Diplomacy
Philippines, communist rebels resume peace talks in Rome
Philippine negotiators and communist guerrillas have resumed peace talks in Rome, with the insurgents warning that alleged government violations of an accord on human rights might prompt them to terminate a monthslong cease-fire
Cyprus peace deal nudges closer as hurdles still to overcome
Cyprus peace deal nudges closer as hurdles still to overcome
Defiant EU nations ready themselves for Trump presidency
European Union nations bracing for the looming Donald Trump presidency showed defiance Monday in the face of the president-elect's stinging comments on everything from NATO and German cars to the crumbling of the EU itself
Northern Ireland unity government crumbles, faces March vote
Northern Ireland's warring parties face a March 2 election that could determine whether their shattered unity government can ever be put back together again
Secret police file: Trump sure of presidential win _ in 1996
Nearly 30 years ago, Donald Trump was confident he would win the U.S. presidential election _ as an independent in 1996
AP Exclusive: Diplomats: Iran to get natural uranium batch
Two senior diplomats say the six world powers that negotiated a nuclear deal with Iran have approved a large shipment of natural uranium to the country as compensation after Tehran exported tons of heavy water
Belfast power-sharing shaken as top Sinn Fein figure resigns
Northern Ireland's power-sharing government has been plunged into crisis as the senior Catholic leader resigns in protest
British EU envoy departs ahead of Brexit negotiations
Underscoring the hectic preparations for Britain's divorce proceedings from the European Union, London's envoy to the EU has unexpectedly resigned only months before the negotiations are due to start
EU Court says Western Sahara cannot apply to EU-Morocco deal
The European Union's highest court said Wednesday that EU agreements on closer ties and trade with Morocco should not apply to the disputed Western Sahara region, a decision that the Polisario Front independence movement claimed as a victory
Ukraine, rebels agree to pull back troops, weapons
Representatives of Ukraine and separatist rebels agreed Wednesday to pull back troops and weapons from several areas in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to shore up a fragile peace agreement