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TOKYO - Japan has withheld its annual UNESCO dues, saying it wants to make sure the U.N. body properly functions to foster trust among member nations. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, asked by a report...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch court on Friday rejected an appeal by firebrand anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders to throw out his hate speech prosecution before it goes to trial this month. “P...

BEIJING - A woman who was mauled by a tiger after getting out of her car at a Beijing safari park, reportedly because she felt carsick, is demanding compensation of more than 2 million yuan ($300,000)...

ATLANTA - A national police organization’s endorsement of Donald Trump has exposed a divide within the ranks of law enforcement: Can they support someone who calls himself the law-and-order cand...

BOSTON - The public is getting a rare peek at first and early editions of some of William Shakespeare’s most beloved plays. The Boston Public Library is commemorating the 400th anniversary of th...

ANKARA, Turkey - At least three soldiers were killed and 12 others wounded in three separate roadside bomb attacks blamed on Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey on Friday, Turkey’s state-run n...

QUETTA, Pakistan - Gunmen riding on motorcycles in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta shot and killed three paramilitary officers on Friday before fleeing, an official said. The officers were o...

AWEIL, South Sudan - The mother faced an anguished decision: choosing which of her children to save. With hunger gripping this remote region of South Sudan, Elizabeth Athiel could either get urgent me...

OTTAWA - Canadian and European politicians are scrambling to save their coveted free trade agreement after a Belgian region voted Friday to reject the deal. They are working into the weekend to persua...

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Erin O’Toole has joined the growing number of candidates to replace former prime minister Stephen Harper as party leader, a list that is becoming increasingly heavy with...