UN urges Rwanda to leave eastern Congo, extends peacekeeping mission for a year
KINSHASA, Congo — The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and…
US forces stop a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the…
Odesa port hit by Russian missile as US hosts a Russian envoy for talks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight…
Australian state plans tougher laws against displaying extremist flags after Bondi shooting
SYDNEY — The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing to ban public displays of Islamic State…
At least 5 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire, a Gaza hospital says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired over the ceasefire line in the northern Gaza Strip…
High-speed passenger train kills 7 elephants crossing railway tracks in India
GUWAHATI, India — Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf was injured when a high-speed passenger…
Pakistani court sentences former PM Imran Khan and wife to 17 years in graft case
A Pakistani court has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, sentencing them to…
Bondi hero receives AUD$2.5 million cheque in hospital bed
Ahmed al Ahmed has received a novelty cheque for more than AUD$2.5 million raised by more than 43,000…
Peter Arnett, who reported on the Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to…
Taiwan attacker planned assault that killed 3 and injured 11, authorities say
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese authorities said Saturday the suspect who killed three people and injured 11 others in…
Police in standoff with armed suspect after officer shot in Welland, Ont.
Open this photo in gallery: Welland, Ont., residents have been told to shelter in place after a police…
Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem after ceasefire in Gaza
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn “The Night of…