For 76-year-old Joe Biden, age a factor as he mulls 2020 runAs he considers running for president, Joe Biden is talking with friends and longtime supporters about whether, at 76, he's too old to seek the White House, according to several sources who have spoke...
Western tourists trickle into Saudi Arabia as it tries to open upWestern tourists, a rarity in Saudi Arabia, visited this weekend under a new visa system, as one of the world’s most inaccessible countries tries to open up its society and diversify its economy away...
French ‘yellow vests’ protest in their thousands for fifth SaturdayThousands of protesters took to the streets of French cities on Saturday in the fifth weekend of demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron's government, ignoring calls to hold off after a gun attack in S...
Thai Islamic leaders tighten rules on child marriageIslam’s guiding council in Thailand has introduced new regulations requiring that marriages of children under age 17 be approved by a religious committee. The action follows an uproar earlier this yea...
Somalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No 2 seizedA third day of protests began Saturday in Somalia over the arrest of the former No 2 leader of the al-Shabab extremist group, who has been a leading candidate for a regional presidency. Officials said...
Conservatives’ Brexit faultlines run deep in divided UKThe conflict over Europe that has been tearing the Conservatives apart for three decades is as evident on the streets of English towns as it is in the corridors of power. In Leave-voting Hastings, on...
Trump weighs next move on border wall as shutdown loomsCongress is racing to avoid a partial government shutdown next Friday over President Donald Trump's border wall. But you wouldn't know it by the schedule, as lawmakers left town waiting for the White...
As sentencing looms, Flynn is upbeat, has adoring fansDays away from being sentenced in the Russia probe, former national security adviser Michael Flynn is not exactly hiding his face in shame. People close to him tell The Associated Press that as the po...
Florida woman convicted of role in husband’s 2000 killingAfter a spellbinding five-day trial that featured tales of infidelity, a multimillion dollar insurance payout and family dysfunction, a jury on Friday convicted a Florida woman of helping mastermind t...
Cranky Congress still has work to do before wrapupNothing says, "Is it over yet?" quite like Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer propping up his feet on the chair next to him. The casual vibe in the normally stuffy Senate was just one sign that...
Rajapakse bows out, ending Sri Lanka power struggleSri Lanka's crisis looked over on Saturday as strongman Mahinda Rajapakse bowed out of a power battle that had crippled the strategically located island for seven weeks and sent it heading for a possi...
Nations still worlds apart at crunch UN climate summitMarathon talks aimed at charting mankind's path away from climate catastrophe entered overtime Saturday as nations picked over a plan presented by host Poland that exposed several sources of disagreem...
Fake news vs fact in online battle for truthSince US President Donald Trump weaponised the term "fake news" during the 2016 presidential election campaign, the phrase has gone viral. Increasingly it is used by politicians around the world to de...
French ‘yellow vests’ spark copycats and fakes abroadThe "yellow vest" revolt in France over the high cost of living has sparked copycat protests abroad -- as well a swarm of fake reports. AFP's fact-checking service sorts the real from the imagined: Co...
Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of IsraelAustralia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achie...
Oceans of garbage prompt war on plasticsFaced with images of turtles smothered by plastic bags, beaches carpeted with garbage and islands of trash floating in the oceans, environmentalists say the world is waking up to the need to tackle pl...
Joy as US-seized bells return to Philippine churchA sleepy central Philippine town erupted in joy on Saturday as bells looted from its church more than a century ago by vengeful US troops were to be turned over to the community. Children waving bell-...
US judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional, Democrats vow to appealA federal judge in Texas ruled Friday that the US health care law known as Obamacare is unconstitutional -- a ruling that opposition Democrats vowed to appeal. US District Judge Reed O'Connor's ruling...
Eleven die after eating ‘toxic’ rice at Indian templeEleven people have died after eating rice that had likely been contaminated with a toxic substance at a Hindu temple ceremony, a health official said Saturday. Another 29 people were critically ill an...
Trump taps budget head Mulvaney as acting chief of staffDonald Trump announced Friday that his budget director Mick Mulvaney will step in as acting chief of staff to replace John Kelly -- amid indications the president is struggling to fill the key post. T...
China’s Xi declares an ‘overwhelming victory’ over graft: state mediaChinese President Xi Jinping has declared an "overwhelming victory" in his fight against graft within the ruling Chinese Communist Party, while still vowing that the campaign to weed out deep-seated c...