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  The Latest: Israeli strikes kill 2 after Gaza rocket attack

  November 12, 2018 22:00 IST

  Palestinian health officials say Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip have killed two people and wounded another three

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  Tentative settlement reached in NHL concussion lawsuit

  November 12, 2018 22:00 IST

  The NHL and lawyers for retired players say a tentative settlement has been reached in a concussion lawsuit brought against the league

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  Chinese premier urges guard of free trade on Singapore visit

  November 12, 2018 22:00 IST

  Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed the need for free trade as he drew similarities between his country and Singapore, a bustling regional hub

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  UK drops deal that used data from doctors to find migrants

  November 12, 2018 21:30 IST

  Britain's National Health Service has pulled out of a contentious agreement that gave government officials access to confidential patient data to help track down people suspected of breaking immigration laws

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  The Latest: Bulgaria says it won't sign UN migration pact

  November 12, 2018 21:30 IST

  Bulgarian officials are signaling the country will not sign a global pact to promote safe and orderly migration, saying that it would harm national interests

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  New way of voting faces test in Maine congressional district

  November 12, 2018 21:30 IST

  Nearly a week later, the election is not over in a congressional district in Maine where ranked ballots were used for the first time in a U.S. House race

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  Bishops will delay votes on steps to combat sex abuse crisis

  November 12, 2018 21:30 IST

  U.S. Catholic bishops will delay for at least several months any action on proposed new steps to address the clergy sex abuse crisis that is rocking the church

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  Genoa mayor aims to start demolition next month

  November 12, 2018 21:15 IST

  Genoa's mayor says he plans to start demolition next month of part of the bridge whose collapse killed 43 people

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  Pakistan frees 2 Taliban members as US envoy visits region

  November 12, 2018 21:15 IST

  Taliban officials say Pakistan has released Abdul Samad Sani, a U.S.-designated terrorist who served as the Afghan Central Bank governor during the militants' rule, along with a lower-ranking commander named Salahuddin

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  Egypt sentences ex-governor to 10 years for bribery

  November 12, 2018 21:00 IST

  An Egyptian court has sentenced a former governor to 10 years in prison for accepting bribes to award public works contracts

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  The Latest: Scott wants judge to impound voting machines

  November 12, 2018 21:00 IST

  Gov. Rick Scott wants a judge to order law enforcement to impound Broward County's voting machines and ballots when they're not being used during the Florida recount

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  UK leader: Response to Skripal attack hurt Russia spying

  November 12, 2018 20:30 IST

  British Prime Minister Theresa May says the West's response to the nerve-agent poisoning of a former spy has seriously hurt Russia's intelligence capability

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  Athenahealth fetches $5.7 billion cash buyout offer

  November 12, 2018 20:30 IST

  A prominent athenahelath investor and a private equity firm will spend about $5.7 billion on the medical billing software maker and take it private

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  Markets Right Now: Tech, internet stocks lead early declines

  November 12, 2018 20:30 IST

  Stocks are opening moderately lower on Wall Street, led by declines in technology and internet companies.

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  'Ghost boats' believed from N. Korea wash up on Japan shores

  November 12, 2018 20:15 IST

  Scores of dilapidated wooden boats believed to be from North Korea have washed ashore in northern Japan in a seasonal influx

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  German far-right party leader under pressure over donations

  November 12, 2018 20:00 IST

  The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party is under fire for receiving dubious campaign donations from abroad

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  Death toll in Jordan flood up to 13 after girl's body found

  November 12, 2018 20:00 IST

  Jordanian search teams have found the body of a five-year-old girl, bringing the death toll in last week's flash floods in the kingdom to 13

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  Romanian leader says country not ready for EU presidency

  November 12, 2018 20:00 IST

  Romania's president says that his country is not equipped to take over the presidency of the European Union on Jan.1

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  Episcopal bishop, William Love, bans gay unions on his turf

  November 12, 2018 20:00 IST

  An Episcopal bishop in Albany, New York, has issued a directive banning same-sex marriages in his diocese, saying the church has been "hijacked by the 'Gay Rights Agenda'"

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  Benzema taking charge of Solari's revamped Real Madrid

  November 12, 2018 20:00 IST

  Karim Benzema has been leading the way for Real Madrid as it continues to impress under coach Santiago Solari

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  UN atomic watchdog to issue report on Iran's nuclear program

  November 12, 2018 19:45 IST

  The U.N. atomic watchdog is preparing to release its latest report on whether Iran continues to comply with the 2015 deal aimed at keeping Tehran from building nuclear weapons in exchange for incentives

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  Chairman, and CEO, out at cosmetics maker Coty

  November 12, 2018 19:30 IST

  Coty, after dismal quarter, replaces its CEO and its chairman

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  Michelle Obama memoir is next pick for Winfrey book club

  November 12, 2018 19:30 IST

  Oprah Winfrey has chosen Michelle Obama's "Becoming" as her next book club pick, The Associated Press has learned.

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  Merkel says Germany has a way to go on gender equality

  November 12, 2018 19:30 IST

  Chancellor Angela Merkel says society can only be fair if there's equality among women and men everywhere and that much still needs to be done in Germany to achieve this goal

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  BC-AP--AP Sports Digest, AP

  November 12, 2018 19:30 IST

  WORLD SPORTS at 1330 GMTTOP STORY:SOC--INTERNATIONAL PREVIEWA look at what's at stake heading into the final set of matches in the new UEFA Nations League competition in Europe. By Steve Douglas. UPCOMING: 600 words by 2100 GMT, photos.NEW/DEVELOPING:TEN--ATP FINALSLONDON — Top-seeded and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic begins his quest to win the ATP Finals for the sixth time, and first since 2015, when he faces John Isner. Earlier, Alexander Zverev faces Marin Cilic in the first singles match. By

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  More women in poor countries use contraception, says report

  November 12, 2018 19:15 IST

  A new report says more women in the poorest countries are using contraception, signifying progress in efforts to make women involved in family planning.

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  50 countries vow to fight cybercrime - US and Russia don't

  November 12, 2018 18:45 IST

  Fifty nations and over 150 tech companies are pledging to do more to fight criminal activity on the internet, including interference in elections and hate speech. But the United States, Russia and China are not among them.

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  New exercise guidelines: Move more, sit less, start younger

  November 12, 2018 18:45 IST

  New U.S. guidelines on exercise: Get kids active as young as 3 to avoid health problems later in life