government transitions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has a vision for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's departure. Even if it works, the president won't be around to...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian President Michel Martelly is defending much-criticized elections in his divided country and asserts that the oppo...

MADRID (AP) — Spain entered a governing void Monday, facing weeks or months of uncertainty over what political party or parties will lead the country ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the United States and world powers gather again in an attempt to end Syria's civil war, Russia appears to be calling the shots. N...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Mauricio Macri was sworn in Thursday, inheriting myriad economic problems from the often-divisive o...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso took a step toward strengthening its democracy with the election on Tuesday of Roch Marc Christian Kabor...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The regional parliament of Catalonia launched a plan Monday to set up a road map for independence from Spain by 2017, defying ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — It's about returning democracy to a nation held hostage to more than a half-century of military rule. It's about hope for a bet...

TORONTO (AP) — Justin Trudeau was sworn in Wednesday as Canada's prime minister, following in his late father's footsteps and restoringhis nation's li...

VIENNA (AP) — The United States, Russia and other regional and world powers considered a new plan Friday to set up a cease-fire in Syria within four t...

VIENNA (AP) — The success or failure of the Syrian peace talks this week is tied to the fate of one man who's not even at the table: President Bashar ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The right-wing and anti-migrant Law and Justice party has won a majority of seats in Poland's parliament and can govern alone, t...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso's transitional president on Friday signed a decree to disband the presidential guard that staged a coup ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local: 12:20 p.m. Speaking at the site of the worst terrori...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso's military declared Thursday it now controls the West African country, just weeks before elections were ...