International

CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian Parliament voted on Thursday to allow same-sex marriage across the nation, following a bitter and divisive debate settled by the government polling voters in a much-criticized ballot survey that strongly endorsed change.

CANBERRA, Australia — Gay rights advocates celebrated outside Australia's Parliament House on Thursday in anticipation of same-sex marriage being legalized within hours.

TOKYO — Japanese schoolchildren will help determine the mascot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — If you're looking for winners after the International Olympic Committee's decision to boot Russia from the upcoming Games, keep on looking. There...

SANAA, Yemen — The killing of Yemen's longtime strongman and ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh by the country's Shiite rebels as their alliance crumbled amid...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents...

MOSCOW — When the International Olympic Committee board prepares to vote Tuesday on whether to ban Russia from February's Winter Olympics, its members will decide the fate of numerous medals yet to be won.

WASHINGTON — Amid a rush of weekend tweets taking aim at targets old and new, President Donald Trump criticized the FBI and raised questions about the special prosecutor's investigation into Russian election meddling and possible ties to his campaign.

MOSUL, Iraq — The three women tensed as their taxi approached the checkpoint manned by Islamic State group fighters. Everyone in Mosul dreaded checkpoints; you could never predict what these gunmen might do in their fanatic drive to crush the slightest hint of "sin." One of them peered at the girl in the back seat, Ferah.

WASHINGTON — More smoke but no smoking gun.