Latest International Headlines

• 8m ago

  • French town uncouples with its Polish twin over LGBT rights

    A Polish mayor has deplored the decision by a French sister city to suspend 25-year bilateral ties with her town because it declared itself an area...

    8m ago

• 21m ago

  • Syria military hails advance against rebels in 'record time'

    Syrian President Bashar Assad is congratulating his troops for consolidating control over the northern province of Aleppo

    21m ago

• 22m ago

  • 'Infected': Data shows how China criminalized Muslim faith

    “Minor religious infection

    22m ago

• 27m ago

  • North Macedonia: Thousands rally to back judicial reforms

    Thousands of people have attended a march in North Macedonia's capital in support of landmark judicial reforms approved just before parliament was...

    27m ago

• 43m ago

  • UK to EU: we won't accept supervision in post-Brexit deal

    Britain has set out on a clashing course for trade talks with the European Union, saying the 27-nation bloc has totally missed the point of Brexit if...

    43m ago

• 53m ago

  • Killing of 7-year-old girl stokes anger in Mexico

    The killing of a 7-year-old girl on the southern outskirts of Mexico City has stoked rising anger over brutal slayings of women, including one found...

    53m ago

• 1h ago

  • Priests of disgraced Legion face trial

    The Vatican effort to reform the disgraced Legion of Christ religious order is coming under new scrutiny

    1h ago

• 1h ago

  • Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie

    Five suspects are scheduled to be tried next month.

    1h ago

• 1h ago

  • French TGV maker Alstom in talks to buy Bombardier rail unit

    French train maker Alstom has announced an offer to buy the train business of Bombardier, the Canadian aerospace and engineering company

    1h ago

• 2h ago

  • Study: Cyprus peace deal would see economy, incomes grow

    A World Bank and U.N.-funded report says a deal reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus would mean more money in the pockets of the island nation's...

    2h ago

• 2h ago

  • Over 1 billion euros pledged for Albania quake rebuilding

    International donors have committed over a billlion euros in relief for Albania in the wake of last year's earthquake

    2h ago

• 2h ago

  • UK grapples with severe floods, death toll expected to rise

    Britain has issued six severe flood warnings, advising of life-threatening danger in central England after Storm Dennis roared through

    2h ago

• 2h ago

  • French pension reform embarks on heated debate in parliament

    French lawmakers have started debating President Emmanuel Macron's divisive plan to overhaul the pensions system in what is expected to be a fierce...

    2h ago

• 2h ago

  • US House speaker Pelosi warns allies against using Huawei

    U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pleading with NATO allies to stay away from the next-generation cellular networks of the Chinese tech giant Huawei

    2h ago

• 2h ago

  • Protester chains himself to Russian security agency's doors

    A Russian activist has chained himself to the front doors of the nation's top security agency to protest its handling of a controversial criminal case

    2h ago

• 2h ago

  • 14 Americans evacuated from cruise ship in Japan test positive for coronavirus

    Meanwhile, China considers canceling annual congress meeting.

    2h ago

• 2h ago

  • Lesotho's drought makes 500,000 people hungry, UN says

    The United Nations says an estimated 500,000 people are threatened with hunger in Lesotho

    2h ago

• 3h ago

  • Pompeo in Africa visit praises Angola's moves against graft

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his latest Africa stop has praised Angola’s president for his actions against corruption

    3h ago

• 3h ago

  • Leaked data shows China's Uighurs detained due to religion

    A newly revealed database has exposed the detention of 311 individuals in extraordinary detail, offering the fullest view yet into how Chinese...

    3h ago

• 3h ago

  • UK's Johnson under pressure over adviser who linked IQ, race

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come under pressure to fire an adviser who has linked intelligence to race and suggested contraception should...

    3h ago

• Feb 17

  • Coronavirus, bull riding competition, naked festival: World in Photos, Feb. 17

    A look at the top photos from around the globe.

