10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (216+ words) MANILA – A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first parliamentary elections on Monday, seen as a crucial step in the long quest for self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. The town of Maluso in Basilan has…...

11+ hour, 49+ min ago   (378+ words) VIENNA – The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in years because he is banned from international travel, an…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago   (362+ words) A Pennsylvania woman has died from complications associated with measles, the third death in the state this year involving the virus. The 40-year-old woman died Saturday, Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong said in a Facebook post in which he called…...

1+ day, 13+ min ago   (632+ words) Samy Magdy, Sally Abou Aljoud And Cara Anna CAIRO – An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (685+ words) CAIRO – Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen overnight claimed new attacks on neighboring Saudi Arabia, as Yemen's Saudi-backed government described the rebels' swift advance along the Red Sea coast as a “painful” development in a new front in the Iran war. The…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (468+ words) BERLIN – Breanna Stewart was part of the U.S. Olympic team that beat France by one point in Paris two years ago. The U.S. captain feels that victory has no barring on the rematch Sunday for the women's FIBA World Cup…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (279+ words) DEN BOSCH – There has barely been any separation between Europe and the United States at this year's Solheim Cup. Something has to give on Sunday. The teams are locked at 8-8 heading into the singles at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (641+ words) An Iranian commercial ship was struck early Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed, Iranian state media say. Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired drones and missiles toward southern Saudi Arabia, putting new…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (293+ words) BEIJING – Beijing is banning the possession of drones within city limits in new rules announced Sunday that further tighten its regulations on drones, which already include a May ban on sales of the devices. The ban on possession will come…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (447+ words) BERLIN – The U.S. women are in a familiar spot — playing for another FIBA World Cup championship. Getting to a fifth consecutive title game was a little harder than the previous few, as they beat Spain 76-66 on Saturday in the semifinals....