OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso's ruling military junta issued a decree Friday dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government. The military's leader, Ibrahim Traore, said officials in the dissolved ...

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A closely-watched international climate case that could yield guidance for governments around the world wrapped its first week of arguments before the top court of the United Nations in The Hague Friday. The case, though not ...

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday it was deploying experts to investigate a mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks. "All efforts are underway to ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus on Friday to sign a treaty offering security guarantees for Moscow's closest ally, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons to help repel an aggression. The signing of the document follows the publication of a ...

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An alternative healer who advocated "slapping therapy" to treat a range of maladies was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin during one of his workshops. Hongchi Xiao, ...

By GUILLERMO GARAT and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The European Union reached a blockbuster free trade agreement Friday with Brazil, Argentina and the three other South American nations in the Mercosur trade alliance, capping a quarter-century of on-off ...