Turkish lawmakers authorize sending troops to fight in Libya
SUZAN FRASER
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's parliament on Thursday authorized the deployment of troops to Libya to support the U.N.-backed government in...
Australia sending aid to wildfire towns as death toll rises
TRISTAN LAVALETTE
Associated Press
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia deployed military ships and aircraft Wednesday to help communities ravaged by apocalyptic wildfires that have left...
Apes, monkeys among 30 animals killed in German zoo fire
KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — A fire raced through a zoo in western Germany in the first few minutes of the new year,...
Police, protesters clash in New Year’s rally in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people packed Hong Kong streets for an annual New Year's Day protest march as the monthslong...
Militiamen withdraw from US Embassy but Iraq tensions linger
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and JOSEPH KRAUSS
Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days...
North Korea leader promises look at new weapon soon
Tong-hyung Kim
Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the Trump administration of dragging its feet in...
Cheers, tears, prayers for 2020: A new decade is ushered in
Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the...
Raging wildfires trap 4,000 at Australian town’s waterfront
TRISTAN LAVALETTE
Associated Press
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Wildfires burning across Australia's two most populous states Tuesday trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic...
Ex-Nissan chief skips bail, flees Japan to avoid ‘injustice’
YURI KAGEYAMA and SARAH EL DEEB
Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) — Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn skipped bail while awaiting trial in Japan on allegations...
Militiamen breach US Embassy in Baghdad; Trump blames Iran
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — Angered by deadly airstrikes targeting an Iran-backed militia, dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into...