Category Archives: World

ISLAMABAD (AP) - A hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul was attacked Monday and three of the assailants were killed, a Taliban official said. Two foreign residents were...

LONDON (AP) - Three young boys who fell through ice covering a lake in central England have died and a fourth remains hospitalized as weather forecasters issued severe weather warnings for large parts...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago ended up at a zoo in South Korea after a dispute over who should finance the caring of the animals. Ki...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran said Monday it executed its second prisoner detained amid the nationwide protests now challenging the country's theocracy. Iran's Mizan news agency, under the c...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for a...

LONDON (AP) - Authorities in Scotland said Sunday that the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. custody. Scotland's Cro...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Newcomer Davante Lewis won Saturday's runoff for a seat on Louisiana's Public Service Commission. The 30-year-old Democrat and progressive policy advocate unseated Lambert Bois...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0 on Saturday, likely ending Cristiano Ronaldo's chances of winning soccer's biggest...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped from Portugal's starting lineup for the second straight match at the World Cup. The 37-year-old Ronaldo won't play from the outset in the quarterfinal ...

BERLIN (AP) - German police say they have ended a hostage situation in the eastern city of Dresden, following reports of shots fired Saturday morning. Police had urged people to avoid an area in the c...