Category Archives: World

BEIRUT - A new 2,000 Syrian Lira ($3.9) bank note with the face of President Bashar Assad will go into circulation Sunday, the Syrian Central Bank announced. The notes are the first time Syria will de...

WASHINGTON - On the surface, the investigation was routine. Federal agents persuaded a judge to issue a warrant for a Microsoft email account they suspected was used for drug trafficking. But U.S.-bas...

VATICAN CITY - The former head of the Vatican’s doctrine office has denied any differences with Pope Francis and says he isn’t upset with his earlier-than-expected dismissal. Francis on Sa...

LONDON - Britain is pulling out of an agreement that permits fishermen from five other countries to operate in U.K. waters, the first step in reasserting control over its fishing industry as it prepar...

MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi forces say hundreds of civilians are fleeing Mosul as airstrikes pound the last pockets of territory held by the Islamic State group. Iraqi special forces Maj. Gen. Sami al-Aridisa...

TOKYO - The new party of the Japanese capital’s populist governor appeared headed for a landslide victory Sunday over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s scandal-laden ruling party in a closely wa...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Latest on a shooting at a Little Rock nightclub (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Federal authorities in Alabama say they recovered two handguns and an assault rifle in a vehicle du...

BOSTON - It sounds strange, but a rare butterfly has been found by federal wildlife officials to be thriving on U.S. military bases. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife endangered species expert says the frosted...

DAMASCUS, Syria - Security forces chased three explosive-laden vehicles through Damascus Sunday, intercepting two of them at checkpoints but failing to stop the third before it exploded in the city ce...

JERUSALEM - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert left prison early Sunday days after a parole board granted him early release from his 27-month corruption sentence. Prison Service spokesman Assaf...