Putin weighs future options as he marks 20 years in power
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — As Russian President Vladimir Putin marks two decades in power, he boasts about his achievements but remains coy...
Kim calls for measures to protect North Korea’s security
KIM TONG-HYUNG
Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military and diplomats to prepare unspecified "offensive...
Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge to US strikes
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iranian-backed Iraqi militia vowed Monday to retaliate for U.S. military strikes in Iraq and Syria that killed...
Bali bombers’ brother, bomb widow become friends, seek peace
KRISTEN GELINEAU
Associated Press
TENGGULUN, Indonesia (AP) — The young Balinese widow stared across the courthouse at the man who had murdered her husband and...
US strikes hit Iraq militia blamed in contractor’s death
ELLEN KNICKMEYER and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting a militia blamed for...
Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan
KATHY GANNON and RAHIM FAIEZ
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban's ruling council agreed Sunday to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a...
Thousands of koalas feared dead in Australia wildfires
TRISTAN LAVALETTE
Associated Press
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing...
6 men become 1st to cross perilous Drake Passage unassisted
AMANDA LEE MYERS
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As freezing water thrashed their rowboat in some of the most treacherous waters in the world,...
Truck bomb in Somali capital kills at least 78 at rush hour
ABDI GULEDÂ
Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least 78...
India clamps down on marches, internet after deadly protests
NEW DELHI (AP) — A group of protesters in New Delhi was beaten and shoved into buses by police on Friday as they attempted...