One month after President Emmanuel Macron's arrival in power, French voters must now choose lawmakers in parliamentary elections starting Sunday that may dramatically reshape the political landscape. Here's a look at the French system and what's at stake: ELECTION RULES Elections for...

U.S. forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by militants allied to Islamic State but it has no boots on the ground, the Philippines military said on Saturday. The seizure of Marawi by hundreds of fighters who have sworn...

 Brazil's top electoral court dismissed a case on Friday that threatened to unseat President Michel Temer for alleged illegal campaign funding in the 2014 election, when he was the running mate of impeached President Dilma Rousseff. The ruling gives Temer some breathing room but will...

Three siblings and their grandmother were killed early Friday after Saudi-led coalition forces dropped munitions on three houses in the Yemeni capital, the children's father said. Rachid Hadi told The Associated Press that he and his wife survived the airstrike but their children were...