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...
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...