Rise parallels decrease to U.S.
MEXICO CITY — The armed, masked gang members showed up on a motorcycle at the home in northern Honduras last fall with a stark warning for...
Fierce fighting continues
MOSUL, Iraq — Iraq’s prime minister on Tuesday congratulated his fighters on “the big victory in Mosul” — even as fighting with Islamic State mi...
DOHA, Qatar — A group of Arab nations early today extended a deadline for Qatar to respond to their list of demands in a diplomatic crisis roiling the Gulf by 48 hours, ...
It opened coast to the Midwest
A few days after the first shovel was thrust into the central New York dirt on July 4, 1817, to ceremoniously begin the building of the Eri...
Female attackers target soldiers
MOSUL, Iraq — The Islamic State group is striking back as Iraqi forces are on the cusp of full victory in Mosul, sending women suicide b...
'European patriot' hailed as visionary
STRASBOURG, France — Current and past world leaders gathered Saturday to bid farewell to the late Helmut Kohl, recalling the former...
Pell is a top adviser to pope
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal George Pell, one of Pope Francis’ top advisers, took a leave of absence as the Vatican’s financial czar today to fig...
BERLIN — German lawmakers are poised to pass a bill designed to enforce the country’s existing limits on free speech — including the long-standing ban on Holocaust denia...
CIA helped topple Iran's gov't in 1953
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Once expunged from its official history, documents outlining the U.S.-backed 1953 coup in Iran have b...
Paddington Bear creator
LONDON — It was a last-minute Christmas gift for his wife that inspired Michael Bond to create Paddington Bear, the marmalade-loving teddy in a d...
