Category Archives: World

VATICAN CITY - The Order of Malta, the ancient Roman Catholic aristocratic lay order, has told Pope Francis that his decision to launch an investigation into the ouster of a top official over an old c...

TUNIS, Tunisia - About 200 people have protested in the Tunisian capital against the return of Tunisian jihadis who have fought abroad. The gathering Saturday was prompted by the deadly truck attack i...

IRBIL, Iraq - The Nativity scene and Christmas tree are in place on the corner of the street. Some of the children proudly wear red Santa Claus hats or show off new toys, mostly plastic guns for small...

FRANKFURT - More than 54,000 people in the southern German city of Augsburg will have to leave their homes Christmas morning while authorities defuse a giant 1.8-ton aerial bomb from World War II. The...

LEVITTOWN, N.Y. - In a story Dec. 24 about the national Baby Safe Haven organization, The Associated Press erroneously reported the phone number for a national hotline. The correct number is 1-888-510...

MINNEAPOLIS - In a busy office in the heart of Minneapolis’ largest Somali neighbourhood, about a dozen young men and women lined up at computers to work on resumes or apply for jobs. A few feet...

ROVANIEMI, Finland - There’s good news for Rudolph and his friends - an app is helping officials reduce the number of reindeer killed in traffic accidents in Finland. Some 300,000 reindeer freel...

NEW YORK - Tributes and well-wishes poured in for “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher, who was spending Christmas Eve in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a medical emergency on a fligh...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Nearly a year after the death of Harper Lee, a group in south Alabama hopes to develop new attractions and bring more tourists to the novelist’s hometown of Monroeville, which...

PORTLAND, Maine - The European Union’s talk of trying to ban Maine lobsters hasn’t stopped them from becoming holiday meals in places like France, Italy and Spain. Lobsters are a Christmas...