TOKYO -- The Japanese online retail tycoon who plans to travel to the moon on the SpaceX rocket says he respects and trusts Elon Musk as a fellow entrepreneur, despite his recent troubles. "Twitter can get you into trouble," Yusaku…
CARACAS, Venezuela -- The disputed jailhouse death of an opposition councilman arrested on allegations of plotting to kill President Nicolas Maduro has triggered alarm among many Venezuelans and swift condemnation from several foreign dignitaries. Venezuela's government said on Monday that…
MIAMI -- Michael gained new strength over warm tropical waters amid fears it would swiftly intensify into a major hurricane before striking Florida's northeast Gulf Coast, where frantic coastal residents were boarding up homes and seeking evacuation routes away from…
An Afghan policeman stands as unseen volunteers carry an injured on a stretcher to a hospital, following an attack that targeted a parliamentary election rally in the Kama district of the eastern province of Nangarhar, in Jalalabad, Oct. 2, 2018.…
ISTANBUL -- The Washington Post published a surveillance image Tuesday showing its missing Saudi contributor walking into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul a week ago, just before he disappeared. Turkish officials have said they fear the columnist was killed there.…
Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing in Turkey last week, and some fear he was murdered for his columns critical of Saudi Arabia. The Turkish government has pointed the finger directly at the Kingdom. "The burden lies with Saudi…
ISTANBUL — President Trump said Monday he's concerned about reports that a journalist with the Washington Post is missing. Jamal Khashoggi was last seen six days ago, and now Turkish officials are accusing Saudi Arabia of murdering him. The respected…
A photo provided by the London Metropolitan Police on Sept. 5, 2018, shows two Russian nationals charged with the attempted murder of ex-spy Sergei Skripal using the deadly nerve agent Novichok in Salisbury, England. Handout LONDON — One of the two…
A photo provided by the London Metropolitan Police on Sept. 5, 2018, shows two Russian nationals charged with the attempted murder of ex-spy Sergei Skripal using the deadly nerve agent Novichok in Salisbury, England. Handout LONDON — One of the two…
MIAMI -- A tropical weather system rapidly strengthened Monday into Hurricane Michael Monday and is likely to keep growing stronger ahead of an expected strike on Florida's Panhandle by midweek, forecasters said. Florida and Alabama have both declared states of emergency.…
MIAMI -- A tropical weather system rapidly strengthened Monday into Hurricane Michael Monday and is likely to keep growing stronger ahead of an expected strike on Florida's Panhandle by midweek, forecasters said. Florida and Alabama have both declared states of emergency.…
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis met the president of the U.S. bishops' conference Monday as his supporters closed ranks over the pontiff's handling of allegations of sexual misconduct by a U.S. cardinal. Francis held talks with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo and…
Last Updated Oct 8, 2018 11:04 AM EDT MIAMI -- A tropical storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and could become a dangerous Category 2 storm before an expected midweek strike on the Gulf Coast…
PALU, Indonesia -- The death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia's Sulawesi island neared 2,000 on Monday, but thousands more are believed unaccounted for. Officials said search teams planned to stop looking for victims later this week.…
In this image made from video on April 23, 2018, U.S. Marine Col. James Schnelle speaks during an event in Darwin, Australia. AP DARWIN, Australia -- The commander of more than 1,500 U.S. Marines in northern Australia was relieved of…
BEIRUT -- Turkish authorities on Monday requested access to the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul for a second time since the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last week. Khashoggi vanished after a visit to consulate, and his friends and…
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- A television journalist has been raped and murdered in Bulgaria's northern town of Ruse, prosecutors and a minister said Sunday, in a case that has shocked fellow journalists and sparked international condemnation. The body of 30-year-old Viktoria…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2018 to William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer on Oct. 8, 2018. Swedish Academy of Sciences STOCKHOLM -- Two researchers…
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilians showed their disgust with corruption and rising crime in the first round of presidential voting, nearly giving an outright victory to a brash-speaking former army captain who has promised to restore "traditional values," jail crooked…
Troipical Storm Michael as of 2 a.m. October 8, 2018; Florida's southern tip can be seen in image's upper-right NOAA ORLANDO, Fla. -- A tropical storm that formed rapidly off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula has gained strength and could become a…
SEOUL, South Korea -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made "significant progress" toward an agreement for the North to give up its nuclear weapons. While significant work remains…
LYON, France -- The wife of Interpol's president made an impassioned plea Sunday for help in bringing her missing husband to safety, saying she thinks he sent an image of a knife before he disappeared in China as a way to…
WASHINGTON -- Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little…
The U.S. State Department is looking into accusations that Saudi Arabia was involved in the alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist who often criticized the Saudi royal family. Days after he vanished while visiting the Saudi consulate…