Kurdish Region political figure arrested in Iraq, sparking clashes
Irbil, Iraq – At least five people were killed and 18 others wounded in the city of Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region in clashes after the arrest of…
Irbil, Iraq – At least five people were killed and 18 others wounded in the city of Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region in clashes after the arrest of…
BERLIN — Berlin’s newest panda twins have celebrated their first birthday with frozen vegetable treats and a candle made out of bamboo shoots. The two female cubs were born at…
Kilifi, Kenya – Five bodies were exhumed from shallow graves in coastal Kenya, at a site near where more than 400 bodies of followers of a doomsday cult were recovered…
MANILA, Philippines — Australia’s defense minister and his Philippine counterpart are meeting in Manila on Friday for talks spotlighting their concern over Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea, where…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Just days away from a European deadline, Iran said Friday its foreign minister would hold a telephone conference call with his French, German and British…
CONAKRY, Guinea — Part of a mountain gave way due to heavy rains outside the capital of Guinea, sending a landslide onto buildings in a rural community and killing at…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand soldier, who admitted trying to spy for a foreign power, was sentenced to two years in military prison followed by discharge from the…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand ‘s government announced new military spending Thursday of 2.7 billion New Zealand dollars ($1.6 billion) to replace aging aircraft,…
BANGKOK — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he was acquitted of royal defamation by a court Friday. His lawyer also confirmed the verdict, but the Bangkok Criminal Court…
TOKYO — Clad in an elegant kimono of pale green, tea ceremony instructor Keiko Kaneko uses a tiny wooden spoon to place a speck of matcha into a porcelain bowl….