Rivals Maduro and Guaido Vie for Venezuelan Military Backing
CARACAS, Venezuela — The struggle for control of Venezuela turned to the military Sunday, with supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido handing leaflets to...
Search for Brazil Dam Survivors Renews as Death Toll Hits 58
BRUMADINHO, Brazil — Brazilian rescue crews returned to mud-covered flats Sunday to resume the search for hundreds of people missing in the wake of...
US Treasury Lifts Sanctions Against 3 Russian Companies
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department on Sunday announced it was lifting sanctions on three companies connected to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The move comes...
Auschwitz Survivors Pay Homage as World Remembers Holocaust
WARSAW, Poland — Former prisoners of Auschwitz have placed flowers at an execution wall at the former Nazi German death camp on the 74th...
2 Cave Rescue Volunteer Divers Named ‘Australians of the Year’
CANBERRA, Australia — Two amateur divers who canceled their vacation plans to join what they thought was a hopeless mission to rescue 12 boys...
AP Analysis: Retreat on Shutdown Reveals Trump Weakness
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will emerge from the longest government shutdown in U.S. history politically weakened, his reputation questioned and his signature campaign...
Refugee Group: Use Frozen Billions to Aid World’s Displaced
UNITED NATIONS — The World Refugee Council called Thursday for up to USD$20 billion stolen by government leaders and now frozen in the United...
FIFA Asks Thai Premier to Release Bahraini Soccer Player
The Thai government has been asked by FIFA's leadership to release a Bahraini soccer player who is in detention while embroiled in extradition proceedings...
Japan, Iran Advance to Asian Cup Semifinals
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Japan and Iran became the first two teams to advance to the Asian Cup semifinals on Thursday.
Four-time champion Japan...
Rare Pangolins Languish in China Wildlife Rescue System
WASHINGTON — When Chinese police found them in the trunk of a smuggler's car, 33 of the trafficked pangolins – endangered scaly mammals from southern...
