US Treasury sanctions Sierra Leone man for allegedly smuggling migrants into the United States
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday on a man from Sierra Leone for allegedly smuggling thousands of migrants from...
France’s divided National Assembly votes to keep centrist speaker as political turmoil persists
PARIS (AP) — France’s divided National Assembly on Thursday kept a centrist member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party as speaker after a chaotic early...
Syrian President Assad’s Baath Party clinches control of parliament, election results show
DAMASCUS (AP) — The results of Syria’s parliamentary elections, announced Thursday, showed that President Bashar Assad’s Baath Party has won a majority of seats,...
6 bodies were found in a Bangkok hotel room with no signs of violence....
BANGKOK (AP) — Should visitors to Thailand be concerned about their safety after six people were found dead in a locked hotel room in...
With mosque attack in quiet Oman, a fragmented Islamic State group aims to show...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the corner of the Arabian Peninsula, Oman has long been seen as one of the safest —...
Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 passengers and injuring 20 others
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A passenger train derailed on Thursday in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others, a railroad...
In landmark verdict, South Korea’s top court recognizes some rights for same-sex couples
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as...
Paris police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony
PARIS (AP) — A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter...
Here’s what to know about the violent protests over government jobs roiling Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has been gripped by violence this week after relentless clashes between student protesters, security officials and pro-government student activists...
Kenya bans protests in the capital over security concerns and lack of leadership
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya on Thursday have banned protests in the capital indefinitely citing a lack of leadership that would ensure...