MOSCOW, Russia - Russia said Tuesday it had detained a woman in occupied east Ukraine for trying to kill an official in an attack that wounded him and his son. (Photo from AFP) Acts of sabotage and attacks in Russian-controlled Ukraine have been common throughout Moscow's offensive, and...
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Two Zimbabwean rights lawyers appeared in court on Tuesday on charges of preventing police from questioning their clients, two opposition members who had been allegedly abducted and tortured, sources said. Police arrested lawyers Douglas Coltart and Tapiwa Muchineripi in a...
CONAKRY, Guinea - The ruling junta in the West African state of Guinea warned against joining protests on Tuesday, the second anniversary of its seizure of power. (Photo from AFP) The ban upholds prohibition of a planned opposition rally calling for a quick return to civilian rule. Authorities...
MOSCOW, Russia - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after talks Monday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Ankara was against alternative proposals to last year's Ukraine grain agreement, which Moscow scuppered in July. Both Ukraine and Russia have aired rival plans to start...
LIBREVILLE, Gabon - General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon's 55-year-old ruling dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on Monday, promising "free, transparent and credible elections" to restore civilian rule but without giving a timeframe. He also...
ATHENS , Greece - Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the massive blaze that has been raging for two weeks in the Dadia National Park in northeastern Greece, authorities said Monday. Classified by experts as a "megafire", the blaze raging in Dadia has so far destroyed more than 81,000...
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on February 5, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On september 3, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky nominated politician Rustem Umerov to replace Oleksiy Reznikov as Kyiv's defence minister, in...
MADRID, Spain - Two people died and one was missing on Monday after heavy rains lashed Spain, triggering flash floods that forced the closure of Madrid metro lines and high-speed rail links. This photograph shows rubbles on a river bed in the town of Aldea del Fresno, in the Madrid region on...
REHOBOTH BEACH, United States -- US President Joe Biden on Sunday expressed disappointment that Chinese leader Xi Jinping would not attend the G20 summit in India this week, as Washington seeks to repair relations with Beijing. Asked about Xi reportedly not planning to join the gathering in New...
People wearing raincoats ride a motorcycle in Yilan as Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in eastern Taiwan on September 3, 2023. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP) TAITUNG, Taiwan -- Taiwan woke up Monday to toppled trees, floods, and persistent rainfall after Typhoon Haikui made landfall on the island and...
This handout photo taken and released by Vatican Media on September 3, 2023 shows Pope Francis being driven past a Chinese flag during his arrival for Holy Mass at the Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar. (Photo by Simone Risoluti / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -- Pope Francis on Sunday told...
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (AFP photo) WASHINGTON, United States -- Holding talks with Beijing officials is not a sign of weakness by Washington, the US commerce secretary said Sunday, adding that not talking can lead to greater tensions and misunderstanding. "It's in the US interest. It's...
