EU Commission president will propose Dutch foreign minister as successor for climate czar Timmermans
BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU's top official said Tuesday she would nominate the foreign minister of the Netherlands as the commissioner in charge of...
Zimbabwe opposition party calls for fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Tuesday demanded fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries, digging in on its rejection of last...
Switzerland indicts Algerian ex-minister for alleged crimes against humanity during 1990s insurgency
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a former Algerian defense minister, now aged 85 and reportedly “on his deathbed,”...
A Spanish soccer official’s kiss unleashed fury, soul-searching over sexism, and a hunger strike
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Aug. 20 victory at the Women’s World Cup was a momentous occasion for the soccer-crazed country, but the joy on...
Guatemalan president calls for transition of power to anti-corruption crusader Arévalo
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei called Tuesday for a democratic transition of power to anti-corruption campaigner and president-elect Bernardo Arévalo and...
Fighting in eastern Syria between US-backed fighters and Arab tribesmen kills 10
BEIRUT (AP) — Arab tribesmen clashed with U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in several areas of eastern Syria on Tuesday, leaving at least 10 people dead...
A Ugandan man is charged with aggravated homosexuality and could face the death penalty
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the first use of...
Top European court says that Bosnian minorities are treated like ‘second-class citizens’
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A top European court ruled in an opinion published Tuesday that Bosnia's political system, set up under a U.S.-brokered peace...
Saudi Arabia gets an unlikely visitor when a plane full of Israelis makes an...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A plane carrying Israelis home from the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles made an emergency landing in Saudi...
More than 60 people detained after a gay wedding in southern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria said Tuesday they detained at least 67 people celebrating a gay wedding in one of the largest...
