Vladimir Putin headed to an overwhelming win in Russia’s presidential election Sunday, adding six years in the Kremlin for the man who has led the world’s largest country for all of the 21st century.  The vote was tainted by widespread reports of ballot-box stuffing and forced...

SYDNEY: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at length about her country's troubled western state of Rakhine at a Sydney conference Sunday and appealed to Southeast Asian neighbors for help, Australia's prime minister said. "We discussed the situation in Rakhine state at considerable...

MOSCOW (AFP)- From frustration with corruption and poverty to Moscow's showdown with the West, Russians shared their concerns as they voted in Sunday's presidential election that is set to extend President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin term to 2024. "I am for Putin. There is no alternative...

A senior North Korean diplomat left for Finland on Sunday for talks with former U.S. and South Korean officials, Yonhap News Agency reported, amid a series of diplomatic encounters ahead of a possible U.S.-North Korean summit. North Korea is pursuing its nuclear and missile programs in...

(AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and one injured after a shooting at a Southern California mall. The Ventura County sheriff’s department says on Twitter that Saturday’s incident has been contained and there’s no threat to the public. The county fire department says...

 North Korea's foreign minister and his Swedish counterpart concluded Saturday three days of discussions focused on reaching a peaceful solution to the nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula. "The foreign ministers discussed opportunities and challenges for continued diplomatic...

KABUL (AFP)- A car bomb explosion claimed by the Taliban in Kabul on Saturday killed at least two civilians, as the militants maintain pressure on the capital amid growing calls for peace talks. Several others were wounded in the morning rush-hour suicide blast in an industrial area of...

 A boat that sank off a Greek island while smuggling migrants or refugees left at least 14 people dead Saturday, while a search and rescue operation was ongoing to locate more people believed missing. The wooden boat was believed to have been carrying around 21 people when it sank...

Russian foreign ministry says 23 British diplomats should leave Russia within a week

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- White House Chief of Staff John Kelly assured aides to President Donald Trump Friday that no immediate personnel changes are coming as he sought to tamp down a wave of uncertainty generated by persistent evidence Trump wants more turnover. Days after firing U.S....

 British police launched a murder probe Friday into the death of Russian exile Nikolai Glushkov in London, after a post-mortem found he died from "compression to the neck." "A murder investigation has been launched following the results of a post-mortem into the death of...

The president of the International Criminal Court's member assembly said Friday he regretted an announcement by the Philippines that it intends to withdraw from the court. O-Gon Kwon of South Korea encouraged the country to remain a member and "engage in dialogue" rather than...

President Donald Trump said Thursday "it certainly looks like" Moscow is to blame for the poisoning of a defected Russian spy and his daughter on British soil. Trump said after speaking with British Prime Minister Theresa May "it looks like" her government's assessment is correct....

GENEVA (Reuters)- The U.N. human rights office said Thursday that dozens of people were tortured by Mexican authorities and forces in connection with the government's investigation into the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, and it called for a full inquiry. "The findings of the report...

STRASBOURG, France: A European Parliament delegation said Wednesday it has been conducting secret talks with North Korea over the last three years to try to persuade Pyongyang to negotiate an end to its nuclear program. The group led by British MEP Nirj Deva has met senior North Korean...

MOSCOW (Reuters)- The Kremlin Wednesday said ties with the U.S. could not get any worse under next Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, after the sacking of Rex Tillerson. "It's hardly possible to fall below the floor, so it is unlikely things will get any worse in this regard," presidential...

Three men were arrested Tuesday and charged in the bombing last year of a mosque in a Minneapolis suburb. In a written statement, the U.S. attorney's office in Springfield said the men -- identified as Michael B. Hari, 47, Joe Morris, 22, and Michael McWhorter, 29 -- also face charges...

Candidates of Sierra Leone’s ruling and main opposition parties are heading for a presidential runoff after March 7 elections failed to produce a first-round winner. Chief electoral commissioner Mohamed N’Fah Alie Conteh said Tuesday that opposition candidate and former military junta leader...

Scientist Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 in the early hours of Wednesday, said a spokesman for his family. His family later released a statement confirming his death at his home in Cambridge. "We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a...

MOSCOW (Reuters)- Soon after Vladimir Putin is re-elected Sunday, his thoughts will turn to the question that is likely to dominate his next term as Russia’s president: what will he do when it ends? Putin’s victory in the presidential election is not in doubt as his ratings are high and he has...