12 killed in Shiite-Sunni clashes in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen — Security officials in Yemen say 12 people have been killed in ongoing clashes in the northern province of Amran between Shiite tribesmen and ultraconservative Sunnis. There has long been tension between Salafi Islamists, who are Sunni Muslims, and former Hawthi rebels, who …

Riot outside MTV event in Madrid; 11 arrests

MADRID — Fans trying to attend a free event hosted by MTV rioted outside a Madrid theater early Saturday after it closed its doors to avoid exceeding capacity limits, officials said. About 60 people sustained minor injuries and 11 others were arrested. Thousands of people …

Indonesian police arrest 8 more terror suspects

Indonesian police say they have arrested eight militants suspected of planning suicide attacks and seized homemade bombs and other explosives. Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said Saturday that an alleged bomb maker, Muhammad Toriq, who surrendered two weeks ago led police to two …

Five Iraqi soldiers killed in roadside bomb explosion

BAGHDAD — A Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb, targeting a two-vehicle military convoy has killed five soldiers north of the capital Baghdad. A police official in Salahuddin province says the attack occurred on Saturday early afternoon near the predominantly Sunni town of Duluiyah, 45 …

Botched Spanish fresco restoration rides global fame

MADRID — The image appears on T-shirts and cellphone covers, coffee mugs and wine labels. And the 80-year-old pensioner who just weeks ago was mortified by the global stir she created with her botched restoration of a fresco of Christ is now looking to get …

Pakistan: anti-film ads feature Obama, Clinton

ISLAMABAD — New advertisements on Pakistani television that show the U.S. Embassy seal are condemning an anti-Islam video that was produced in the United States and triggered protests and riots in many countries. The television ads feature clips of President Barack Obama and Secretary of …

Soldier unexpectedly gives birth while serving in Afghanistan

LONDON — A British soldier has given birth to a son while serving in Afghanistan at the same camp where Prince Harry is deployed and a Taliban attack last week killed two U.S. Marines. The birth in a combat zone field hospital is thought to …

Syrian activists: airstrikes kill at least 30

BEIRUT — Syrian opposition activists said a regime airstrike hit a gas station in the north of the country Thursday, setting off an explosion that killed at least 30 people and wounding dozens more. The explosion went off in the town of Ain Issa, about …

Powerful storm leaves 5 dead, 81 hurt in Paraguay

ASUNCION, Paraguay — A powerful storm killed five people and injured 81 in Paraguay as it blew across the southern cone of South America on Wednesday, ripping roofs off ramshackle homes and leaving thousands of people without shelter.

No deaths were reported outside Paraguay, but …

15 die in truck crash in southwest Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria’s southwest say at least 15 people have died in a crash involving two trucks and many other vehicles.

Ogun state police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said Wednesday a truck driver collided head-on with cars and motorbikes on a highway …

France steps up security at embassies after cartoons inflame prophet film tensions

PARIS — France stepped up security Wednesday at its embassies across the Muslim world after a French satirical weekly revived a formula that it has already used to capture attention: Publishing crude, lewd caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

Wednesday’s issue of the provocative satirical weekly …

Senegal votes to do away with Senate to save money

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese lawmakers, who are divided between a 150-seat national assembly and a 100-seat senate, voted to do away with the senate, passing a law which dissolves the institution in order to save an estimated $15 million.

Minister of Justice Aminata Toure explained …

What is the meaning behind ‘Gangnam Style’ video?

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean rapper PSY’s “Gangnam Style” video has 220 million YouTube views and counting, and it’s easy to see why. No Korean language skills are needed to enjoy the chubby, massively entertaining performer’s crazy horse-riding dance, the song’s addictive chorus and …

YouTube blocked in Saudi Arabia to stop anti-Islam film

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — YouTube said Tuesday that it was stopping users in Saudi Arabia from viewing an anti-Islam video that has sparked protests across the Muslim world, after the kingdom’s press agency reported that the ruler had banned all access to the film …

One dead, four hurt in helicopter crashes in Mexico

MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — A government helicopter carrying a crew making a tourism video crashed Tuesday into a lake in western Mexico. The video director drowned, while three crew members and a state employee escaped.

Michoacan state prosecutors spokesman Carlos Arrieta said the helicopter struck …