In political shift to the far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The party of anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders won a huge general election victory in the Netherlands, according to a...
Hundreds of German police raid properties of Hamas supporters in Berlin and across the...
BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of police officers searched the properties of Hamas members and followers in Germany on Thursday morning following a formal ban...
An anti-European Union billboard campaign in Hungary turns up tensions with the Orbán government
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A countrywide billboard campaign that flooded the streets of Hungary this week takes aim at European Commission President Ursula von...
Israel-Hamas truce deal for hostage release hits last-minute snag, now expected to start Friday
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An agreement for a four-day cease-fire in Gaza and the release of dozens of Hamas-held hostages and Palestinians...
Dozens evacuate and 10 homes are destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control...
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control on...
Longer droughts in Zimbabwe take a toll on wildlife and cause more frequent clashes...
GONAREZHOU NATIONAL PARK, Zimbabwe (AP) — In a remote southeastern corner of Zimbabwe, people watched from cars or towers in an annual wildlife census,...
El Nino-worsened flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency. Residents of one town...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall...
Rescue of 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India is hindered again in...
NEW DELHI (AP) — The rescue of 41 construction workers trapped nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in northern India has been hindered...
Israel unveils what it claims is a major Hamas militant hideout beneath Gaza City’s...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military on Wednesday unveiled what it claimed was a Hamas military facility under Gaza's largest hospital,...
How the hostage deal came about: Negotiations stumbled, but persistence finally won out
WASHINGTON (AP) — The negotiations hardly ran smoothly. But in the end, persistence paid off.Six weeks ago, not long after Hamas killed more than...