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Pakistan’s Imran Khan will be imprisoned for 2 more weeks despite getting bail

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will remain in a high-security prison for at least another two weeks despite being granted...

Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West...

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the...

Russia earns less from oil and spends more on war. So far, sanctions are...

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The Russian ruble's wobble in value has exposed a crack in President Vladimir Putin's fortress economy, a vulnerability quickly plastered over by the Kremlin's...

Stock market today: Global shares mostly rise after Wall Street rally on consumer confidence

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TOKYO (AP) — Global shares mostly rose Wednesday, boosted by a Wall Street rally that came on positive reports on consumer confidence and job...

Britain’s top diplomat visits China for the first time in 5 years with hopes...

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BEIJING (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat, James Cleverly, began a long-awaited visit to China on Wednesday as the two countries attempt to stabilize their...

India protests China’s land claim ahead of the G20 summit President Xi Jinping is...

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NEW DELHI (AP) — India is protesting a new Chinese map that lays claim to India’s territory ahead of next week's Group of 20...

Logging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax...

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OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Roaring chainsaws sent trees crashing to the ground, and bare-chested men hacked away at the branches beside a...

Gabon military officers say they’re seizing power just days after the presidential election

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were overturning the results of a presidential election that was to extend the...

Typhoon Saola strengthens as it passes Taiwan on its way to China

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Saola strengthened overnight as it continued its path across the Pacific early Wednesday and headed for China's southern coast.The...

Idalia predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane with ‘catastrophic’ storm surge

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CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave as Hurricane Idalia gained steam...