party to hold major congress
Turkey's governing party is holding a major congress this weekend to pick new leaders and try to build on a decade-long record of electoral success, ...
China's lines around islands suggest more conflict
One of the hottest items in bookstores across China is a map for a place that is closed to visitors, home only to animals such as goats and crabs, and ...
After Kenyan attack, Somali militants abandon city
Al-Shabab rebels pulled out of a key port city in southern Somalia, the group said Saturday, a day after Kenyan troops invaded and marched toward the ...
Putin rolls back protege's modest liberal legacy
President Vladimir Putin is turning back the clock on his predecessor's reforms — literally. This week, Putin signaled his intent to reverse one of ...
Bomb kills 2 police near Afghan training academy
Afghan authorities say a roadside bomb has killed two policemen in Herat province of western Afghanistan, just hours before a ceremony to hand a ...
US officials explain Libya attack intelligence
U.S. intelligence officials sought to explain Friday why the Obama administration's understanding of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in ...
Experts: Mayas prophesized, but not end of world
As the clock winds down to Dec. 21, experts on the Mayan calendar have been racing to convince people that the Mayas didn't predict an apocalypse for ...
AP Interview: Iran opposition chief sees rebirth
The leader of an Iranian militant group that was taken off the U.S. terror list on Friday says the move will change her group's "balance of power" ...
AP Interview: Italy to assist Libya on security
Italy will expand its economic and social commitments in Libya even as the North African country continues to battle problems that range from ...
US aims to rally Syrian opposition with new aid
The Obama administration moved Friday to rally Syria's opposition with pledges of $45 million in new non-lethal and humanitarian assistance as the ...
US seeks calm over Asian disputes; won't mediate
The Obama administration on Friday pressed U.S. allies Japan and South Korea to continue their cooperation on North Korea and other key issues despite ...
House lawmaker blocks $450M in US aid for Egypt
The Obama administration's plan to transfer $450 million in cash to Egypt hit a roadblock Friday as a top House committee chairwoman blocked the move, ...
Kenya attacks last stronghold of Somali militants
Kenyan troops invaded al-Shabab's last stronghold in Somalia on Friday, coming ashore in a predawn beach landing at Kismayo that appeared likely to ...
Some memorable props used by speakers at the UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's use of a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb to convey a message over Iran's disputed nuclear program follows ...
Libya: hundreds demand militias disband in Tripoli
Hundreds of Libyans held a demonstration in Tripoli on Friday demanding the breakup of militia groups and the formation of a national army and police.
Netanyahu says "red lines" stop war but do they?
In a dramatic gesture, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew a "red line" on a diagram of Iran's nuclear program and called on the world to ...
War crimes prosecutor Del Ponte joins Syria probe
The U.N.'s top human rights body on Friday named renowned former U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte to its independent panel probing alleged ...
French budget heavy on taxes, could hurt Hollande
France's new budget may be the worst of both worlds. It lacks the serious spending cuts that economists say are needed to put the country on a path ...
No tax, no blessing: German church insists on levy
The road to heaven is paved with more than good intentions for Germany's 24 million Catholics. If they don't pay their religious taxes, they will be ...
Protesters in Yemen demand return of stolen assets
Thousands of protesters marched in the Yemeni capital on Friday, demanding the return of millions of dollars that were allegedly stolen by the ...
Syrian rebels launch broadest push yet for Aleppo
Rebels on Friday pressed their broadest assault yet to drive President Bashar Assad's forces out of Syria's largest city, activists said, with fierce ...
Netanyahu's bomb steals the show in his UN speech
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held up a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb during his speech at the U.N., he set off an explosion of ...