World News

December 15, 2018

Mueller: FBI is not to blame for Flynn's false statements

The special counsel's office pushed back Friday at the suggestion that the FBI acted improperly in its interview of former ...

December 15, 2018

Rajapaksa set to quit as Sri Lanka's premier to end crisis

A Sri Lankan lawmaker said that disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign Saturday to end the country's political ...

December 15, 2018

Reports: Federal prosecutors probe Trump inaugural committee

Federal prosecutors are reportedly investigating the finances of President Donald Trump's inaugural committee and whether ...

December 15, 2018

Slain US student texted friend about roommate's threat

An American psychology student who was fatally stabbed in her Netherlands apartment had texted a friend in the U.S. six days ...

December 15, 2018

Serbia talks up armed intervention as Kosovo OKs new army

Serbia threatened a possible armed intervention in Kosovo after the Kosovo parliament on Friday overwhelmingly approved the ...

December 14, 2018

Too old to run? Biden wrestles with age as he eyes 2020 run

As he considers running for president, Joe Biden is talking with friends and longtime supporters about whether, at 76, he's ...

December 14, 2018

Vandals decapitate snowman and return to apologize

Vandals decapitated a snowman outside a South Milwaukee home, but the case took a turn the next morning when the vandals ...

December 14, 2018

Russia probe cost surpasses $25 million since May 2017

The Russia investigation has cost more than $25 million since special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment, according to a ...

December 14, 2018

Venezuela's El Nacional publishes last print edition

Venezuela's last nationally circulated anti-government newspaper published its final print edition on Friday amid unrelenting ...

December 14, 2018

Warren tackles race following criticism of DNA test release

Sen. Elizabeth Warren sought to solidify her connection with African-American voters Friday as she prepares to launch a ...

December 14, 2018

Michael Cohen claims Trump knew hush money payments wrong

Shaken and facing a prison term, President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer said Friday that Trump directed him to buy ...

December 14, 2018

Pakistan says bomb attack kills 6 troops in Baluchistan

Pakistan's military says a roadside bomb targeting security forces has killed six troops and wounded several others in the ...

December 14, 2018

May aims to rescue Brexit plan; EU says ball's in UK's court

British Prime Minister Theresa May launched a rescue mission for her ailing Brexit deal Friday, after the European Union ...

December 14, 2018

The Latest: Italian journalist among the dead in Strasbourg

The Latest on France attack aftermath and death of suspect (all times local): 6:55 p.m. Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says ...

December 14, 2018

Nigeria suspends UNICEF work, alleges 'clandestine' activity

Nigeria's military on Friday suspended the activities of UNICEF in the extremist-threatened northeast, accusing the U.N.

December 14, 2018

Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take Hajin, last town held by IS

U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led fighters captured the last town held by the Islamic State group on Friday, after three months of ...

December 14, 2018

Prosecutor: 4th person dies of wounds from Strasbourg attack

A fourth person died Friday from wounds suffered in an attack on the Christmas market in Strasbourg, as investigators worked ...

December 14, 2018

Iraq summons Turkish ambassador over airstrikes

Iraq's Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Turkey's ambassador to protest Turkish airstrikes on Kurdish militia positions ...

December 14, 2018

The Latest: Palestinian police end Hamas' West Bank protest

The Latest on the violence in the West Bank (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Palestinian police have cracked down on a Hamas ...