In Mexico, ‘green gold’ brings both riches and violence
MARK STEVENSON
Associated Press
SAN JUAN PARANGARICUTIRO, Mexico (AP) — Small-scale avocado growers armed with AR-15 rifles take turns manning a vigilante checkpoint to guard...
European lawmakers vote to strengthen bee protection
SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Associated Press
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament on Wednesday blocked a diluted proposal by the 28-nation bloc's executive arm on protecting bees...
Hong Kong government withdraws bill that sparked protests
KELVIN CHAN
Associated Press
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday withdrew an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that...
Murder probe in Britain after 39 dead found in back of truck
GREGORY KATZ
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Police in southeastern England launched a murder investigation after 39 people were found dead early Wednesday inside a...
Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely
JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — For a brief moment Tuesday, Brexit was within a British prime minister's grasp.
Boris Johnson won...
Russia, Turkey seal power in northeast Syria with new accord
SUZAN FRASER and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Turkey reached an agreement Tuesday that would cement their power in Syria,...
South Sudan’s former child soldiers struggle to move on
SAM MEDNICK
Associated Press
YAMBIO, South Sudan (AP) — When he escaped the armed group that had abducted him at the age of 15, the...
Russia, Turkey hold talks on future of border region
SUZAN FRASER and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — As the leaders of Russia and Turkey sought to work out the fate of...
One of Europe’s last wild rivers is in danger of being tamed
ELENA BECATOROS and JOHN FLESHER
Associated Press
ALONG THE VJOSA RIVER (AP) — Under a broad plane tree near Albania's border with Greece, Jorgji Ilia...
‘America is running away’: Syrian withdrawal turns chaotic
SARAH EL DEEB and LEE KEATH
Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — The crowd hurled potatoes that thudded on the sides of the hulking U.S. armored...