A blast at an illegal oil refinery site kills at least 15 in Nigeria,...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An explosion and fire at at an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region killed at least 15...
Shooting at a major Bangkok shopping mall kills 3, and a suspect is in...
BANGKOK (AP) — A shooter opened fire inside a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand’s capital Tuesday afternoon, killing three people before...
Armenia’s parliament votes to join the International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Russia
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's parliament voted Tuesday to join the International Criminal Court, a move that further strains the country's ties with its...
India police search journalists’ homes and offices in the country’s latest raids on media
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police raided the offices of a news website that's under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from China, as well...
Turkey detains nearly 1000, including alleged Kurdish militants, following suicide bomb attack
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police detained almost a thousand people in raids across Turkey on Tuesday, including dozens with alleged links to Kurdish militants,...
Maldives president-elect says he’s committed to removing the Indian military from the archipelago
MALE, Maldives (AP) — The president-elect of the Maldives said he will stick to his campaign promise to remove Indian military personnel stationed in...
UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight violent gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational armed force to Haiti led by Kenya to...
Clergy abuse survivors propose new ‘zero tolerance’ law following outcry over Vatican appointment
ROME (AP) — Clergy sexual abuse survivors on Monday unveiled a proposed new church law calling for the permanent removal of abusive priests and...
Cambodian court bars environmental activists from traveling to Sweden to receive ‘Alternative Nobel’
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia on Monday barred three environmental activists who are serving suspended prison sentences for their advocacy...
Slovakia’s president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president on Monday asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form...