Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative

BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the...

U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup...

Leak ended informant's rare opportunity, U.S. officials say

WASHINGTON — Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and...

Obama says U.S. won't act alone on Syria

WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday ruled out unilateral U.S. military action in Syria even if proof emerges that Syrian forces...

In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo

NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation,...

Turkey leader to press Obama for greater U.S. role on Syria

WASHINGTON — President Obama faces a fresh test Thursday of his determination to steer clear of the civil war in Syria when he...

U.S. diplomat accused of recruiting for CIA in Russia

MOSCOW — Russian authorities detained an American diplomat accused of attempting to recruit a Russian intelligence officer into the...

British leader David Cameron faces dissent on EU membership

LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron moved Monday to beat back a brewing rebellion within his Conservative Party over Britain's...

Turkey bombings prompt outcry over support for Syria rebels

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Deadly weekend car bombings in a southern Turkish city have galvanized domestic opposition to the government's...

Syria rejects Turkish accusations in deadly bombings

BEIRUT — Syria on Sunday rejected Turkish charges that Damascus was behind a pair of devastating car bomb attacks in southern Turkey...

Car bombs in Turkey kill at least 42 near Syria border

BEIRUT — At least 42 people were reported dead Saturday in a pair of car bombings in the southern Turkish town of Reyhanli, the latest...

Ottavio Missoni dies at 92; patriarch of Italian fashion brand

Ottavio Missoni, patriarch of the Italian luxury fashion brand built on zigzag-patterned knitwear, died Thursday at his home in Sumirago,...

31 arrested in $50-million diamond robbery at Brussels Airport

LONDON — Thirty-one people have been arrested in a three-country sweep tied to a spectacular $50-million diamond heist at a Belgian...

Giulio Andreotti dies at 94; seven-time Italian prime minister

Giulio Andreotti, the seven-time Italian prime minister who dominated Italian politics after World War II, but was tainted by accusations of...

High-profile neo-Nazi trial begins in Germany

BERLIN — The surviving member of an alleged neo-Nazi cell accused of a string of racially motivated murders went on trial Monday in...

Europe's tariff on jeans threatens L.A. jobs

There's a wrinkle in the outlook for expensive women's designer jeans.

Boston suspects planned July 4 attack, official says

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of two brothers accused of bombing the Boston Marathon, told investigators that the pair had originally planned to...

WWII poster calls for calm; now it stokes frenzy, feud

Russians monitored calls of Boston suspect's mother, U.S. says

BOSTON — Russian authorities secretly wiretapped a conversation between a man believed to be one of the Boston Marathon bombing...

The starkly new face of the Netherlands' monarchy

AMSTERDAM — Even by the unconventional standards of the Dutch, their new king is going to be a bit of a novelty.

Justice Department accuses U.S. citizen of being Cuban spy

WASHINGTON — Almost 30 years ago, two young women allegedly obtained fake passports in Europe for a clandestine trip to Cuba. Today,...

John Kerry asks Turkish leader to delay Gaza trip

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to delay a planned visit to...

In Jerusalem, activist hopes to restore Gypsy pride

JERUSALEM — Growing up poor and motherless in the slums of Jerusalem's Old City, Amoun Sleem dropped out of school at age 7 after...

A history of terrorism out of Chechnya

A massive Russian crackdown on Chechnya's bid for independence in the 1990s and the installation of loyal leaders there pushed the...

Europe austerity strategy is hurting growth, IMF says

WASHINGTON — Britain and the Eurozone are steadfastly sticking to austerity measures despite increasing evidence that such action...

France approves same-sex marriage

PARIS — The French Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, voting after months of often...

Britain, France press for U.N. inquiry on Syria chemical arms use

WASHINGTON — The British and French governments have asked the United Nations to investigate what they believe is credible evidence...

London Marathon security will be stepped up

LONDON — Security will be tightened for this weekend's London Marathon, which is to go ahead as planned in spite of the Boston...

Pope Francis reaffirms crackdown on U.S. nuns

ROME — Pope Francis has backed the Vatican's doctrinal crackdown on a major group of American nuns, reasserting the Roman Catholic...

Greece to get $13 billion in rescue funds

ATHENS — International debt inspectors gave conditional approval Monday to an additional $13 billion in rescue aid for the beleaguered...

Margaret Thatcher dies at 87; Britain's first female prime minister

LONDON -- Margaret Thatcher, the grocer's daughter who punched through an old-boy political network to become Britain's first female prime...

Greek bank stocks plunge after merger freeze

ATHENS — Greek bank stocks plunged 30% on Monday, the maximum allowed in a day, after plans to merge the country's two biggest lenders...

Margaret Thatcher is lionized and lambasted

LONDON — Indifference was not an option.

Popes have faith in Colombian tailor

CALI, Colombia — To say Luis Abel Delgado of Cali occupies a special niche in the global rag trade is an understatement: He's made...

A criminal's caper has Russians shaking their heads

MOSCOW — The Russian underworld calls him "Sportsman" for his physical strength and stamina. Police identify him as "High-Tech"...

Russia ex-tycoon Boris Berezovsky found dead

MOSCOW — Boris Berezovsky, 67, an exiled Russian ex-tycoon who played a key role in bringing Vladimir Putin to power, only to have a...

Queen Elizabeth II is Britain's 'most familiar enigma'

LONDON — Her face is everywhere: on stamps, coins, mugs and book covers. Her likeness has just been reproduced for the 23rd time at...

Leon Leyson dies at 83; youngest survivor on Schindler's List

Among the 1,100 Jews saved from the Nazis by German industrialist Oskar Schindler was an emaciated 13-year-old boy named Leon Leyson, who...

It's cash only at the Vatican

In God we trust. All others pay cash.

'Prince' Roy Bates dies at 91; adventuring monarch of Sealand

A born swashbuckler, Paddy Roy Bates fought in the Spanish Civil War as a teenager, faced a Greek firing squad in World War II and had a...

Russia computer experts who detected Flame malware issue warning

MOSCOW — Computer virus experts at Kaspersky Lab, acting with the blessing of the United Nations, were searching for a villain...