Dutch inventor unveils device to scoop plastic out of rivers
MIKE CORDER
Associated Press
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch inventor Boyan Slat is widening his effort to clean up floating plastic from the Pacific Ocean...
Chileans reject president’s concessions, plan new protests
MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and EVA VERGARA
Associated Press
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Thousands of Chileans filled a plaza in the center of the capital Tuesday in...
Masked gunmen attack protesters in Iraq holy city; 18 killed
BAGHDAD (AP) — Masked gunmen opened fire at Iraqi protesters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding...
Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests
ANDREA ROSA and BILAL HUSSEIN
Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's prime minister resigned Tuesday, bowing to one of the central demands of anti-government demonstrators...
UK likely to hold rare winter election with Brexit on table
GREGORY KATZ
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for an early general election and the opposition Labour Party has agreed,...
Mountain gorillas rebound thanks to careful interventions
CHRISTINA LARSON
AP Science Writer
KINIGI, Rwanda (AP) — Deep in the rainforest of Volcanoes National Park, a 23-year-old female gorilla named Kurudi feeds on...
‘I’m dying’: Relatives await answers in smuggling case
HAU DINH, GIAP NGUYEN and DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press
DO THANH, Vietnam (AP) — One family received a final text from their daughter saying she...
Chess move: UK parties suggest Dec. 9 vote in Brexit gambit
DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Two British opposition parties on Sunday proposed an even earlier election date than Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered,...
Mexico’s Culiacan tries to regroup after fierce gunbattles
PETER ORSI
Associated Press
CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — A dozen or so charred vehicles sit in a government impound lot outside this northwestern city including...
Islamic State leader leaves a legacy of terror
ADAM SCHRECK and ZEINA KARAM
Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sought to establish a new Islamic "caliphate" across Syria and Iraq, but...