Fugitive Filipino preacher accused of sexual abuse charges has been arrested  

MANILA — A Filipino preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking in the Philippines and similar charges in the United States has been captured, officials said Sunday

K-pop takes socialist Cuba by storm

Havana, Cuba — Socialist Cuba, the birthplace of salsa and other rhythms that have conquered the world, is now surrendering to the invasion of South Korean pop music

China’s Xi, Russia's Putin send greetings to North Korea's Kim Jong Un, KCNA says

Seoul, South Korea — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the occasion of North Korea's founding anniversary, state media KCNA said on Monday

UN official says Sudan's war has killed at least 20,000 people 

Cairo — More than 16 months of war in Sudan has killed more than 20,000 people, a senior United Nations official said Sunday, a grim figure amid a devastating conflict that has wrecked the northeastern African country

African film, TV event draws big names, big dreams, big business

MIP Africa — an event that matches African film and TV creatives to the people and countries that produce their work, wrapped up last week [Sept

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune elected to serve second term leading gas-rich Algeria 

ALGIERS — President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria's presidential election, granting him another term leading the gas-rich North African nation five years after pro-democracy protests led to the ouster of his predecessor

Kenyan police officer fights youth crime with soccer

Kenyan police officer Stephen Ominde has his way of fighting crime

At least 48 killed in Nigerian fuel truck explosion 

MAIDUGURI — At least 48 people were killed Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in Niger state in north-central Nigeria, the state's disaster management agency said

Iran's secret service plots to kill Jews in Europe, says France

paris — A Paris court in May detained and charged a couple on accusations that they were involved in Iranian plots to kill Jews in Germany and France, police sources told Agence France-Presse

'Digital pause': France pilots school mobile phone ban 

Paris — Tens of thousands of pupils in France are going through a slightly different return to school this autumn, deprived of their mobile phones

France's Le Pen urges Macron to hold referendum to break deadlock 

Paris — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday urged President Emmanuel Macron to hold a referendum on key issues such as immigration, suggesting that giving the French a direct vote might help break the political deadlock

NATO member Romania says Russian drone violated its airspace

Kyiv, Ukraine — A Russian drone violated Romania's airspace during nighttime attacks on neighboring Ukraine, the NATO member reported Sunday, urging Moscow to stop what it described as an escalation

As Volkswagen weighs its first closure of a German auto plant, workers aren't the only ones worried [..]

FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen is considering closing some factories in its home country for the first time in the German automaker's 87-year history, saying it otherwise won't meet the cost-cutting goals it needs to remain competitive

6 bodies found off Sicily coast, likely victims of migrant shipwreck

Milan, Italy — Italy's coast guard recovered six bodies off the coast of Sicily, believed to be some of the 21 missing from a migrant shipwreck earlier this month, Italian media reported Sunday

Anxiety, uncertainty build in Ukraine as US election nears

Many Ukrainians are hoping the outcome of the U