Al-Shabab Extremists Claim Deadly Attack at Dusit Hotel in Kenya
NAIROBI — Extremists stormed a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people at cafe tables in an attack claimed by Africa's deadliest Islamic militant group. A police officer said at least 15 people had died.
Saudi Refugee in Canada Expects More Women to Flee Homeland
CANBERRA, Australia — A Saudi woman accepted as a refugee in Canada has said in an Australian television interview that she expected her experience...
UK Leader in Frantic Final Push to Win Brexit Deal Backing
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May made a frantic last push Monday to swing lawmakers' support behind her seemingly doomed Brexit deal, warning...
On Bad Hip, Andy Murray Out in 1st Round of Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — If this was it for Andy Murray, if this truly was it, he gave himself – and an appreciative, raucous crowd that...
Cargo Plane Crash in Iran Kills 15, Leaves 1 Survivor
TEHRAN, Iran — A decades-old Iranian Boeing 707 military cargo plane reportedly carrying meat from Kyrgyzstan crashed on Monday while trying to land west...
Polish Mayor Stabbed in Heart on Stage at Charity Event
WARSAW, Poland — A convicted criminal with a knife rushed on to the stage during the finale of a charity event Sunday night and...
‘Game of Thrones’ Final Season to Debut in April
NEW YORK — "Game of Thrones" fans, get ready.
HBO announced Sunday night that the eighth and final season will begin on April 14. In...
‘Roma’ Tops Critics’ Choice Awards; A Tie for Gaga and Close
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — "Roma" is the top winner at the Critics' Choice Awards, winning best picture, foreign language film and a pair of individual honors for director Alfonso Cuaron.
Indonesia Finds Lion Air Jet Cockpit Voice Recorder
JAKARTA — A search effort has located the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, an Indonesian official said Monday, in a possible boost to the accident investigation.
US Shutdown Sets Record as Trump Tweets into Void
As the partial government shutdown slipped into the record books Saturday, members of Congress had left town, no negotiations were scheduled and President Donald Trump tweeted into the void.