    Feb 17

    1:38

• Feb 17

  • Russian defense minister visits Serbia amid Balkan tensions

    Russia’s defense minister says military cooperation with Serbia has reached a “fundamentally” new level as he visits his Balkan ally amid rising...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Latest Cameroon fighting kills at least 22, including kids

    Residents say small children were among at least 22 people killed in weekend fighting between separatists and the military in northwestern Cameroon

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Suspect in Norway mosque attack charged with terror

    A Norwegian man suspected of killing his stepsister and then storming an Oslo mosque with firearms “with the intention to kill as many Muslims as...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Ex-South African leader sorry for apartheid comment

    Former South African president FW de Klerk has apologized and withdrawn his statement that the country's former harsh system of racial separation...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Popular Rwandan gospel musician found dead in police cell

    Authorities in Rwanda say a popular gospel musician who in 2015 was found guilty of conspiracy to murder or harm the president has been found dead in...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Suicide bomber in SW Pakistan kills 8 at Islamist rally

    Local police in Pakistan's Baluchistan province say a powerful suicide bombing has killed eight people and wounded 16 others after hitting an Islamist...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Largest mass graves uncovered in Burundi with 6,000 bodies

    Authorities in Burundi say they have opened six mass graves containing more than 6,000 bodies from unrest that occurred decades ago, the largest such...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Women in politics: Theresa May recounts 'sticky tape' moment

    Former British Prime Minister Theresa May says she vowed early on in her political career never to think that being a woman held her back

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • EU post-Brexit budget proposal under attack from many sides

    The European Union is in for a bruising week when it comes to the next 7-year budget

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Europe's busiest airport hit by a second day of disruptions

    Europe’s busiest airport suffered the knock-on effects of technical issues that disrupted travel over the weekend

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Amid protests, Greece suspends migrants detention plan

    Greece's government says it is suspending an emergency plan to build migrant detention camps on islands near the Turkish coast to allow for...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Port operator DP World to delist from Dubai stock exchange

    Port operator DP World says it will delist from the Nasdaq Dubai stock exchange, returning the company to full state-ownership in a move that will...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Body of reporter found hours after he went missing

    His family said he was brutally killed but that they have no idea who.

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Equatorial Guinea: France illegally seized 'embassy'

    Lawyers for Equatorial Guinea have told United Nations judges that French authorities illegally seized a mansion in Paris which they insist operated...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Amid tension, Greece, Turkey hold military-to-military talks

    A delegation of Turkish military officials is due in Athens to resume confidence-building talks amid tension between the two NATO members over...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Macao casinos allowed to reopen after anti-virus closure

    Casinos in the Chinese territory of Macao will be allowed to reopen Friday, ending a 15-day closure imposed to help block the spread of China's virus...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Gunmen kill 24 in attack near church in Burkina Faso

    An official in Burkina Faso says gunmen killed 24 civilians and kidnapped three others on Sunday

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Nepal's former parliament speaker acquitted of rape charges

    A court in Nepal has acquitted the former speaker of parliament on charges he raped a government worker at her home while he was intoxicated last year

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Japan confirms 99 more cases of new virus on cruise ship

    Japanese officials have confirmed 99 more people infected by the new virus aboard the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, bringing the total to...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Automakers in China gradually reopen after virus shutdown

    Automakers are gradually reopening Chinese factories that were idled by an anti-virus campaign, sending thousands of employees back to work as they...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Hundreds of Americans return after 2 weeks on quarantined ship

    14 of those Americans tested positive for the coronavirus. All of the Americans will now spend 14 days quarantined on military bases. ABC News’...

    Feb 17

    2:05

• Feb 17

  • 2 killed, dozens injured in highway pileup in South Korea

    South Korean officials say two people were killed and 38 others were injured in a highway pileup in snowy weather in the country’s southwest

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • India's top court grants equal rights to women in army

    India’s top court has ordered the government to grant permanent commission and command positions to female officers in the army on par with men,...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Japan confirms 99 more cases of people infected by new virus on quarantined ship Diamond Princess, bringing total to 454

    Japan confirms 99 more cases of people infected by new virus on quarantined ship Diamond Princess, bringing total to 454

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • China says it may postpone March annual congress, its biggest political meeting of the year, because of virus outbreak

    China says it may postpone March annual congress, its biggest political meeting of the year, because of virus outbreak

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Afghan refugees tell UN: 'We need peace, land to go home'

    After 40 years of wars and conflict, more than 1.5 million Afghan refugees still live in neighboring Pakistan

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Toxic gas leak kills 5, sickens dozens in Karachi port city

    Pakistani police say a toxic gas leak has killed five people, including three women, and sickened dozens in a coastal residential area in the port...

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Passengers stuck on cruise ship due to coronavirus struggle to pass the time

    Maggie Rulli reports for ABC’s Perspective podcast on the “ship of doom.”

    Feb 17

• Feb 17

  • Plane struggles to land amid powerful winds at London airport

    An Etihad Airways plane fought against powerful winds over the weekend as it attempted to touch down at London's Heathrow Airport.

    Feb 17

    0:59