Nigerian fighter jet missing; Boko Haram claims attack
<p>LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities said an air force fighter jet lost contact days ago in Borno state while on a mission to support...
Iraq judge who presided over Saddam’s trial dies of COVID-19
BAGHDAD — A retired Iraqi judge who presided over the trial of Iraq's late dictator Saddam Hussein has died after battling COVID-19, the country's...
Dutch coalition building must reboot after Rutte rebuke
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte needs a political reboot only two weeks after a major election victory because new questions...
Extremist kills self, her baby in Tunisia suicide bombing
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities said a female suicide bomber killed herself and her baby during counterterrorism operations in a mountainous zone in struggling...
Protests grow in Italy over the wiretapping of journalists
ROME — Italian journalists and lawmakers on Friday protested the wiretapping of reporters’ phone calls during investigations into Libya-based migrant trafficking and humanitarian rescue...
Russian activists issue report on rights abuses in Syria
<p>MOSCOW — Russian human rights activists released a report Friday that chronicles alleged war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law during the 10-year...
Visiting Uganda, R&B star Akon seeks business opportunities
KAMPALA, Uganda — American R&B singer Akon is visiting Uganda Friday in search of investment opportunities that would extend his business footprint in Africa,...
Pro-Kurdish legislator who lost seat is detained in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police arrested a prominent pro-Kurdish party politician on Friday, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported, weeks after he was stripped of...
Christians mark Good Friday as holy sites gradually reopen
<p>JERUSALEM — Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday this year amid signs the coronavirus crisis is winding down, with religious sites...
Notre Dame’s rector: "15 or 20 years" needed for restoration
<p>PARIS — The rector of Notre Dame said Friday that the burned-out Paris cathedral and its esplanade could remain a building site for another...