EU ends action forcing Greece to reduce its deficit
The European Union has ended its procedures meant to force Greece to reduce its deficit as the country gets its books back in order despite being mired in debt.
The European Union has ended its procedures meant to force Greece to reduce its deficit as the country gets its books back in order despite being mired in debt.
On the miles-long beach that makes this Bangladesh's top tourist destination, thousands of people picnic and splash in the water.
The Latest on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's dissolution of the lower house of parliament (all times local): 6 p.m.
Britain's opposition Labour Party is holding its annual conference, buoyed by an unexpectedly strong election showing but facing an internal a divide over Brexit.
A Chinese tour operator says visits by foreigners to Tibet will be suspended until the end of a major political meeting in Beijing next month.
The U.N. human rights office says Russia is violating international law in Crimea, including by imposing Russian citizenship on its people and deliberately transferring hundreds of prisoners and detainees to prisons in Russia.
French government spokesman Christophe Castaner says Senate elections have been a "failure" for President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party.
Doctors say an Egyptian once known as "the world's heaviest woman" has died in a hospital in the United Arab Emirates.
French truck drivers have organized road blockades on highways and near fuel depots across the country to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's changes to labor laws.
Tax reform is the one legislative victory Republicans must have if they are to hold the House and pick up five to seven Senate seats in November 2018.
Tokyo's governor is launching a new political party to challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party in national elections that are expected next month.
The Latest on the outcome of Germany's national election (all times local): 9:20 a.m.
The Philippines says it respects Malaysia's decision to dissociate itself from a statement on Myanmar's Rakhine state issued by the Filipino chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The Latest on the continuing exodus of Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar violence (all times local): 1:30 p.m.
Georgia's parole board plans to consider clemency for an inmate scheduled for execution.
Mount Agung on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali is threatening to erupt after more than half a century of quiet.
President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing strict new restrictions on travelers from a handful of countries, including five that were covered by his expiring travel ban.
North Korea hasn't reacted yet to newly announced U.S. travel restrictions, but they are largely a symbolic measure for the North Asian country already under severe sanctions because of its nuclear weapons program.
Polls have opened in Iraq's Kurdish-run provinces and disputed territories as Iraqi Kurds cast ballots in support for independence from Baghdad in a historic but non-binding vote.
Australia has announced it will create its own space agency to increase its share of the $330 billion space economy.
A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, the location of several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
The image of a group of black teenagers known as the "Little Rock Nine" who were escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob into Arkansas' Central High School 60 years ago this week marked a watershed moment in the civil rights movement.
Barbara Blaine, the founder and former president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, has died.
A U.S. fishing magnate known as "The Codfather" who pleaded guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money to Portugal is set to be sentenced.
Hector Rodarte Cedillo, a 27-year-old window washer and candy salesman, lost his right leg below the knee seven years ago when a car ran him over.