Islam Karimov crushed all opposition in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan as its only president in a quarter-century of independence from the Soviet Union.
The Philippine president says the country's coast guard has monitored Chinese barges at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, and that they might indicate that Beijing is preparing new construction there that could ratchet up tensions.
A month ahead of Hungary's referendum on European Union migrant quotas, the government's relentless anti-migrant campaign has become inescapable and shows no sign of letting up.
German officials say 13 potential bidders have expressed interest in buying the Hahn regional airport outside Frankfurt after its planned sale to a Chinese company was scrapped amid doubts about the purchaser's reliability.
The German government won't distance itself from a parliamentary resolution labeling as genocide the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago, Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said Friday, but he did stress that it isn't legally binding.
Residents of Copenhagen's semi-autonomous Christiania neighborhood are tearing down the hashish market in the hippie colony after an alleged drug dealer shot two police officers and a bystander.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an Italian bishop who welcomed into his diocese priests accused of, and in some cases convicted of, sexual abuse, homicide and other crimes.
The Brazilian man whose "miraculous" cure from a brain infection paved the way for Mother Teresa's canonization says he is grateful for his life but doesn't feel particularly chosen by God.
South Korea's top ocean shipping company, Hanjin Shipping Co., is in bankruptcy proceedings following years of losses, as its family-dominated controlling conglomerate struggles to adapt to an era of slowing growth.
U.S. heavy equipment maker Caterpillar says it may close a Belgian manufacturing site and lay off about 2,000 workers, an announcement met with dismay and alarm by employees and the government.
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon says support for Scottish independence is growing and that the time is right for a "new conversation" on independence because of Britain's decision to leave the European Union.