High court allows bigger award in 1998 embassy bombings case
The Supreme Court is allowing a bigger award of money to victims of the 1998 bombings by al-Qaida of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es ...
WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe
GENEVA — The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the int...
Barr says he doesn’t envision investigations of Biden, Obama
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he did not expect investigations into the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation to lea...
Sweeping federal lawsuit seeks election changes in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to orde...
New this week: Gaga, 1975 music, a last ‘Trip,’ ‘Stargirl’
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this w...
Lives Lost: An unassuming maestro of Sunday soundtracks
At funerals, he made the organ moan, and at weddings, it thundered in joy. On Christmas, bells twinkled; on Easter, trumpets blasted. He delivered vic...
New protest in Albania over National Theater demolition
TIRANA, Albania — Albanian artists and opposition party supporters gathered for a second day Monday to protest the demolition of the crumbling Nationa...
European airlines hope to resume flights but outlook is dim
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — European airlines are planning for a return to the skies this summer after being grounded almost completely for weeks over the c...
VIRUS DIARY: Starting a life, as life withdraws around her
ATLANTA — In December, I sat in a Manhattan building booming with shouts of praise and listened intently as a speaker from my church spoke about the e...
`This Is Us’ stars Moore, Hartley co-host Red Nose special
LOS ANGELES — “This Is Us” stars Mandy Moore and Justin Hartley will co-host NBC's Red Nose Day special to raise money and awareness for children in n...
‘Matewan Massacre’ a century ago embodied miners’ struggles
MATEWAN, W.Va. — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the l...
French actor Michel Piccoli, arthouse star, is dead at 94
PARIS — French actor Michel Piccoli, a prolific screen star who appeared in landmark films by directors such as Luis Bunuel and Jean-Luc Godard, has d...
70 cases of COVID-19 at French schools days after re-opening
PARIS — Just one week after a third of French schoolchildren went back to school in an easing ofthe coronavirus lockdown, there's been a worrying flar...
2020 Watch: Battleground map taking shape for Biden, Trump
ATLANTA — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Italy opens churches as virus rules dictate how to eat, pray
VATICAN CITY — Italy and the Vatican opened a new phase in the virus crisis Monday, with churches resuming public Masses after a sharp confrontation b...
SKorean soccer team accused of putting sex dolls in seats
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean soccer club has apologized after being accused of putting sex dolls in empty seats during a match.
“Get Out! Move!” Belgium relaxes lockdown for lazier nation
BRUSSELS — Belgium is taking the next step in its relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown on Monday and is also telling people: get up! Schools are ope...
Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 troops in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber in a stolen military Humvee targeted a base in eastern Afghanistan belonging to the country's intelligence servi...
St John Paul II honored as Poland sees new abuse allegations
WARSAW, Poland — St. John Paul II was honored on the centennial of his birth with special Masses at the Vatican and in his native Poland on Monday, an...
Ukraine’s overburdened doctors in desperate virus fight
CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine — A breathing machine at a Ukrainian hospital breaks down, leaving a coronavirus patient gasping helplessly for air. Dr. Olha Kobe...
Hong Kong lawmakers clash as pro-Beijing camp elects chair
HONG KONG — Clashes broke out in Hong Kong’s legislature Monday for a second time this month as a pro-Beijing lawmaker was elected as chair of a key c...
‘GOD TV’ spat exposes tensions between Israel, evangelicals
JERUSALEM — An evangelical broadcaster who boasted of miraculously securing a TV license in Israel now risks being taken off the air over suspicions o...
Asia Today: India cases surge, Beijing petition offices shut
NEW DELHI — India recorded its biggest single-day surge of coronavirus cases Monday in a surge largely attributed to the exodus of migrant workers ret...
Alibaba’s Jack Ma quits board of Japan’s struggling SoftBank
TOKYO — Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is stepping down from the board of SoftBank Group Corp., as the Japanese technology company struggles over its ris...
U.S. restriction on chipmakers deals critical blow to Huawei
HONG KONG — The latest U.S. sanctions on Huawei threaten to devastate China’s first global tech competitor, escalating a feud with Beijing that could ...
Sri Lanka newlyweds cancel wedding party, help poor instead
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — As couples do all over the world, Darshana Kumara Wijenarayana and his fiance, Pawani Rasanga, spent months planning a grand wedd...
2016 repeat? Trump revives Clinton playbook to battle Biden
NEW YORK — Accusations of a “deep state” conspiracy. Allegations of personal and family corruption. Painting an opponent as a Washington insider not t...
Thousands defer plans to leave the military during crisis
WASHINGTON — Army Sgt. Antonio Gozikowski was planning to leave the military next month and head to college.
Asian stocks rise after Fed chief optimistic about recovery
BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose Monday after the chief U.S. central banker expressed optimism the the American economy might start to recover this ...
Investigators open criminal probe into LA explosion
LOS ANGELES — Police and fire investigators launched a criminal probe Sunday into the cause of an explosion at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los...