Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Geert Wilders, whose anti-Islam, anti-immigration rhetoric swept him to a stunning victory in the November election, said Wednesday he...
South Korean held in Russia on espionage allegation is missionary helping the needy, his...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean held in Russia on an espionage allegation is a missionary dispatched there to support the needy...
Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba’s small patron saint is such...
EL COBRE, Cuba (AP) — One religious icon unites Cubans: The Virgin of Charity of Cobre.Cuba's patron saint is venerated by observant Catholics and...
UK’s Conservatives say the party’s biggest donor made racist comments, but they will keep...
LONDON (AP) — A minister in Britain’s Conservative government said Wednesday that the party does not plan to give back 10 million pounds ($12.8...
Denmark plans to expand military draft to women for the first time and extend...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark wants to increase the number of young people doing military service by extending conscription to women and increasing the...
Ally of late Navalny accuses ‘Putin’s henchmen’ of attacking him in Lithuania, vows not...
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Leonid Volkov, the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's close associate and top strategist, accused Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin’s...
Elderly retirees face big losses after Chinese trust goes bust, reflecting turbulent economy
CHENGDU, China (AP) — Some investors in a troubled trust fund in China are facing financial ruin under a government plan to return a...
How key issues in Russia will be affected by the election set to give...
Vladimir Putin is poised to sweep to another six-year term in this week's presidential election, even though Russians are dying in Ukraine in a...
Evangelical Christians are fierce Israel supporters. Now they are visiting as war-time volunteers
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When Shawn Landis, an evangelical Christian from Pennsylvania, heard about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, he...
Japan’s first private-sector rocket launch attempt ends with explosion shortly after takeoff
TOKYO (AP) — A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly...