International Affairs

Kenya opposition leader urges boycott on eve of repeat vote

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The leader of Kenya’s main opposition party urged his supporters to boycott…
AP Explains: Why Kenya is voting again for president

WHO’S RUNNING? Who knows? Opposition leader Raila Odinga, whose legal challenge claiming vote-rigging led to this…
Applications now being accepted for State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship Program

The U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully-funded intensive overseas language…
Japanese defense minister sounds alarm on North Korea

CLARK, Philippines (AP) — Japan’s defense minister asserted Monday that North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile…
The Latest: $340 million pledged to help Rohingya refugees

GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on the donors conference for Asia’s Rohingya refugees (all times local):…
Tillerson makes unannounced side trip to Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has made an unannounced…
Prominent journalist at news radio station stabbed in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — A well-known journalist for Russia’s leading news radio station was stabbed in the…
Kenya’s leader urges peace ahead of vote as tensions rise

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — President Uhuru Kenyatta urged Kenyans to remain peaceful ahead of Thursday’s fresh…
The Latest: Group in France offers Catalan president shelter

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on Catalonia’s effort to break away from Spain and the…
FBI couldn’t access nearly 7K devices because of encryption

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The FBI hasn’t been able to retrieve data from more than half of…
Teen attacks, wounds several people with ax in Switzerland

BERLIN (AP) — A 17-year-old boy apparently attacked and wounded several people with an ax in…
Off-duty officer killed in Vegas shooting left funeral notes

Off-duty officer killed in Vegas shooting left funeral notes A Las Vegas police officer and…
Chinese propaganda faces stiff competition from celebrities

HONG KONG (AP) — When the propaganda film, “The Founding of an Army,” hit theaters in…
A few militants fight on in Philippine city ripped to shreds

MARAWI, Philippines (AP) — Smoke wafted from the smoldering carcasses of buildings and houses, with the…
New Yves Saint Laurent museum opens in Marrakech

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — The Yves Saint Laurent museum opened its doors to the public Thursday…