By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Millions of Nepalis are set to vote in crucial parliamentary elections, the first since a violent youth-led uprising toppled the previous government and thrust forward a new generation's demands for sweeping change in the ...

By ABBY SEWELL and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel sent troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday and warned residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an "open war" with Israel in the wake of the ...

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — If the adage "geography is destiny" holds true, then Cyprus should be a prime candidate as its poster child. Whether it's the Greeks, Persians, Romans, Ottomans or the British, tiny Cyprus has been a prized possession for ...

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials told The Associated Press. The Kurdish groups are widely seen as the most ...

By JON GAMBRELL, ELENA BECATOROS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, as Washington and Israel intensified their bombardment Wednesday of Iran's security forces and other symbols of power. Iran ...

By MILEXSY DURÁN and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A blackout hit the western half of Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions of people in Havana and beyond without power in the latest outage to affect an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves and a crumbling electric ...