Air raid sirens sound in Israel after rocket fired from Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) — Air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel on Monday after a rocket was fired from the Gaza

US officials say 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul's international airport Monday, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off and

Ex-Khmer Rouge official appeals genocide verdict in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The last living leader from the inner circle of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime launched his courtroom appeal Monday, seeking to convince a long-running international tribunal to overturn his conviction on genocide char...

The Latest: Official: Hungary won’t take in fleeing Afghans

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — BUDAPEST, Hungary — A Hungarian official on Monday criticized the pullout of American-led forces from Afghanistan and said Hungary will not take in refugees fleeing the country after its takeover by the Taliban.

‘A new day’: Opposition leader elected president in Zambia

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia's veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has won the southern African country’s presidency with more than 50% of the vote.

The Latest: Europe eyes arthritis drug for COVID-19 cases

AMSTERDAM — The European Medicines Agency has started an accelerated review process to determine if a common arthritis drug might help people hospitalized with severe COVID-19, months after the drug was granted an emergency use authorization in the U.S...

President Widodo says pandemic changed Indonesia’s culture

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's president pledged to improve COVID-19 testing and treatment in a speech Monday marking the country's independence and said the pandemic has changed Indonesian culture in ways that would be a foundation for advancem...

Spain interior minister: child migrants ‘wanted to go home’

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s interior minister on Monday defended sending unaccompanied child migrants back to Morocco in groups of 15,

Biden to address nation on deadly chaos in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will address the nation on Monday about the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan, after the planned withdrawal of American forces turned deadly at Kabul’s airport as thousands tried to flee the country after the Taliba...

A timeline of events leading to Malaysian PM’s resignation

A timeline of the political turmoil that led to Monday's resignation of embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin: Feb 24, 2020: