Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai is celebrating her 17th birthday in Nigeria on Monday with promises to work for the release of some 219 schoolgirls who have been held by Islamic extremists for three months. Malala survived being shot in the ...

RIO DE JANIERO —. Brazil will face Colombia Friday for a spot in the World Cup semi-final. Everybody expects a tough game for Brazil, which is hosting the tournament. In a country where soccer is king, every Brazilian has an opinion on the national team.

RIO DE JANIERO —. Brazil will face Colombia Friday for a spot in the World Cup semi-final. Everybody expects a tough game for Brazil, which is hosting the tournament. In a country where soccer is king, every Brazilian has an opinion on the national team.

RIO DE JANIERO —. Brazil will face Colombia Friday for a spot in the World Cup semi-final. Everybody expects a tough game for Brazil, which is hosting the tournament. In a country where soccer is king, every Brazilian has an opinion on the national team.

RIO DE JANIERO —. Brazil will face Colombia Friday for a spot in the World Cup semi-final. Everybody expects a tough game for Brazil, which is hosting the tournament. In a country where soccer is king, every Brazilian has an opinion on the national team.

RIO DE JANIERO —. Brazil will face Colombia Friday for a spot in the World Cup semi-final. Everybody expects a tough game for Brazil, which is hosting the tournament. In a country where soccer is king, every Brazilian has an opinion on the national team.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is ready to resume a cease-fire in his military campaign against pro-Russian separatists if certain conditions are met. The Ukrainian president's website said Thursday that he discussed the situation in eastern ...

A report by mental health experts says South African runner Oscar Pistorius was not affected by a mental defect or mental illness when he fatally shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The athlete's murder trial resumed Monday after being on hold for a month ...

Insurgents brought down an Iraqi army helicopter Sunday as Iraqi forces attempted to retake the northern town of Tikrit, which has been overrun by Sunni militants on June 11. On the second day of a major pushback, Iraq's military sent in tanks and helicopter ...

WASHINGTON —. It's been a good week for the establishment wing of the Republican Party. They beat back Tea Party challengers in Senate primaries in Mississippi and Oklahoma and regained the momentum in the ongoing struggle for the heart and soul of ...

Eight teams are playing Thursday in the World Cup's last day of pool play, and each has a chance -- some of them small -- to move on to the final round of 16 in Brazil. The marquee matchup is the United States facing Germany in a battle of the two teams ...

A bombing at a Nigerian shopping center killed at least 19 people and wounded 52 Wednesday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Islamic extremists are suspected. Initial reports said 21 people were killed by the blast at Emab Plaza in ...

The Obama administration says it is ready to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, if Moscow fails to take action to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine. The White House, however, says it has delayed implementation as it presses for unified support from European ...

JERUSALEM —. A group of about 80 Palestinian security prisoners held by Israel have ended a 63-day hunger strike that landed most of them in the hospital. The strike began on April 24 to press Israel to curb its controversial policy of administrative detention ...

JERUSALEM —. A group of about 80 Palestinian security prisoners held by Israel have ended a 63-day hunger strike that landed most of them in the hospital. The strike began on April 24 to press Israel to curb its controversial policy of administrative detention ...

PENTAGON — The United States is pledging “intense" and "sustained” support for Iraq as it battles Sunni militants. And now a major component of that help - teams of military advisers - can move into action thanks to an agreement between the U.S. and Iraqi ...

Ukraine's prosecutor general's office says pro-Russian separatists have shot down a military transport plane, killing all 49 people on board. The office said 40 service members and nine crew were killed early Saturday when the rebels shot down the Ukrainian ...

The first full day of matches gets under way at the World Cup in Brazil Friday, highlighted by defending champion Spain clashing with the Netherlands in a rematch of the 2010 final. The two teams play each other in a Group B matchup in Salvador. In the day's ...

The first full day of matches gets under way at the World Cup in Brazil Friday, highlighted by defending champion Spain clashing with the Netherlands in a rematch of the 2010 final. The two teams play each other in a Group B matchup in Salvador. In the day's ...

WASHINGTON — When U.S. President Barack Obama chose Poland to begin a four-day European trip, he sent a message about the country's importance in the attempt to stand down Russia over Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin's threatening ...