A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine is rejected as a presidential candidate
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s main election authority on Thursday refused to allow a politician opposing Moscow’s military action in Ukraine on the ballot for...
The Paris Olympics medals are monumental. They’re embedded with pieces of the Eiffel Tower
PARIS (AP) — An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How’s that for a monumental prize?A hexagonal, polished chunk of...
Blinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza ceasefire plan
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East on Thursday with public divisions between the United States...
A volcano has erupted in the same part of Iceland where earlier activity had...
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the third time since December on Thursday, sending jets of lava into the...
Pakistan is electing a new parliament in a vote plagued by deep divisions and...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is electing a new parliament on Thursday as surging militant attacks and cries of foul have cast a shadow over...
El Salvador opposition warns it may ask to nullify congressional election results
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — As El Salvador's electoral body begins a vote-by-vote count of last week's election results, the political opposition warned Wednesday they...
Panama ex-President Ricardo Martinelli receives political asylum from Nicaragua
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli has received political asylum from Nicaragua days after Panama's Supreme Court denied his appeal over...
Ex-head of Honduras police pleads guilty to drug trafficking; darkens outlook for ex-president
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — For years, Juan Carlos Bonilla, better known as “El Tigre,” was a feared figure in Honduras. His roots were in...
Ecuador’s high court decriminalizes euthanasia, following a lawsuit by a terminally ill patient
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s high court on Wednesday decriminalized euthanasia and ordered lawmakers and health officials to draft rules and regulations for the...
Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say
BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah...