Category Archives: World

MILAN - Restorers at Milan’s famous Brera Art Gallery have taken measures to protect the collection after its humidity control system failed during a “once-in-a-decade” dry, cold spe...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Every third Monday in January, Arkansas state offices are closed in observance of an unlikely holiday: the shared birthdays of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and ...

DAVOS, Switzerland - In a story Jan. 15 about the World Economic Forum, The Associated Press erroneously reported John Drzik’s title as president of the global insurance and risk management firm...

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa’s governor has proposed cutting funding for needy kids as part of his plan to defund Planned Parenthood, a rare step even as Republican-dominated states grapple with whet...

KAMPALA, Uganda - South Sudan’s government is claiming that the U.N. Security Council mandate to send a new contingent of 4,000 peacekeepers to boost the existing force has expired. Minister of ...

ISTANBUL - Turkey’s state-run news agency says nine Turkish colonels have been detained in northern Cyprus as part of the investigation into the movement allegedly responsible for a failed coup ...

MILAN - This is the season of renewal, with new faces at some of Milan’s top fashion brands. New creative directors made their debuts Sunday during the second day of Milan Fashion Week at Salvat...

JERUSALEM - Researchers excavating the remains of one of the most notorious Nazi death camps have uncovered a pendant that appears identical to one belonging to Anne Frank, Israel’s Yad Vashem H...

MOSCOW - With eager anticipation, the Kremlin is counting the days to Donald Trump’s inauguration and venting its anger at Barack Obama’s outgoing administration, no holds barred. Careful ...

VALLETTA, Malta - Tens of thousands of people seeking better lives are expected to trek across deserts and board unseaworthy boats in war-torn Libya this year in a desperate effort to reach European s...