Maldivians vote in a runoff presidential election that will decide whether India or China...
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldivians were voting Saturday in the runoff presidential election which has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power...
A doctor caught in the crossfire was among 4 killed in a gunbattle at...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hitmen stormed a hospital in northern Mexico in a bid to kill a patient but they clashed with other gunmen...
Polish democracy champion Lech Walesa turns 80 and comments on his country’s upcoming election
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Polish President Lech Walesa said as turned 80 on Friday that he is supporting opposition leader Donald Tusk's effort...
Africa’s Eswatini, one of the last absolute monarchies, holds an election without political parties
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The small southern African nation of Eswatini held elections Friday to decide part of the makeup of its...
NATO beefs up its Kosovo force as the US worries about a buildup of...
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — NATO announced Friday that it is beefing up its troop presence in Kosovo after four people were killed in a...
US quietly acknowledges Iran satellite successfully reached orbit as tensions remain high
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States has quietly acknowledged that Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard successfully put an imaging satellite into orbit...
Algeria expands English-language learning as France’s influence ebbs
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — More than a year after Algeria launched a pilot program to teach English in elementary schools, the country is hailing...
Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election on Saturday that pits populist former Prime Minister Robert Fico, who campaigned on a...
As migration surges in Americas, ‘funds simply aren’t there’ for humanitarian response, UN says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Countries in the Americas are reeling as the flow of migrants reaches historic levels, but international “funds simply aren’t there”...
Last samba in Paris: Gabriela Hearst exits Chloé dancing, not crying, with runway swan...
PARIS (AP) — In a bold departure from the somber farewells often seen in fashion, designer Gabriela Hearst literally danced her way out of...